Finance Curriculum
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview of the major visit the course section in the catalog.
Lower-Division Preparation for the Major (19-23 units)
Lower-division requirements for the major are the completion of the following courses with a grade point average of 2.0 or better with no grade below C-. Transfer courses must be C or better.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| or ECON 217 | Applied Regression Analysis | |
Must receive pre-approval to register for ECON 217. | ||
| ITMG 100 | Information Systems | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Survey of Calculus | 3 |
| or MATH 150 | Calculus I | |
Finance Major (39 units)
Students majoring in finance must satisfy the USD core curriculum requirements as set forth in this catalog, Lower-Division Requirements for the major, the Professional Development Passport Program and all of the following major requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Component | ||
| DSCI 300 | Prescriptive Business Analytics | 3 |
| DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ETLW 302D | Business and Society | 3 |
| or PHIL 332 | Business Ethics | |
| ETLW 311 | Business Law I | 3 |
| FINA 300 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| Finance Component | ||
| FINA 402 | Investments | 3 |
| FINA 404 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINA 408 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| Elective courses | ||
| Select two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Commercial Bank Management | ||
| Derivatives | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| New Venture Finance | ||
| Financial Modeling and Analytics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
Any pre-approved Finance elective, which may include a BUSN 498 internship | ||
The finance major requires a minimum of 24 Upper-Division Units in the major be completed at USD, of which 12 units must be in finance.
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview of the major visit the course section in the catalog.
Finance Minor
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (18 units) | ||
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| FINA 300 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FINA 402 | Investments | 3 |
| FINA 404 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINA 408 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
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