Major & Requirements

Finance Major Requirements

This major teaches theoretical and practical aspects of financial management. The general objectives are to teach the principles of finance, to explain how financial techniques can solve some of society's most important problems, and to prepare you for future responsibilities in financial management.

Course offerings prepare you to work in the finance division of a business firm; to enter the securities field in either a brokerage or investment analysis capacity; to enter the real estate business in sales or appraisal; to enter the insurance business in the fields of financial planning, property, or casualty insurance; or to pursue a career in estate planning or trust administration.

Upon completion of the appropriate finance courses, and upon meeting specified non-academic requirements, you may qualify to sit for examinations for licensing and professional designations in the areas of insurance, investments, and real estate.

Finance Major

Miami Plan and School of Business Requirements

  • The B.S. in Finance is based on the Miami Plan foundation courses that consist of 36 hours in areas outside of the School of Business. In addition, the School of Business core includes 45 hours of courses from all the business disciplines.

Special Curriculum Requirements

All students majoring in finance must complete at least 12 elective hours of advanced finance courses including 301, 302, 342, and 401. FIN 231, 305, 306, all Capstone and all Independent Studies courses cannot be used as electives. You must achieve at least a 2.0 grade point average in all finance courses taken (not including Independent Studies).

All of these:

  • ACC 225 The Accounting Process (1)
  • ECO 301 Money and Banking (3)
  • FIN 302 Intermediate Financial Management (3)
  • FIN 401 Principles of Investments and Security Markets (3)

One of the following:

  • ACC 321 Financial Accounting I (3)
  • ACC 333 Managerial Cost Accounting (3)
  • ACC 383 Comparative Accounting (4)
  • ACC 443 Federal Income Tax Accounting (3)