Finance Curriculum
Term I
| CAL 103 | Writing and Communications Colloquium | 3 |
| MA 117 | Calculus for Business and Liberal Arts | 4 |
| BT 100 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BT 244 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| MIS 201 | Fundamentals of Information Systems | 4 |
Term II
| CAL 105 | CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture | 3 |
| MA 119 | Multivariate Calculus and Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| ACC 200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BT 243 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MIS 110 | Creative Problem Solving in Computing | 3 |
| BT 290 | Business Career Seminar | 0 |
Term III
Term IV
| | Science Requirement | 3 |
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| BT 421 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BT 416 | Business Process Management | 4 |
| | Or | |
| MIS 460 | IT Strategy: Strategic Issues in IT Management | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BT 466 | Data Analytics | 3 |
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| ACC 215 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BT 301 | Strategy | 3 |
| MGT 300 | Business Communications | 3 |
Term V
| BT 426 | Equity Valuation | 3 |
| BT 440 | Money, Banking and Financial Institutions | 3 |
| QF 103 | Introduction to Financial Tools and Technology | 1 |
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| BT 421 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BT 416 | Business Process Management | 4 |
| | Or | |
| MIS 460 | IT Strategy: Strategic Issues in IT Management | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BT 466 | Data Analytics | 3 |
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| | Technology Elective | 3 |
| BT 372 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BT 330 | Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
Term VI
| | Humanities Requirement 100-200 Level | 3 |
| | Humanities Requirement 300-400 Level | 3 |
| BT 442 | Fixed Income Analysis | 3 |
| BT 425 | Portfolio Management | 3 |
| | Technology Elective | 3 |
| | General Elective | 3 |
Term VII
| QF 430 | Introduction to Derivatives | 3 |
| ISE 350 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| BT 401 | Advanced Strategy | 3 |
| MGT 411 | Senior Design I | 3 |
| | General Elective | 3 |
Term VIII
| BT 325 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| | Or | |
| FIN 510 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
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| | Finance Elective | 3 |
| BT 413 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT 412 | Senior Design II | 3 |
| | General Elective | 3 |
Note:
CAL 103, CAL 105, Humanities Requirement 300-400 Level, and Humanities Requirement 100-200 Level: In addition to CAL 103 and CAL 105, students must also take two more humanity courses. One must be at the 100/200 level and the other at the 300/400 level.
The Science Requirement must be chosen from the following courses: CE 240, CH 115, CH 116, BIO 281, PEP 151, PEP 111, PEP 112, PEP 124, BIO 201, or EN 250.
The IS Requirement must be chosen from the following courses: BT 421, BT 416, MIS 460, or BT 466.
Choose from an approved list of Technology Electives listed below.
Choose from an approved list of Finance Electives listed below.
MIS 110: Students with computer science experience can take the more challenging course CS 115, all others are advised to take MIS 110.
Finance Major Electives
Course Options:
| BT 343 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BT 344 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| BT 436 | Game Theory | 3 |
| BT 454 | International Economics and Finance | 3 |
| QF 200 | Financial Econometrics | 3 |
| QF 202 | Financial Time Series | 3 |
| QF 301 | Advanced Time Series Analytics and Machine Learning | 3 |
| QF 302 | Financial Market Microstructure and Trading | 3 |
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| QF 427 | Investment Practicum I | 4 |
| | Or | |
| QF 428 | Investment Practicum II | 4 |
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| QF 435 | Risk Management for Capital Markets | 3 |
| MGT 451 | Computational Models of Thought and Behavior | 3 |
Note: Graduate courses may apply
Technology Electives
Courses cannot be double counted towards other requirements on your study plan (e.g. IS requirements, General Electives).
Please check the course catalog for a list of pre-requisites for classes to see if you meet the requirements.