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 | 3 |
Term II
| CAL 105 | CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture | 3 |
| MA 119 | Multivariate Calculus and Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| ACC 200 | Principles of 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 | 1 |
| | 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 181, PEP 151, PEP 123 OR PEP 111, PEP 124 OR PEP 112, BIO 101, EN 250, or NANO 200.
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 301 | Advanced Time Series Analytics and Machine Learning | 3 |
| QF 302 | Financial Market Microstructure and Trading | 4 |
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| QF 427 | Investment Practicum I | 4 |
| | Or | |
| QF 428 | Investment Practicum II | 3 |
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| MGT 451 | Computational Models of Thought and Behavior | 3 |
| FIN 420 | A Survey of Topics in Financial Technology | 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.