Finance (FIN) - BS Major

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69-70 credits (no minor required)

2.0 GPA required.

C grade or better required in all major courses including business/major elective courses.

A minimum of 50% of major credits must be completed at WSU.

Admission to the College of Business required.

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Business Core (42-43 credits)

Mathematics (3-4 credits)

Choose one:

MATH 110 - Finite Mathematics (3 credits) (B grade or higher)
MATH 112 - Applied Precalculus (3 credits) (B grade or higher)
MATH 115 - College Algebra (3 credits) (B grade or higher)
MATH 120 - Precalculus (4 credits) (B grade or higher)
MATH 140 - Applied Calculus (3 credits)
MATH 212 - Calculus I (4 credits)

Accounting (6 credits)

ACCT 211 - Financial Accounting Principles (3 credits)
ACCT 212 - Managerial Accounting Principles (3 credits)

Statistics (3 credits)

Choose one:

◆ ECON 222 - Statistics for Business and Economics (3 credits)
STAT 110 - Fundamentals of Statistics (3 credits)
STAT 210 - Statistics (3 credits)

Business Administration (15 credits)

BUSA 291 - Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
△ MGMT 325 - Organizational Dynamics (3 credits)
◆ MGMT 334 - Operations Management (3 credits)
◎ MGMT 495 - Strategic Management (3 credits)
MIS 362 - Management Information Systems (3 credits)

Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)

Choose one:

◆ ECON 322 - Intermediate Statistics for Business and Economics (3 credits)
△ STAT 310 - Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)

Finance Major Requirements (27 credits)

Finance Core (12 credits)

◆ FIN 377 - Investments (3 credits)
△ FIN 390 - Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 credits)
◎ FIN 421 - Institutional Investment and Financial Markets (3 credits)
FIN 470 - Financial Analysis in Excel (3 credits)

Additional Finance Courses (12 credits)

Choose four:

FIN 335 - Forecasting Methods (3 credits)
FIN 404 - Commercial Bank Management (3 credits)
FIN 422 - Student Managed Investment Fund (1-3 credits)
FIN 423 - Derivative Securities (3 credits)
FIN 430 - Fixed Income Securities (3 credits)
FIN 440 - International Finance (3 credits)

Elective (3 credits)

Choose one:

ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I (4 credits)
ACCT 312 - Intermediate Accounting II (4 credits)
ACCT 421 - Introduction to Taxation (4 credits)
◆ ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)
ECON 425 - Managerial Economics (3 credits)
FIN 335 - Forecasting Methods (3 credits)
FIN 404 - Commercial Bank Management (3 credits)
FIN 422 - Student Managed Investment Fund (1-3 credits)
FIN 423 - Derivative Securities (3 credits)
FIN 430 - Fixed Income Securities (3 credits)
FIN 440 - International Finance (3 credits)
FIN 473 - Principles of Real Estate (3 credits)
MATH 213 - Calculus II (4 credits)
◆ MATH 312 - Multivariable Calculus (4 credits)
MGMT 345 - International Business (3 credits)
MGMT 475 - International Management (3 credits)
MIS 312 - Business Computer Programming (3 credits)
MIS 342 - Advanced Business Computer Applications (3 credits)
MKTG 332 - Market Analysis (3 credits)
◆ MKTG 334 - Marketing Research (3 credits)
△ STAT 360 - Regression Analysis (3 credits)
STAT 365 - Experimental Design and Analysis (3 credits)

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◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

Finance (FIN) - BS Major

Business Core (42-43 credits)

Mathematics (3-4 credits)

Accounting (6 credits)

Statistics (3 credits)

Business Administration (15 credits)

Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)

Economics (6 credits)

Finance (3 credits)

Marketing (3 credits)

Finance Major Requirements (27 credits)

Finance Core (12 credits)

Additional Finance Courses (12 credits)

Elective (3 credits)

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