Finance
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In virtually every business, from the bank to the boardroom, financial skills are in demand. As a finance major, you'll examine the sources and uses of funds within an organization as well as calculate returns and risks associated with capital budgeting.
Outside of the core business and core arts and sciences courses, general education requirements, arts and sciences electives totaling a minimum of 60 credit hours, the finance major has a set of courses that every finance student must take:
- ACCT 361 Intermediate Accounting I
- ECON 331 Money and Banking
- FIN 205 Students Managed Investment Fund
- FIN 206 Student Managed Investment Fund Lab
- FIN 310 Introduction to Financial Planning
- FIN 460 Seminar in Finance
- FIN 454 Security Analysis
- FIN 455 Business Financial Decisions
- FIN 458 International Financial Management
Business Professional Core Requirements
- ACCT 211 Financial Accounting
- ACCT 212 Managerial Accounting
- BUSI 105 Business Perspectives
- BUSI 106 Contemporary Business
- BUSI 457 International Business
or FIN 458 International Financial Management
or ECON 412 International Economics
or MKTG 489 International Marketing - BUSI 499 Business Policy
- FIN 348 Managerial Finance
- LAW 241 The Legal Environment of Business
- MGMT 328 Management and Organizational Behavior
- MGMT 484 Operations Management
- MIS 390 Introduction to Management Information Systems
- MKTG 221 Marketing Principles and Management
Additional Requirements:
Students are required to complete a Field Experience option selected from the following choices:
- Approved Internship (BUSI 485)
- Advanced courses with Active Learning Component (designated as CoB: Field Experience)
Arts and Sciences Core
Quantitative Methods
- MIS 101 Analytics I
- BUSI 113 Descriptive Analytics and Statistics
- BUSI 213 Research Methods for Business
- MATH 104 Quantitative Methods for Business
Communications
- ENGL 101 Writing I
- ENGL 102 Writing II
Economics
- ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
Social Sciences (minimum)
Natural Sciences (minimum)
Humanities (minimum)
*MATH 151-Calculus I can substitute for MATH 104. Writing requirements are specified in the Catalog under General Education Requirements for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Basic Competencies, Written Communication.
The Bachelor's of Science business degree is composed of professional core courses shared by all majors, business courses specific to each major, business electives totaling 48 credits in business, arts and sciences and general education core courses specified for business, and liberal arts electives to reach a minimum of 60 credits of liberal arts courses (as required for all Bachelor of Science degrees). Depending on the major, you will take additional electives to reach the total of 120 credit hours required for graduation. You are also required to :
- Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in upper division business courses
- Maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average overall
- One Personal Fitness course (credits not included in the 120 credits required for graduation) and one Wellness Course.
- Satisfy the University's Global Perspectives requirement
After your first year is complete, we urge all business students to gain the valuable, real-world experience only an internship can offer.
- Most internships occur during the summer months between semesters
- Each credit hour you’ll earn equals 45 hours of work; you'll figure out the actual schedule with your site supervisor
- Internships may or may not be paid, depending on your host organization
- Grades are assessed based on complete, timely submission of all required internship documentation, with the final learning report weighted most heavily
Finance as a double major is available to any AU student. To earn a Finance double major, take all courses listed below, totaling 71 credits.
Learn more about Double Majors
- FIN 205 SMIF
- FIN 206 SMIF Lab
- ACCT 211 Financial Accounting
- ACCT 212 Managerial Accounting
- BUSI 113 or other AU statistics course
- BUSI 213 Research Methods
- BUSI 499 Business Policy
- ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
- FIN 348 Managerial Finance
- LAW 241 Legal Environment of Business
- MGMT 328 Management and Org Behavior
- MGMT 484 Operations Management
- MIS 101 Analytics II
- MIS 390 Intro to MIS
- MKTG 221 Marketing Principles & Management
- ACCT 361 Intermediate Accounting I
- FIN 310 Intro to Financial Planning
- FIN 454 Securities Analysis
- FIN 455 Business Financial Decisions
- FIN 458 International Financial Mgmt
- FIN 460 Seminar in Finance
- ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ENGL 101 Writing 1
- MATH 104 or 151 or higher or BUSI 150
Earn a minor in a discipline that employees value and will prepare you for your financial future. Learn how the stock market works, how real estate markets work, how companies make rational decisions, and how to financially manage a small company.
Alfred University's finance minor will help you create value in any type of business, non-profit or government organization. The minor will broaden your learning experiences and professional opportunities by providing training in financial topics and analysis. What better complement to your major than a minor in finance?
Finance minor requirements include:
- ACCT 211 Financial Accounting
- ACCT 212 Managerial Accounting
- ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
- FIN 348 Managerial Finance
- FIN 310 Introduction to Financial Planning
- FIN 458 International Financial Management
- FIN 455 Business Financial Decisions
Plus 6 credit hours from among the following:
- FIN 205 Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF)
- FIN 206 Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF Lab)
- FIN 306 Advanced SMIF Lab
- FIN 454 Securities Analysis
- FIN 460 Seminar in Finance
Students must complete at least half the course work at Alfred University and achieve a grade point average of at least 2.0 "C" in courses submitted for completion of the minor.
Success Rate
98% of our graduates are employed full-time or entered graduate school after six months of graduation. Students in the University's Finance program are actively sought by corporate recruiters who know they have been well prepared for the world of contemporary finance.