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Twin Cities Campus
Finance B.S.B.
Finance
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
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Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2010.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 74.
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Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business.
The finance major develops students¿ understanding of principles and techniques of effective financial decision making. It provides students with the skills and knowledge required to assist businesses, governments, or individuals in answering questions regarding raising funds, making investments, evaluating performance, and distributing profits.
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Admission Requirements
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Freshmen and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.00 is preferred for the following:
3.0 for students transferring from another University of Minnesota college.
3.0 for students transferring from outside the University.
Students in the school have no restrictions on declaring the major but must complete the tool courses before starting the major coursework. Students from outside the school must meet overall admission standards to enter this major, including completion of the tool courses. Students entering as sophomores should complete microeconomics, macroeconomics, and calculus. Students entering as juniors should complete microeconomics, macroeconomics, calculus, statistics, and accounting prior to transfer.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
Tool Courses
ECON 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
or APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics, SSCI (3.0 cr)
or ECON 1101H - Honors Course: Principles of Microeconomics, IP, SSCI, H (4.0 cr)
or ECON 1104 - Principles of Microeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
or APEC 1101H - Principles of Microeconomics, SSCI, H (4.0 cr)
ECON 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
or APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (3.0 cr)
or APEC 1102H - Honors: Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI, H (4.0 cr)
or ECON 1105 - Principles of Macroeconomics, IP, SSCI (4.0 cr)
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus, MATH (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1271 - Calculus I, MATH (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1571H - Honors Calculus I, MATH, H (4.0 cr)
or MATH 1572H - Honors Calculus II, H (4.0 cr)
OMS 2550 - Business Statistics: Data Sources, Presentation, and Analysis (4.0 cr)
or OMS 2550H - Honors: Business Statistics: Data Sources, Presentation, and Analysis, H (4.0 cr)
ACCT 2050 - Introduction to Financial Reporting (4.0 cr)
or ACCT 2050H - Honors: Introduction to Financial Reporting, H (4.0 cr)
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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Lower Division Requirements
Students entering the program as freshmen or sophomores take MGMT 1001. Students who transfer in as juniors complete MGMT 3001 instead.
BA 3000 - Career Skills (1.0 cr)
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology, SSCI (4.0 cr)
MGMT 1001 - Contemporary Management (3.0 cr)
or MGMT 1001H - Honors: Contemporary Management, H (3.0 cr)
or MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management (3.0 cr)
Immersion Core
Students complete the Immersion Core as a cohort.
FINA 3001 - Finance Fundamentals (3.0 cr)
MKTG 3001 - Principles of Marketing (3.0 cr)
OMS 3001 - Introduction to Operations Management (3.0 cr)
MGMT 3004 - Business Strategy (3.0 cr)
Additional Core Requirements
ACCT 3001 - Introduction to Management Accounting (3.0 cr)
IDSC 3001 - Information Systems for Business Processes and Management (3.0 cr)
HRIR 3021 - Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (3.0 cr)
MGMT 3033W - Business Communication, WI (3.0 cr)
or MGMT 3033V - Honors: Business Communication, WI, H (3.0 cr)
Major Courses
ACCT 5101 - Intermediate Accounting I (4.0 cr)
FINA 4121 - Financial Markets and Interest Rates (2.0 cr)
FINA 4321 - Portfolio Management and Performance Evaluation (2.0 cr)
FINA 4221 - Principles of Corporate Finance (2.0 cr)
FINA 4422 - Financial Modeling (2.0 cr)
FINA 4522 - Options in Corporate Finance (2.0 cr)
Electives
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
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FINA 4122 - Banking Institutions (2.0 cr)
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FINA 4621 - The Global Economy (Macro) (2.0 cr)
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FINA 4622 - International Finance (2.0 cr)
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FINA 4523 - Derivatives I (2.0 cr)
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FINA 4920 - Topics in Finance (2.0 cr)
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FINA 4229 - Corporate Cases Capstone (2.0 cr)
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FINA 4329 - Security Analysis Capstone (2.0 cr)
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FINA 4529 - Derivatives II Capstone (2.0 cr)
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ACCT 5160 - Financial Statement Analysis (2.0 cr)
International Experience
Students must complete an international experience as part of the program requirements. Short-term or semester-length programs may be used to meet this requirement. Students participate in International Experience (IE) 101 early in their program to begin planning.
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Program Sub-plans
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A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
CSOM students are encouraged to participate in the Emerging Leaders Program as one of their honors experiences.
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