FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DOUBLE MAJOR CURRICULUM Suggested sequence for students admitted as of September 2006 First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits FRESHMAN YEAR Microeconomics, ECON 151* 3 Macroeconomics, ECON 152* 3 Calculus I, MATH 221* 3 Critical Reading & Writing, ENGL 110* 3 Humanities Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3 Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3 Natural Science Elective 3 Natural Science Elective with Lab 4 Freshman Experience, UNIV 101** 1 16 16 SOPHOMORE YEAR ACCT I (Financial), ACCT 207* 3 ACCT II (Managerial), ACCT 208* 3 Statistics I, MATH 201* 3 Statistics II, MATH 202* 3 Bus. Info. Sys. I, MISY 160 3 Bus. Info. Sys. II, MISY 261 3 Banking & Mon. Policy, ECON 302* 3 Principles of Finance, FINC 311* 3 Humanities Elective 3 Quant. Microecon. Theory, ECON 301* 3 15 15 WINTER OR SUMMER SESSION SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR YEAR Communications Requirement, COMM 212 3 Free Elective 3 6 JUNIOR YEAR Intro to Marketing, BUAD 301* 3 Bus. Law & Soc. Issues, ACCT 352 3 Operations Management, BUAD 306* 3 Investments, FINC 314& 3 Mgt. and Org. Behavior, BUAD 309* 3 Finance Elective&@ 3 Intermediate Fin. Mgmt., FINC 312& 3 Inter. Macroecon. Theory, ECON 303* 3 Finite Math w/applic., MATH 230* 3 Economics 300-level* 3 15 15 *Grade of C- or better required in these courses. **Honors students satisfy the freshman experience requirement with an Honors Colloquium. This Colloquium typically satisfies one of the Humanities or Social/Behavior Science Electives. HESC 135 (if recommended for athletes) also satisfies this requirement. Students are required to complete a Discovery Learning Experience. This could be a winter or semester study abroad, an approved internship, an approved independent study or an experiential learning course. See your faculty advisor for additional details. 1
SENIOR YEAR Finance Elective&@ 3 Economics 400-level* 3 Finance Elective&@ 3 Economics 400-level* 3 English Writing Requirement 3 Strategic Management, BUAD 441* 3 Economics 300-level* 3 Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3 Free Elective 2 15 14 *Grade of "C-" or better required in these courses & Grade of "C-" or better required in four of the five courses @ To be selected from FINC 313, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 or 418 2
GROUP REQUIREMENTS FOR DOUBLE MAJORS IN FINANCE AND ECONOMICS (NOTE: All group requirements except free electives must be taken for a letter grade. Pass/Fail status courses may only count in Group E.) GROUP A - 12 credits of Humanities Courses with these prefixes: Art History (ARTH), Comparative Literature (CMLT), English Literature (ENGL) except ENGL 312 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 - 3 credits of Social and/or Behavioral Sciences Courses with these prefixes: Anthropology (ANTH), Black American Studies (BAMS), Geography (GEOG), Political Science (POSC), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology (SOCI) (except Criminal Justice) and Women s Studies (WOMS). GROUP C - 21 credits of Skills 1) Three credits of Mathematics, MATH 221 or MATH 241, with a minimum grade of C-. 2) Three credits of Mathematics, MATH 230 or MATH 210, with a minimum grade of C-. 3) Three credits of English, ENGL 110, with a minimum grade of C-. 4) Six credits of Statistics, MATH 201 and 202, with a minimum grade of C-. 5) Six credits of Communication requirements; 3 credits of COMM 212 and 3 credits from one of the following: ENGL 301, 312, 410 or 415. GROUP D - 7 credits of Natural Science Courses with these prefixes: Animal Science (ANSC), Biological Science (BISC), Chemistry (CHEM), Entomology (ENWC), Geology (GEOL), Marine Studies (MAST), Physics (PHYS), Plant Science (PLSC), Science (SCEN), ANTH 102, ANTH 104, ANTH 202, NTDT 200, GEOG 106, GEOG 101, GEOG 101 with 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 120 may be applied to this group. 2) Excess credits from Groups A through D may be counted toward Group E. 3) 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 (3-4 credits) may be taken each semester. This is in addition to courses offered only on a P/F basis. 3
GROUP F - 72 credits of courses required for the double major: 1) Students are required to earn at least a "C-" in ECON 151, 152; ACCT 207, 208; BUAD 301, 306, 309, 441 and FINC 311; in all Economics courses; and in four of the five courses noted in Finance. 2) CISC 101 may be substituted for MISY 160. 3) Students may take only one required FINC upper-level course as specified under Major Areas at another institution, and only with prior approval. WITHIN THE SIX-GROUP 127-CREDIT CURRICULUM THERE MUST BE ONE THREE- CREDIT MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENT. COURSES TAKEN PASS/FAIL MAY NOT COUNT TOWARD THIS REQUIREMENT. WITHIN THE SIX-GROUP 127-CREDIT CURRICULUM MUST BE ONE FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: UNIV 101, UNIV 167, HESC 135 (IF RECOMMENDED FOR ATHLETES), OR AN HONORS COLLOQIUM (FOR HONORS STUDENTS ONLY). ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ABOVE CURRICULUM REQUIRES WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM ADVISOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, MR. TIMOTHY DETWILER, AND THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM ADVISOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, DR. WILL HARRIS. WITHIN THE SIX-GROUP 127-CREDIT CURRICULUM MUST BE ONE DISCOVERY LEARNING EXPERIENCE. THIS COULD BE A WINTER OR SEMESTER STUDY ABROAD, AN APPROVED INTERNSHIP, AN APPROVED INDEPENDENT STUDY OR AN APPROVED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COURSE. SEE YOUR FACULTY ADVISOR FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. "WHO'S MY ADVISOR?" Freshmen and sophomores are advised through the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Services, Room 102 Purnell Hall. Honors students, juniors and seniors are advised by Mr. Timothy Detwiler for Finance and Dr.Will Harris for Economics. Students admitted to the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics as undeclared may freely elect Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management Information Systems, International Business Studies or any combination of double 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 preapproved 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
CHECKOUT SHEET FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DOUBLE MAJOR For students admitted to the University as of September 2006 Name: ID#: Phone: General Requirements 55 credits Professional Requirements 72 credits Course Credits Grade Semester GROUP F - Major GROUP A - Humanities Core Courses 36 credits 3 *ECON 151 3 3 *ECON 152 3 3 MISY 160 3 3 *ACCT 207 3 12 *ACCT 208 3 MISY 261 3 GROUP B Social/Behavioral Science ACCT 352 3 3 *FINC 311 3 3 *BUAD 301 3 *BUAD 306 3 GROUP C - Skills *BUAD 309 3 *ENGL 110 3 *BUAD 441 3 *MATH 221 3 *MATH 201 3 MAJOR AREAS *MATH 202 3 *ECON 301 3 *MATH 230 3 *ECON 302 3 COMM 212 3 *ECON 303 3 ENGL 301, 312, 410, or 415 #*ECON 3 3 #*ECON 3 21 *ECON 4 3 *ECON 4 3 GROUP D Science &FINC 312 3 4 &FINC 314 3 3 @&FINC 3 7 @&FINC 3 @&FINC 3 GROUP E Free Electives UNIV 101/167 1 #Taken from ECON 300- or 400-level courses *Grade of C- or better required in these courses. &Grade of C- or better required in four out of the five. @Taken from FINC 313, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS WRITE FYE BESIDE THE COURSE THAT FULFILLS YOUR FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE. 12 WRITE DLE BESIDE THE COURSE THAT FULFILLS YOUR DISCOVERY LEARNING EXPERIENCE. PLACE A STAR BESIDE THE COURSE THAT FULFILLS THE MULTICULTURAL REQUIRE MENT. 5
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