Program Requirements
B.S. in Finance
For students majoring in finance (either track), all courses which may be applied to the track and FINA 315 are included in the determination of the grade point average in the major. Although majors need to achieve a 2.00 grade point average in these courses, it is not necessary to earn a grade of "C" or above in every course.
Requirements
Business School Core - 27 credits
- ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 102 - Principles of Accounting II (3)
- FINA 315 - Introduction to Corporate Finance (3)
- MGMT 203 - The Legal Environment of Business (3)
- MGMT 211 - Managing Team and Organizational Behavior (3)
- MGMT 357 - Information Technology Management (3)
- MGMT 409 - Operations Management (3)*
- MGMT 432 - Strategic Management (3)*
- MKTG 221 - Marketing Principles (3)
Globalization Course - 3 credits
Choose ONE course from the following group.
- ECON 340C - International Economic Policy (3)
- FINA 413 - International Banking and Finance (3)
- MGMT 312 - International Business Management (3)
Finance Track Courses - 22 credits
Choose either the corporate finance track or the financial planning track.
Corporate Finance Track
- Choose ONE:
- ACCT 201 - Intermediate Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 301 - Cost Accounting (3)
- ACCT 311 - Introduction to Federal Taxation (3)
- ECON 301C - Money and Banking (3)
- FINA 310 - Career Planning (1)**
- FINA 316 - Intermediate Financial Management (3)
- FINA 336 - Investments I (3)
- FINA 470 - Strategic Financial Management (3)*
- One finance elective (200 level or above)***
- One finance or accounting elective (200 level or above)***
*** For the corporate finance track, students may count either FINA 218 or FINA 318, but not both.
Financial Planning Track
- ACCT 311 - Introduction to Federal Taxation (3)*
- FINA 310 - Career Planning (1)**
- FINA 318 - Introduction to Financial Planning (3)
- FINA 336 - Investments I (3)
- FINA 337 - Investments II (3)
- FINA 464 - Retirement Planning (1)
FINA 465 - Insurance and Risk Management (1)
FINA 466 - Principles of Estate Planning (1) - Choose ONE:
- MKTG 327 - Buyer Behavior (3)
- MKTG 344 - Personal Selling (3)
- FINA 495 - Internship in Financial Planning (3)
Note: FINA 464, 465, and 466 comprise one course requirement.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses - 60 credits
- COMM 253 - Business Communication (3)
- CSCI 150 - P4 Life in a Digital World (3)
- ECON 105C - P3 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 106C - P3 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 221 - SQ Statistics I (3)
- MATH 130C - SQ Mathematical Modeling and Quantitative Analysis (3)***
- REST 386D - Morality in Business (3)****
- Additional liberal arts and sciences courses to total 60 credits
Total: 112 credits
*These courses must be taken at St. John Fisher University.
**ACCT 310 may be substituted for dual FINA/ACCT majors.
***MATH 112C (P4) or 120C (P4) may be substituted for MATH 130C (SQ); please note however that these courses carry a different Core attribute and so apply to the Fisher Core in a different area.
****PHIL 273C may be substituted for REST 386D.
Notes on Finance Requirements
- FINA 413 is the recommended course for the globalization requirement.
- At least half of the business courses required for the finance major—including the business school core, globalization course and the specific courses in each of the finance tracks—must be taken at the University.
- Students should keep in mind that courses must be taken in a timely manner (e.g., the 100-level courses should optimally be taken during the student’s freshman year at the University, the 200-level during the sophomore year, etc.). In addition, students must pay careful attention to course prerequisites; not doing so could delay progress through the program.
- Finance majors may not double major with management, nor declare a management minor.