FINANCE. CURRICULUM - Suggested sequence for students admitted as of Fall Present. First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits

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1 FINANCE CURRICULUM - Suggested sequence for students admitted as of Fall Present First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits FRESHMAN YEAR Microeconomics, ECON 151* Social/Behavior Science Elective Calculus I, MATH 221* Critical Reading/Writing, ENGL 110* Basics of Business, BUAD 110 % Macroeconomics, ECON 152* Social/Behavior Science Elective Humanities Elective Natural Science Natural Science with Lab SOPHOMORE YEAR ACCT I (Financial), ACCT 207* ACCT II (Managerial), ACCT 208* Statistics I, MATH 201* Statistics II, MATH 202* Bus. Computing, MISY 160 Bus Info Sys, MISY 261 Humanities Elective Principles of Finance, FINC 11* Social/Behavior Science Elective Communications Requirement JUNIOR YEAR Intro to Marketing, BUAD 01* Operations Management, BUAD 06* Mgt and Org Behavior, BUAD 09* Intermediate Fin. Mgmt, FINC 12& Finite Math w/applic, MATH 20* 15 Bus Law & Soc Issues, ACCT 52 Investments, FINC 14& Humanities Elective Banking & Monetary Policy, ECON 02 Free Elective 15 *Grade of C- or better required in these courses. % Course satisfies the First-Year Experience (FYE) requirement. Students that matriculated prior to 201 fall may satisfy this requirement with another course designated as FYE. Students that completed an FYE at the University of Delaware prior to becoming a Finance major are not required to take BUAD

2 Finance Majors Senior Year, First Semester Senior Year, Second Semester Finance Finance Finance Strategic Management, BUAD 441* English Writing Requirement Professional Elective (ACCT, BUAD, ENTR, FINC Humanities Elective or MISY) Free Elective Free Electives * Grade of "C-" or better required in these courses & Grade of "C-" or better required in four of the five To be selected from FINC 1, 412, 41, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 or 419 2

3 REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS IN FINANCE (NOTE: All requirements except free electives must be taken for a letter grade. Pass/Fail status courses may only count in Group E.) University Requirements ENGL 110 Critical Reading & Writing with a minimum grade of C- ( credits). credits of a Multicultural Course. Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) ( credits). This could be a winter, summer or semester study abroad, an internship course, an independent study or an approved experiential learning course. See the DLE website for more information at First-Year Experience (FYE) BUAD 110 Basics of Business. Students that matriculated prior to 201 fall may satisfy this requirement with another course designated as FYE. Students that completed an FYE at the University of Delaware prior to becoming a Finance major are not required to take BUAD 110. University Breadth Requirements (12 credits with a minimum grade of C-): All students at the University of Delaware as of fall 2010 are required to take a minimum of 12 credits of University breadth requirements credits each from courses designated as Creative Arts and Humanities, History and Cultural Change, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology. Students must pass these courses with a grade of C- or better. Note that students must take breadth courses from four different subject areas (e.g. the four- letter subject code ACCT, HIST, etc.). Students may not use a course that is cross-listed with a subject area that has already been used to satisfy a university breadth requirement. Students enrolled in a single major may not satisfy the breadth requirement with courses in the subject area of that major (e.g. chemistry majors may not use CHEM courses). Students who are enrolled in more than one major or degree are allowed to meet the University breadth requirement by taking approved breadth courses from within the subject areas of their majors. The requirement may be fulfilled through a course or courses taken to complete other degree requirements, subject to the limitations above; however, credit hours may be counted only once towards the credit hour minimum required for the degree. See the undergraduate catalog at for the list of course options. GROUP A - 12 credits of Humanities Courses with these prefixes: Art History (ARTH), Comparative Literature (CMLT), English Literature (ENGL) except ENGL 12 and other composition-type courses, History (HIST), Music (MUSC) except credit for participation in instrumental and/or choral organizations, Philosophy (PHIL), Theatre (THEA). Only six credits of foreign language instruction may be taken. Literature courses taught in a foreign language are acceptable. No more than nine credits may be taken in any one department. GROUP B - 9 credits of Social and/or Behavioral Sciences Specific requirements for the Finance major include three credits from ECON251 or Economics at the 00-level or higher except ECON 02, and six credits from courses with these prefixes: Anthropology (ANTH), Black American Studies (BAMS) except BAMS courses cross-listed with departments that fall under group A, Economics (ECON) at the 00-level or higher (except ECON02), Geography (GEOG), Political Science (POSC), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology (SOCI) (except Criminal Justice) and Women s Studies (WOMS). No more than six credits may be taken in one department. GROUP C - 21 credits of Skills 1) Six credits of Mathematics, MATH 221 and 20 or MATH 221 and 210. Allowable substitutions are MATH 241 and MATH 20, MATH 241 and MATH 210, or MATH with minimum grades of C-. 2) Three credits of English, ENGL 110 with a minimum grade of C- from University requirements above. ) Six credits of Statistics, MATH 201 and 202 with a minimum grade of C-. 4) Six credits of Communication requirements; credits of COMM 212 or COMM 50 and credits from one of the following: ENGL 01, 12, 410 or 415. GROUP D - 7 credits of Natural Science Courses with these prefixes: Biological Science (BISC), Chemistry (CHEM), Entomology (ENWC), Environmental Science (ENSC), Geology (GEOL), Marine Studies (MAST), Physics (PHYS), Plant Science (PLSC), Science (SCEN), ANTH 102, ANTH 104, ANTH 202, NTDT 200, GEOG 106, GEOG 101 with or without 111, GEOG 152 and GEOG 220. This requirement includes one associated laboratory credit. GROUP E - 15 credits of Free Electives No courses offered by the College of Business and Economics may be used in the free elective category. Free electives include any course outside the College of Business and Economics, subject to the following: 1) A maximum of two credits of HESC/BHAN 120 may be applied to this group.

4 2) Excess credits from Groups A through D may be counted toward Group E. ) English Essentials (ENGL 011), Intermediate Algebra (MATH 010), College Intensive Literacy (EDUC 011), or any other "0" level course may not be counted toward degree. 4) If a student elects to take an eligible free elective course Pass/Fail, a maximum of one P/F course (-4 credits) may be taken each semester. This is in addition to courses offered only on a P/F basis. Exceptions allowing College of Business and Economics courses to count in the free elective category include: 1) First-Year Experience (FYE) course, BUAD 110, may apply. 2) Students admitted to the minor in Management Information Systems may apply nine credits of the minor. ) Students admitted to the minor in Entrepreneurial Studies may apply six credits of the minor. 4) Students admitted to the major/minor in Economics may apply three credits of Economics at the 200-level or higher (except ECON 02). 5) Students participating in BUAD or FINC study abroad programs may apply credits. GROUP F - 57 credits of courses required for the major: 1) Students are required to earn at least a "C-" in ECON 151, 152; ACCT 207, 208; BUAD 01, 06, 09, 441 and FINC 11; and in four of the five courses noted in Finance. 2) CISC 101 may be substituted for MISY 160. ) ACCT, BUAD, MISY, ENTR, or FINC electives are 00-level or higher courses offered through the departments of Accounting and MIS, Business Administration, and Finance. ACCT 02, 50, 51 and FINC 200 do not count toward fulfilling the ACCT, BUAD, MISY, ENTR or FINC elective for majors in Finance. (However, ACCT 02 or MISY 225 may be substituted for MISY 261. Also ACCT 50 and 51 may be substituted for ACCT 52 if completing a double major with Accounting or when switching from Accounting to Finance after having taken these courses.) 4) ECON courses may not be applied to Group F for finance majors, unless student is double majoring in Economics and Finance. 5) 400-level Business Administration courses are open to seniors (90 or more credits completed). 00-level BUAD courses are open to juniors (60-89 credits completed). On a space-available basis, 400-level courses are open to juniors except for BUAD 429, 441, , ) A student must fulfill the requirements for a major area in Finance. 7) Students may take only one required FINC upper-level course as specified under Major Areas at another institution, and only with prior approval. "WHO'S MY ADVISOR?" Freshmen and sophomores are advised through the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Services, Room 102 Purnell Hall. Juniors and seniors in Finance are advised by Mr. Timothy Detwiler or Dr. John Stocker. Honors students are advised by Dr. Paul Laux. Students majoring in Finance are part of the Finance Department. Students admitted to the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics as business undeclared may freely elect Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Sport Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management Information Systems or International Business majors if they do so prior to October 1 of their sophomore year. Note: Many students take courses through the Winter and Summer Sessions to reduce their regular semester course load. These special sessions normally offer only introductory level courses. If you want to take a course somewhere other than UD, be sure to get the course pre-approved by the department that offers the equivalent course and your College s Dean. You will need a copy of the course description and/or syllabus. The College or University must be AACSB accredited if the course is in business. 4

5 CHECKOUT SHEET FOR MAJOR IN FINANCE For students admitted to the University as of Fall Present NAME ID# PHONE # General Requirements - 64 credits Course Credits Grade Semester GROUP A - Humanities 12 GROUP B - Social/Behavior Science ^ECON 9 GROUP C - Skills *ENGL 110 *MATH 221 *MATH 201 *MATH 202 *MATH 20 COMM 212 or 50 ENGL 01, 12, 410, or GROUP D - Science 4 7 GROUP E - Free Electives BUAD TOTAL CREDITS: 121 ^ ECON 251 or Economics elective at the 00-level or higher, excluding ECON 02. * Grade of C- or better required in these courses. & Grade of C- or better required in four out of the Taken from FINC 1, 412, 41, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419. Professional Requirements 57 credits GROUP F - Major Core Courses - 6 credits *ECON 151 *ECON 152 MISY 160 *ACCT 207 *ACCT 208 MISY 261 ACCT 52 *FINC 11 *BUAD 01 *BUAD 06 *BUAD 09 *BUAD 441 MAJOR AREAS Finance - 21 credits ECON 02 & FINC 12 & FINC & FINC ACCT, BUAD, MISY, ENTR, or FINC professional elective - credits (00-level or higher) # #ACCT 02, ACCT 50 and ACCT 51 may NOT be applied as a professional elective. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: COMPLETE THE UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS CHECK-SHEET ON THE NEXT PAGE. 5

6 UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS CHECK SHEET University requirements may also fulfill major requirements; however, credit hours may be counted only once towards the credit hour minimum required for the degree. Requirement Credits Grade Semester 1. First-Year Experience Requirement (FYE) (See for the list of approved FYE courses). Course: 2. Writing Requirement (C- minimum grade) ENGL 110. Multicultural Requirement ( credits) (this course must be taken for standard grading) Course: 4. Discovery Learning Experience Requirement (DLE) ( credits) (See for the list of approved DLE courses). Course(s) 5. University Breadth Requirements (12 credits) (C- minimum grade) All students entering the University of Delaware as of Fall 2010 are required to take a minimum of 12 credits of University breadth requirements credits each from courses designated as Creative Arts and Humanities, History and Cultural Change, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology. Students must pass these courses with a grade of C- or better. Note that students must take breadth courses from four different subject areas (e.g. the four- letter subject code ACCT, HIST, etc.). Students may not use a course that is cross-listed with a subject area that has already been used to satisfy a university breadth requirement. Students enrolled in a single major may not satisfy the breadth requirement with courses in the subject area of that major (e.g. chemistry majors may not use CHEM courses). Students who are enrolled in more than one major or degree are allowed to meet the University breadth requirement by taking approved breadth courses from within the subject areas of their majors. The requirement may be fulfilled through a course or courses taken to complete other degree requirements, subject to the limitations above; however, credit hours may be counted only once towards the credit hour minimum required for the degree. See the undergraduate catalog at for the list of course options. Creative Arts and Humanities ( credits) (C- minimum grade) Course: History and Cultural Change ( credits) (C- minimum grade) Course: Social and Behavioral Sciences ( credits) (C- minimum grade) Course: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology ( credits) (C- minimum grade) Course: 6