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Finance Major

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For academic requirements that apply to all students in the College of Business, please refer to the College of Business section of the Undergraduate Catalog.

Degree Requirements

University Core (General Education) Requirements - Total Credits: 33-37

Where specific courses are not identified, please see the related section of the Undergraduate Catalog for information about which courses may satisfy university core requirements.

English Composition - Total Credits: 6

English Literature - Total Credits: 3

Constitutions - Total Credits: 3-6

Mathematics - Total Credits: 3

Distribution Requirement Social Science

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  • Because the courses taught by the College of Business are deemed part of the social sciences distribution area, students pursuing a major in the College of Business must fulfill the distribution requirement by completing courses in each of two content areas outside the major area of study. Those areas are: Humanities and Fine Arts; and Natural Sciences and Analytical Thinking.

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  • Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9

  • Humanites, 6 credits required

  • A humanities course other than one with a COM prefix

  • Fine Arts, 3 credits required

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  • Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 9-10

  • Life and Physical Sciences, 6-7 credits required

  • science with a lab
  • non-lab science

  • Analytical Thinking, 3 credits required

Multicultural and International - Total Credits: 6

Three credits in each area are required. These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://www.unlv.edu/committees/gec/. (Some business students may satisfy these requirements with courses required for a business major.)
• Multicultural, 3 credits required
• International, 3 credits required
 

Other College of Business Requirements - Total Credits: 9

General Electives - credits required vary in order to earn 124 degree-applicable credits

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

Business Administration Core Requirements - Total Credits: 44

 

Finance Major Requirements - Total Credits: 24

 

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, FIN 321, FIN 405, FIN 480.
b. Investments: finance core courses, FIN 410, FIN 419, one elective finance course, RE 334.
c. Financial services: finance core courses, FIN 322, FIN 445, one 400-level FIN 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, are not degree applicable.
 

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