The Department of Finance and Commercial Law offers undergraduate majors in finance, personal financial planning and general business.
A finance major requires 24 credit hours. This includes the following four required courses (12 credit hours) and four elective courses (12 credit hours):
The electives are selected in consultation with an FCL Advisor.
Requirements for this major.
A personal financial planning major is comprised of 24 credit hours. This includes three required courses (9 hours) and five elective courses (15 hours). The required courses for the major are: FIN 3100 Introduction to Financial Markets, FIN 3200 Business Finance, and FIN 3510 Investment Analysis. The electives are selected in consultation with an FCL advisor. Students who plan to meet the education requirements of the CFP® Certification Exam must take the following courses as electives: FIN 3600 Risk and Insurance, FIN 3720 Estate Planning, FIN 3730 Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits, FIN 4710 Applications in Financial Planning and ACTY 3240 Introductory Tax Accounting.
Requirements for this major.
In addition to the completion of the program requirements for all students pursuing the BBA degree, all students must complete satisfactorily the following courses:
The following five majors are offered: finance, general business, insurance, law and real estate.
A finance minor is comprised of 15 credit hours for BBA students. These include three required courses (9 credit hours) and two elective FCL courses (6 credit hours). The required courses are FIN 3100 Introduction to Financial Markets, FIN 3200 Business Finance and FIN 3510 Investment Analysis. Non-BBA students are also required to take ACTY 2100 Principles of Accounting and a University statistics course. The electives are selected in consultation with an FCL Advisor.
Requirements for this minor.
With the exception of general business majors, any student who has completed the BBA program requirements will automatically receive a general business minor. Students pursuing a degree other than a BBA degree may minor in general business by completing the following 18 hours of course work:
An insurance Minor is comprised of 15 credit hours. There are two required courses (6 credit hours): FIN 3200 Business Finance and FIN 3600 Risk and Insurance. The other three courses (9 credit hours) may be selected from the following: FIN 3510 Investment Analysis, FIN 3710 Personal Financial Planning, FIN 3720 Estate Planning, FIN 3730 Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits and FIN 4480 Internship. The electives are selected in consultation with an Insurance Advisor.
Requirements for this minor.
A law minor is comprised of 15 credit hours. Two courses (6 credit hours) are required and three courses (9 credit hours) are electives. The required courses are: LAW 3800 Legal Environment and either LAW 3820 Business Law or LAW 3830 Commercial Law. The electives are selected in consultation with a LAW Advisor.
Requirements for this minor.
A real estate minor is comprised of 15 credit hours. There are two required courses (6 credit hours): FIN 3200 Business Finance and FIN 3300 Real Estate Fundamentals. The remaining three courses (9 credit hours) are selected in consultation with a Real Estate Advisor.
Requirements for this minor.
