Finance Major (Bachelor of Science)

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The Finance major provides an opportunity to gain a broad understanding of financial markets and the tools financial managers use. Examples of internships include: banks and financial institutions, corporate finance departments, accounting and control departments, stock and bond brokerages, financial advisory services, and management consulting firms.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126

Freshman - Credits: 33-34

Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3–4)
World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Business Computers I, II or Elective (Cr: 3)

ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
EC 101 - Endicott Transitions (Cr: 1)
ENG 101 - College Writing Seminar (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement
INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
LST 100 - Seminar in Academic Inquiry (Cr: 3)
MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

Sophomore - Credits: 32

Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Elective (Cr: 3)

ACC 185 - Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Global Issues General Education Requirement
ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
MTH 226 - Advanced Statistics (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 30

Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Finance Electives (Cr: 9)
Elective (Cr: 3)

BUS 311 - Corporate Finance (Cr: 3)
BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
BUS 340 - International Finance (Cr: 3)
BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement
BUS 375 - Financial Modeling (Cr: 3)

Senior - Credits: 30

Finance Elective (Cr: 3)
Electives (Cr: 6)

Finance Electives

Choose four (4) from the following:

ACC 300 - Accounting Information Systems (Cr: 3)
ACC 325 - Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
ACC 425 - Corporate Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
BUS 302 - Legal Environment for the Business Manager (Cr: 3)
BUS 354 - Entrepreneurial Finance (Cr: 3)
BUS 355 - Risk Management (Cr: 3)
BUS 415 - Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)
CSC 160/160L - Introduction to Programming and Lab (Cr: 4)
CSC 260 - Visual Programming I (Cr: 3)
CSC 261 - Visual Programming II and Object-Oriented Design (Cr: 3)
MTH 136 - Calculus II (Cr: 3)
MTH 225 - Probability (Cr: 3)
MTH 400 - Actuarial Science (Cr: 3)