Finance (B.S.B.)
Total Semester Hours Required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
Major
The Finance major provides students with a basic knowledge of corporate financial management, financial institutions, investments, real estate, and insurance. Completion of the appropriate finance electives qualifies the student to sit for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Certification Examination, the examination requirement for Certified Financial Planner™ professionals.
The BSB in Finance Comprises:
- 43 semester hours in general education
- 38 semester hours in the business core*
- 27 semester hours in major courses and major electives; and
- 12 semester hours in electives
Major Courses
Plus five courses selected from the following major electives (at least four must have the FIN prefix):
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Footnotes:
*Finance majors must complete BUS 3710 with a grade of “C” or better
#Students seeking to qualify to sit for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Certification Examination must complete these courses.
Calculation of the major GPA is based on courses taken at EIU with the prefix BUS and FIN, plus ACC 3200 and ACC 3300.
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.