Department of Finance - University of Delaware

Apr 18, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Finance BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
BUAD 110 - Basics of Business (FYS)	ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing *
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics *	ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics *
MATH 221 - Calculus I *	Breadth Requirement (Social & Behavioral Sciences)* (3/8)
Breadth Requirement (Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Technology)* (1/8)	Breadth Requirement (Math, Natural Sciences & Tech with Lab)* (4/8)
Breadth Requirement (Social & Behavioral Sciences)* (2/8)	Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities) (5/8)*
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Second Year
ACCT 207 - Accounting I *	ACCT 208 - Accounting II *
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice *	MISY 262 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics *
MISY 160 - Business Computing: Tools and Concepts *	MISY 261 - Business Information Systems *
Economics Elective*	FINC 311 - Principles of Finance *
Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities/History & Cultural Change/Foreign Language)* (6/8)	COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation or HOSP 230 - Executive Presentations and Problem Solving *
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Third Year
BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing *	ACCT 350 - Business Law I * or ACCT 351 - Business Law II * or ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business *
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management *	FINC 314 - Investments *
BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior *	English Requirement*
FINC 312 - Intermediate Financial Management *	Breadth Requirement (History and Cultural Change)* (7/8)
ECON 308 - Banking and Monetary Policy *	Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts & Humanities/History & Cultural Change/Foreign Language)* (8/8)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
Finance Elective (1/3)**	BUAD 441 - Strategic Management (Capstone)*
Finance Elective (2/3)**	Finance Elective (3/3)**
Free Elective (1/4) or Multicultural Requirement	Professional Elective* (Discovery Learning Experience) (3 cr.)
Free Elective (2/4)	FINC 413 - Capstone: Advanced Corporate Finance
Free Elective (3/4)	Free Elective (4/4)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 121

*Minimum grade of C- required.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.