Finance Major

Degree Requirements

Non-business Electives - Credits Vary

The number of non-business electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from the College of Business is 124.

Business Administration Core Requirements - Total Credits: 44

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
• BLW 302 - Legal Environment
• BUS 101 - Introduction to Business
• BUS 395 - Current Issues in Business
• BUS 496 - Strategy Management and Policy
• BUS 497 - New Venture Creation and Strategy
• BUS 498 - Global Business Strategy
• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
• FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems
• IS 301 - Management Information Systems
• MGT 301 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
• MKT 301 - Marketing Management
• SCM 352 - Operations Management

Finance Major Requirements - Total Credits: 27

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• Core Courses:

• FIN 303 - Intermediate Managerial Finance
• FIN 307 - Investments
• FIN 308 - International Financial Management
• FIN 312 - Capital Markets

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• Select five from the following courses:

• ACC 401 - Financial Reporting I
• BLW 474 - Business Law II

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• One Economics course from:

• ECON 262 - Principles of Statistics II or
• ECON 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics or
• ECON 303 - Intermediate Macroeconomics

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• FIN 321 - Corporate Risk Management or
• FIN 322 - Insurance and Risk Management

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• FIN 405 - Case Problems in Managerial Finance
• FIN 410 - Financial Derivatives
• FIN 445 - Commercial Banking
• FIN 480 - Entrepreneurial Finance
• FIN 481 - Finance Internship
• FIN 490 - Independent Study

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• One Real Estate course from:

• RE 332 - Real Estate Finance or
• RE 333 - Residential Property Appraisal or
• RE 334 - Real Estate Investment

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• RE 336 - Income Property Valuation

Total Credits: 124

Notes

1. Suggested programs of study:
   Students who intend to focus on certain functional areas in finance can choose one of the following suggested programs.
   a. Financial management: finance core courses, ACC 401, ECON 262, FIN 321, FIN 405, FIN 480.
   b. Investments: finance core courses, ECON 303, FIN 410, FIN 419, one FIN 400-level course, RE 334.
   c. Financial services: finance core courses, ECON 262, FIN 322, FIN 445, one FIN 400-level course, RE 332.
2. Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements. However, one course may not satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements. For an approved list, visit http://www.unlv.edu/committees/gec.
3. The prerequisites for some electives, such as ACC 401 and BLW 474, are not degree applicable.