Finance Major

FINANCE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete the following courses for the Finance major: FIN 202 Quantitative Reasoning; FIN 310 Introduction to Finance; FIN 311 Corporate Finance; FIN 320 Money and Banking; FIN 330 Investments: Theory and Practice; FIN 333 Financial Statements Analysis, FIN 362 Risk Management and FIN 380 Cases in Financial Decision Making and TWO Finance major electives. The Department of Finance enforces all course prerequisites; exceptions will not be made. FIN 380 Cases in Financial Decision Making is a capstone course - taking this course during the last semester of studies is recommended. Students are also encouraged to seek an internship with a Chicago-area business during the summer preceding either their junior or senior year.

DECLARATION OF MAJOR

For a student to become a major in the Department of Finance, the following conditions must be met: The student must (1) possess a cumulative GPA of 2.7; (2) have received a minimum grade of C- in each introductory course provided the cumulative GPA in these courses is not less than 2.0; (3) have received at least a B- in FIN 310; (4) have received a minimum grade of C- in each Finance course (with the exception of FIN 310) provided the cumulative Finance GPA is not less than 2.7; and (5), if a transfer student, have completed 30 hours of credit at DePaul University. Students are eligible to declare their major as soon as they have completed FIN 310 with a grade of B- or better.

MINOR

Commerce students may obtain a minor in Finance by completing the following courses: FIN 202 Quantitative Reasoning, FIN 310 Introduction to Finance with a B- or better; FIN 311 Corporate Finance; FIN 320 Money & Banking; FIN 330 Investments: Theory and Practice and two Finance electives. Students may declare a minor in Finance by completing a Declaration of Minor form. The student's eligibility for candidacy is based upon the following criteria: (1) a GPA of 2.700 or above in all Finance courses and (2) a cumulative GPA of 2.700 in all academic work. A grade of C- or better is required in all Finance course work, with the exception of FIN 310, which requires a minimum grade of B- provided the cumulative Finance GPA is not less than 2.700.

NON-COLLEGE OF COMMERCE MINOR

Non-Commerce students may obtain a minor in Finance by completing the following courses: FIN 202 Quantitative Reasoning, FIN 310 Introduction to Finance with a B- or better; FIN 311 Corporate Finance; FIN 320 Money & Banking; FIN 330 Investments: Theory and Practice; and two Finance elective courses. Non-Commerce Students may declare a minor in Finance with their home college. The student's eligibility for candidacy is based upon the following criteria: (1) a GPA of 2.700 or above in all Finance courses and (2) a cumulative GPA of 2.700 in all academic work. A grade of C- or better is required in all Finance course work, with the exception of FIN 310 which requires a minimum grade of B- provided the cumulative Finance GPA is not less than 2.700.

In order to enroll in FIN 310, students must (1) have received a minimum grade of C- in the following courses: BMS 125, BMS 126 and BMS 142, ACC 101, ACC 102, ECO 105 and ECO 106 (or equivalents); and (2) have a cumulative GPA of no less than 2.0 in these courses.