Finance Major
Degree Type: B.S. Minimum Credits Required: 120
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
| Category I: Intercultural Knowledge and Competence | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements for Admission to Pre-Major Requirements: | ||
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| MATH 144 | Mathematics for Business | 4 |
| PSYC 111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| or SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| or ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Finance Major Requirements: | ||
| TL 116 | 3 | |
| ACCT 200 | Elements of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 201 | Elements of Accounting II | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics (Select the course not taken for the pre-major.) | 3 |
| or ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| PHIL 216 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| ENGL 320 | Business and Professional Writing | 3 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 331 | Regression Analysis | 2 |
| Admission to major program required prior to taking the following courses: | ||
| FIN 320 | Principles of Finance 1 | 3 |
| MGMT 320 | Foundations of Management 1 | 3 |
| MIS 320 | Management Information Systems 1 | 3 |
| MRKT 320 | Foundations of Marketing 1 | 3 |
| FIN 410 | Investment Analysis and Management | 3 |
| FIN 420 | Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives | 3 |
| FIN 430 | Management of Financial Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 460 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUSN 430 | Legal and Social Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| BUSN 489 | Strategic Management (Capstone Course) 1 | 3 |
| SCM 320 | Integrated Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| 300-400 Level Electives | ||
| Select any course prefix at the 300-400 level | 6 | |
| Finance Electives or Commercial Banking Track | ||
| Complete 12 credits of 300-400 level courses with the FIN prefix or declare the Commercial Banking Track with the Office of Registration and Records and complete the courses outlined in the track below. | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 90 | |
Commercial Banking Track
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 450 | Advanced Bank Management | 3 |
| FIN 451 | Credit Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 452 | Real Estate Lending | 3 |
| FIN 453 | Risk Management in Banking | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- 1
Denotes Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) course.
Degree Requirements and Notes:
- A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required for admission to the major, to enroll in 300-400 level courses, and to graduate.
- All courses for the pre-major and major require a grade of C or better.
- Students follow the published curricula for the finance program of study from the semester/year of entrance in the College of Business to graduation provided enrollment at NDSU has not been discontinued for more than one year. Students who change their major are subject to meeting the curricular requirements in effect at the time the new major is declared.
- A letter grade must be earned in any course that fulfills a major requirement (with the exception of some cooperative education, practicum and internship options). Only three credits of FIN 397 will be allowed to fulfill the Finance Electives requirement, and only three credits of BUSN 413 will be allowed to fulfill 300-400 Level Electives requirement.
- Students must be accepted to the finance major prior to the completion of the last 30 credits in 300 and 400 level CoB courses.
- A Business Administration minor cannot be taken with this major.
- For multiple majors within the CoB, at least 15 unique credits of 300-400 level CoB courses must exist between the majors.
- Up to three credits of FIN 491 can be used to satisfy finance electives.
- The CoB accepts a maximum of up to (but not including) 50% of upper-division (300-level and 400-level) business courses1 required for degree completion, with a minimum grade of C2. All transfer courses are subject to approval by the course discipline chair or designated representative.
- 1Defined as courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FIN, MGMT, MIS, MRKT, SCM
- 2Credits that do not qualify for degree completion will still be accepted as general credits towards graduation, within the restrictions defined by university policy.