Finance, Minor

Location(s): Online

The Minor in Finance covers topics, including financial management, investments, and various additional elements of finance at a high cognitive level and prepares students, who elect to take SIE Exam Prep, to take the SIE® Exam. BSBA Finance & Personal Financial Planning Concentration students are not eligible to enroll in this minor.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Integrate financial theories, methods, and concepts to achieve financial goals.
Evaluate how to best maximize efficiency through effective risk management, capital allocation, and management of resources.
Develop sound financial recommendations through an analysis of financial and market-related information.

Curriculum Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 6 credits of advanced standing per the PennWest minor policy.

All students, except for those enrolled in the BSBA Finance & Personal Financial Planning major, are eligible to enroll in this minor.

Required Courses

Required Math Course (3 Credit Hours) - Choose One of the Following Courses
MATH 1220 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
(OR HIGHER MATH COURSE)
QBA 1000 - QBA 1: Optimization Credit Hours: 3
Required Finance Courses (6 Credit Hours)
FINA 3000 - Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
FINA 4000 - Investments Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Required Economics Elective (3 Credit Hours) - Choose One of the Following Courses
ECON 1000 - Elements of Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2100 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
Required Finance Electives (6 Credit Hours) - Choose Two of the Following Courses
FINA 3200 - Financial Institutions & Markets Credit Hours: 3
FINA 3500 - Risk Management Credit Hours: 3
FINA 4200 - Securities Industry Essential Exam Preparation Credit Hours: 3
Required Accounting/Finance/Personal Financial Planning Elective (3 Credit Hours) - Choose One of the Following Courses
ACC 3200 - Federal Income Tax I Credit Hours: 3
PFPL 1010 - Wealth Building and Personal Financial Planning Credit Hours: 3
PFPL 4300 - Retirement Planning Credit Hours: 3
PFPL 4400 - Estate Planning Credit Hours: 3
Or Any Course with a FINA Prefix Not Taken as a Required Course or Required Finance Elective

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