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Finance (FIN) Minor

Required Minor Courses
ACIS 2115Principles of Accounting 33
ACIS 2116Principles of Accounting 1,33
BIT 2405Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling 2,33
ECON 2005Principles of Economics 33
FIN 3134Financial Analytics 43
FIN 3144Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives 43
FIN 3154Corporate Finance 43
Subtotal21
Elective Courses
Select two of the following:6
FIN 3114
Python/SQL for Data Analytics and Finance
FIN 4144
International Financial Management
FIN 4154
Real Estate Finance
FIN 4224
Fixed Income Securities: Analysis and Management
FIN 4234
Venture Capital and Investment Banking
FIN 4244
Asset Valuation and Corporate Governance
FIN 4264
Managing Risk with Derivatives
FIN 4274
Equity Securities: Analysis and Management
Subtotal6
Total Credits27
1

ISE 3004 Industrial Cost Control may be substituted for ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting.

2

STAT 3005 Statistical Methods + STAT 3006 Statistical Methods, STAT 3604 Statistics for Social Science, STAT 4705 Probability and Statistics for Engineers + STAT 4706 Probability and Statistics for Engineers, or ISE 2024 Probability Foundations for Industrial and Systems Engineers + STAT 4706 Probability and Statistics for Engineers may be substituted for BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling.

3

Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in ACIS 2115 Principles of Accounting, ACIS 2116 Principles of Accounting, BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling, and ECON 2005 Principles of Economics.

4

Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in FIN 3134 Financial Analytics, FIN 3144 Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives, and FIN 3154 Corporate Finance.

Graduation Requirements

Admission Requirements

In order to apply for a minor in Finance, students must:

  • Be enrolled in a degree granting program outside the Pamplin College of Business. (Real Estate for Commercial Properties & Real Estate for Residential Properties majors not double majoring in a business degree are eligible to pursue the minor in Finance).
  • Have a GPA of 2.50 or above.
  • Have completed MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable - MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable or MATH 1524 Business Calculus with grade(s) of C- or better. 

Students can apply for the Finance minor at http://pampl.in/addminor

Graduation Requirements

The minor in Finance requires 27 credit hours of course work as described above. The footnotes indicate some substitutions that might reasonably be expected. In order to graduate, students must have a 2.00 GPA in all courses used to fulfill the minor.

To remain in the minor in Finance program, students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in the courses listed below. A grade of C or better in FIN 3134, FIN 3144, and FIN 3154 is required to receive a minor in Finance. Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3134 may enroll concurrently in FIN 3144 and FIN 3154 while re-taking FIN 3134. Students who receive a grade of C- in FIN 3144 and FIN 3154 may enroll concurrently in FIN 42XX courses while retaking FIN 3144 and FIN 3154. A grade of C or better in FIN 3134 is required before enrolling in FIN 42XX courses.

Prerequisites

Students are responsible for ensuring they have met necessary pre-requisites for all courses. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or academic advisor.