A minor is not required with this major.
Requirements: (57 credits)
Majors in finance and majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning must complete the 27-credit common business core requirements.
Common Business Core: (27 credits)
| AC 211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AC 212 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 480 | Capstone Seminar | 0 |
| FIN 295 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| LAW 250 | The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| MC 207 | Managerial Communication I | 3 |
| MGT 295 | Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 480 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MIS 201 | Introduction to Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 295 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
Finance Core:(12 credits)
Majors in finance and majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning must complete the 12-credit finance core requirements.
| FIN 301 | Intermediate Managerial Finance | 3 |
| FIN 310 | Principles of Investments | 3 |
| FIN 320 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 330 | International Finance | 3 |
Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives (12 credits)
Majors in finance are required to complete 12 credits selected from Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives list of courses. Of those 12 credits at least 6 credits must be a 400 level Finance courses. Consultation with an advisor is recommended if the student wishes to pursue a specific specialization or career goal.
Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Business Electives (6 credits)
Majors in finance are required to complete 6 credits selected from Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives list of courses or/and Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Business Electives list of courses.
| FIN 305 | Topics in Financial Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 496 | Practicum in Finance | 3 |
| ECON 310 | Mathematical Economics I | 3 |
| ECON 450 | Money, Credit, and Banking | 3 |
| ECON 485 | Econometrics | 3 |
| AC 300 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| AC 301 | Cost Management Systems | 3 |
| AC 302 | Introduction to Income Taxation | 3 |
| AC 312 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| AC 402 | Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation | 3 |
| AC 404 | Taxation of Business Pass-Through Entities | 3 |
| ENT 305 | Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures | 3 |
| LAW 400 | Advanced Business Law | 3 |
Finance courses cannot be double-counting as directed finance electives and business electives.
Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning - Directed Finance Electives (15 credits)
Majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning are required to complete 15 credits selected from Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning - Directed Finance Electives list of courses.
Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning- Business Electives (3 credits)
Majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning are required to complete 3 credits selected from Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning- Business Electives list of courses .These courses must be approved by the Finance Department Chair before the courses are taken.
| AC 404 | Taxation of Business Pass-Through Entities | 3 |
| FIN 305 | Topics in Financial Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 410 | Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 |
| FIN 411 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 420 | Bank Management | 3 |
| FIN 422 | Risk Management | 3 |
Five Year Accelerated B.S.- Finance / MBA Program
Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
1. Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
2. Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU
3. Admission to School of Business Finance major.
4. Meet the MBA program admission criteria.
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerated B.S.- Finance / MBA Program their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.S. in Finance and MBA in five years on a full-time basis
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerated B.S.- Finance / MBA Program, two three (3)-credit graduate Finance courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Finance courses.
Students who are accepted into Accelerated B.S.- Finance / MBA Program will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following conferral of their Bachelor’s degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their Bachelor’s degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their bachelor’s degree.
How to Apply
Apply online to the School of Graduate Studies at https://www.ccsu.edu/grad/. Students will submit a current resume and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Finance professor by March 1st of their junior year. Instruction for submitting the recommendation letter and for uploading the resume will be found within the online Accelerated B.S.- Finance / MBA Program application. CCSU transcripts will be obtained automatically by the Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.