Finance (B.S.)

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A Finance major should demonstrate the ability to organize financial information and data, in order to solve complex financial problems. They should also be able to communicate financial information in written and oral forms.

Please refer to the School of Business website for additional information and requirements: www.etown.edu/depts/business/advising.

Student Learning Outcomes for the Finance major:

Students will be able to:

Demonstrate ability to organize and analyze financial information.
Apply financial information to solve financial problems.
Demonstrate ability to communicate to others complex financial information, in written and verbal forms.

The Finance major requires:

A non-credit program, Backpack-to-Briefcase (completion is managed via JayWeb)
AC 101 - Introduction to Accounting 4.00 credits.
AC 210 - Cost Management Accounting 4.00 credits.
BA 101 - Business and Society 4.00 credits.
BA 105 - Managerial Communication and Student Career Preparedness 1.00 credit.
BA 240 - Strategic Managerial Decision-Making and Critical Analysis I 2.00 credits.
BA 265 - Management and Organizational Behavior 4.00 credits.
BA 241 - Strategic Managerial Decision-Making and Critical Analysis II 2.00 credits.
BA 330 - Legal Environment of Business 4.00 credits. or
BA 331 - Business and Commercial Law for Accounting/Financial Professionals 4.00 credits.
BA 470-474 - Internship in Business Variable (0.00 to 4.00) credit(s). or
FIN 470-474 - Internship in Finance Variable (0.00-4.00) credit(s).
EC 101 - SSC Principles of Macroeconomics 4.00 credits.
EC 102 - SSC Principles of Microeconomics 4.00 credits.
FIN 325 - Corporate Finance 4.00 credits.
FIN 327 - International Financial Management 4.00 credits.
FIN 412 - Financial Derivatives - Futures and Options 4.00 credits.
FIN 420 - Financial Institution Management 4.00 credits.
FIN 424 - Investments 4.00 credits.
FIN 425 - Advanced Financial Management 4.00 credits.
MKT 215 - Principles of Marketing 4.00 credits.
MA 251 - MA Probability and Statistics 4.00 credits.

6 credits from the following:

AC 205 - Intermediate Accounting I 4.00 credits.
AC 206 - Intermediate Accounting II 4.00 credits.
FIN 415 - Applied Financial Analysis 2.00 credits.
FIN 426 - Student Managed Investment Portfolio 2.00 credits.
MA 252 - Statistical Methods in Research 4.00 credits.
300-level or above economics course

First Year Suggested Courses:

FYS 100 - First-Year Seminar 4.00 credits.
EN 100 - PLE First Year Writing 4.00 credits.
AC 101 - Introduction to Accounting 4.00 credits.
EC 101 - SSC Principles of Macroeconomics 4.00 credits.
EC 102 - SSC Principles of Microeconomics 4.00 credits.
Five Core courses (20 credits)

Notes:

Students may take EC 101 and EC 102 in any sequence.

EC 101 or EC 102 will fulfill both the Finance major requirement and the Social Sciences core requirement.

MA 251 will fulfill both the Finance major requirement and the Mathematics core requirement.

MA 251 should be taken in the sophomore year. Students should take any necessary prerequisites in the first year depending on their math placement.

BA 240 and BA 241 are to be taken in the sophomore year. Students should take BA 240 in the Fall and BA 241 in the Spring.

FIN 325 should be taken either in the 2nd or 3rd year, as it is a prerequisite for many upper level classes.

Internships are registered in the semester in which they end, therefore cumulative internship experiences (micro, virtual) will be registered when the student achieves the desired 120 hours tracked by the department/program governing the internship discipline.

For a suggested Four-Year Plan for the Finance major, visit https://www.etown.edu/depts/business/advising/four-year-finance.aspx .