Finance Curriculum
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview visit the course section in the catalog.
The Finance Major
Preparation for the Major
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 | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1-4 |
| or ECON 217 | Applied Regression Analysis | |
ECON 217 is restricted to incoming transfer students and must receive pre-approval | ||
| ITMG 100 | Information Systems | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Survey of Calculus | 3 |
| or MATH 150 | Calculus I | |
| Total Units | 19-23 | |
Major Requirements
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 | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core | ||
| DSCI 300 | Prescriptive Business Analytics | 3 |
| DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ETLW 302 | 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 |
| or MKTG 303 | Fundamentals of Marketing Abroad | |
| Business Core Total Units | 24 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| FINA 402 | Investments | 3 |
| FINA 404 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINA 408 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| Required Courses Total Units | 9 | |
| 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 | ||
| Elective Courses Total Units | 6 | |
| Total Units | 39 | |
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.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Lower-Division Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Required Upper-Division Courses | ||
| FINA 300 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FINA 402 | Investments | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Commercial Bank Management | ||
| Derivatives | ||
| Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Personal Finance | ||
| New Venture Finance | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| Financial Modeling and Analytics | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
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