Bachelor of Science in Finance

Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Finance (BSF) degree, also known as the Finance major, emphasizes a finance-focused education and directly targets the financial industry, including commercial banks, investment banks, investment companies and insurance companies.

Finance Major Requirements

The following requirements must be fulfilled: a minimum of 120 credits, including University General Education, pre-business, and finance major courses, and completion of a non-GWSB minor.

Students pursuing finance as a second major should reference the finance as a second major requirements section at the bottom of this page.

 
General Education Courses
UW 1020University Writing
Six credits in a combination of Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses 1
One critical analysis course in the humanities. 2
One scientific reasoning with lab course. 2
Pre-business courses
BADM 1001
& BADM 1002		Business Leader Foundations I
and Business Leader Foundations II 3
or BADM 1003 Business Leader Foundations for Transfer Students
BADM 3001Business Leader Career Strategy
BADM 4001Business Leader Launch
DNSC 1001Business Analytics I: Statistics for Descriptive and Predictive Analytics
or STAT 1051 Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
or STAT 1053 Introduction to Statistics in Social Science
or STAT 1111 Business and Economic Statistics I
or APSC 3115 Engineering Analysis III
STAT 2118Regression Analysis
or ECON 2123 Introduction to Econometrics
or STAT 2123 Introduction to Econometrics
ECON 1011Principles of Economics I
ECON 1012Principles of Economics II
One of the following sequences in mathematics:
MATH 1231
& MATH 1232		Single-Variable Calculus I
and Single-Variable Calculus II
or MATH 1220
& MATH 1221
& MATH 1232		 Calculus with Precalculus I
and Calculus with Precalculus II
and Single-Variable Calculus II
Finance major courses
ACCY 2001Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCY 3106Financial Statement Analysis
BADM 3501Financial Management and Markets
BADM 4101Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
or BADM 4101W Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
FINA 3001Intermediate Finance
FINA 3101Investment and Portfolio Management
FINA 4001Advanced Financial Management
or FINA 4001W Advanced Financial Management
Four courses selected from the following:
FINA 3201Exploring Finance with Simulation
or FINA 3201W Exploring Finance with Simulation
FINA 3301Money and Capital Markets
FINA 3401A Brief History of Finance
or FINA 3401W A Brief History of Finance
FINA 4101Applied Financial Securities Analysis
FINA 4201Real Estate Investment
FINA 4301Financial Derivatives
FINA 4900Special Topics
One international field course selected from the following:
ECON 2180Survey of International Economics
ECON 2181International Trade Theory and Policy
ECON 2182International Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
IBUS 3001Introduction to International Business
IBUS 3101Global Financial Environment
IBUS 3301International Business Finance
IBUS 4302International Banking
IBUS 4303International Monetary and Financial Issues
SMPP 4900WSpecial Topics (Strategy and International Political Economy)
TSTD 3302Financial Management in Tourism and Hospitality
Minor requirement
A minor outside of the School of Business is required for the degree. Courses vary by minor and typically require a minimum of 18 credits. Students may pursue a second major outside GWSB in lieu of the minor.
Electives
In general, students complete 34 credits in elective courses to reach the 120 credits required for the degree. Elective courses may be applied to a second non-GWSB minor, a GWSB concentration, or a GWSB or non-GWSB second major. Reference the GWSB undergraduate policies section for course restrictions.

1 Must be taken after UW 1020 and in separate semesters.

​2 See University General Education Requirement for a list of approved courses. 

3 First-year students take BADM 1001 and BADM 1002. Transfer students take BADM 1003.

Finance as a second major

Students who are pursuing finance as a second major are required to complete the following courses. Non-GWSB students may declare finance as a second major directly with their home school advisor; a signature from a GWSB academic advisor is not required. 

The following course requirements must be completed:

 
Required
ACCY 2001Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCY 3106Financial Statement Analysis
BADM 3501Financial Management and Markets
FINA 3001Intermediate Finance
FINA 3101Investment and Portfolio Management
FINA 4001Advanced Financial Management
or FINA 4001W Advanced Financial Management
Four courses selected from the following:
FINA 3201Exploring Finance with Simulation
or FINA 3201W Exploring Finance with Simulation
FINA 3301Money and Capital Markets
FINA 3401A Brief History of Finance
or FINA 3401W A Brief History of Finance
FINA 4101Applied Financial Securities Analysis
FINA 4201Real Estate Investment
FINA 4301Financial Derivatives
FINA 4900Special Topics