Finance Minor

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A student must complete at least 24 hours of academic credit before declaring a minor and must have a minimum GPA of 2.00. A student may not have more than two (2) minors. To declare a minor, a student must have the approval of the department chairperson and dean of the minor field of study as well as the department chair and dean of the major field of study. Courses that are a part of the student’s designated MAJOR program (10 major courses) cannot be used towards the minor. Instead, that course (courses) must be replaced with a course(s) from the elective courses. All courses counting toward the minor must have a grade of “C” or better.

Students desiring a minor in finance must complete 18 semester hours of finance, accounting and economics courses.

Required Courses (9 Hours):

ACCT 221 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s)
FIN 343 - Principles of Finance 3 Credit(s)
ECON 200 - Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 Credit(s) or
ECON 201 - Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 Credit(s)

Elective Courses:

9 hours from the following:

FIN 350 - Financial Analysis and Valuation 3 Credit(s)
FIN 355 - Investments (formerly FIN 455) 3 Credit(s)
FIN 369 - Principles of Financial Planning 3 Credit(s)
FIN 451 - Intermediate Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
FIN 454 - International Finance 3 Credit(s)
FIN 456
FIN 458 - Securities Analysis and Management 3 Credit(s)
FIN 464 - Risk and Insurance 3 Credit(s)
FIN 485 - Selected Topics in Finance 3 Credit(s)

Notes:

Employment opportunities for the Accounting and Finance minors will depend upon the elective courses selected.