Finance, B.A.

Requirements for Finance Major (9 Units)

All Courses for the Major Must Be Taken for a Numerical Grade.

A Minimum of 9 Units in Economics and Management, Including:

E&M 101: Principles of Microeconomics (1 Unit)
E&M 102: The Economy and Financial Markets (1 Unit)
E&M 201: Intermediate Microeconomics (1 Unit)
E&M 202: Intermediate Macroeconomics (1 Unit)
E&M 211: Financial Accounting (1 Unit)
E&M 311: Intermediate Accounting I (1 Unit)
OR
E&M 312: Intermediate Accounting II (1 Unit)
E&M 346: Financial Markets (1 Unit)
E&M 348: Financial Management (1 Unit)

Plus One Unit Selected From the Following:

E&M 248: Financial Modeling with Excel (1 Unit)
E&M 345: Money and Banking (1 Unit)
E&M 344: Portfolio Theory (1 Unit)
E&M 365: International Finance (1 Unit)

The Following Cognate Areas Must Be Completed for a Major:

The Economics & Management Department requires students to show proficiency-level equivalent to MATH 120 (College Algebra) to earn a major or minor in the department. Should a student test into MATH 100, that student must take BOTH MATH 100 AND MATH 120 to fulfill the cognate requirement. Should a student test into MATH 120 or MATH 127 (Trigonometry), the student can take the respective course to fulfill the cognate requirement. If a student tests into MATH 141 (Calculus I), MATH 143 (Calculus II), or beyond, proficiency will be met, thus fulfilling the MATH 120 cognate requirement.

MATH 120: College Algebra (1 Unit)
OR
MATH 127: Trigonometry (.5 Unit)
It is recommended that this math cognate be completed in students’ first or second semester at Albion College.
AND
E&M 200: Economic Statistics (1 Unit)
OR
MATH 209: An Introduction to Statistics (1 Unit)
OR
MATH 309: Mathematical Statistics (1 Unit)