Finance (BS)

Program Educational Goals

The Finance major at the University of Delaware established the following learning objectives based on the guiding principles established by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) to ensure student success. The program uses course grades and assessments of assignments to ensure that these objectives are met.

Finance graduates from the University of Delaware will be able to:

Comprehend time value of money principles, the operation of financial markets, the relation between risk and expected return, the measurement of diversification benefits, and other tools utilized in financial risk management.
Evaluate firm performance and investment opportunities, estimate risk premiums, value assets and financial securities, and evaluate capital structure and dividend policies to facilitate effective decision making.
Analyze economic, financial market, and company specific data to improve financial decisions and strategic planning.

Four Year Plan

Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path toward graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Major Requirements:

All required courses for the major will have a grade minimum of C-. This includes all breadth classes and other required coursework (besides free elective courses).

Three-credit Economics elective (ECON 251 , or 300-level or higher, excluding ECON 308 ).
COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation Credit(s): 3
or
HOSP 230 - Executive Presentations and Problem Solving Credit(s): 3 (taken in the sophomore year)
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
MISY 262 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
or
ECON 306 - Introduction to Econometrics Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)

Additional Breadth Requirements:

Additional six credits from Creative Arts and Humanities and/or History and Cultural Change and/or foreign language instruction..
Additional six credits from Social & Behavioral Sciences (excluding ECON 101 , ECON 103 , BUAD 301 , and BUAD 309 ).
Additional seven credits from Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology, including one Lab credit (ECON 415 , CISC, STAT, and MATH courses may not apply).

One of the following:

ENGL 301 - Advanced Writing Credit(s): 3
ENGL 312 - Written Communications in Business Credit(s): 3
ENGL 410 - Technical Writing Credit(s): 3

Business Core:

ACCT 207 - Accounting I Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
ACCT 208 - Accounting II Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
or
ACCT 350 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
and
ACCT 351 - Business Law II Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
BUAD 110 - Basics of Business Credit(s): 3
BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
BUAD 441 - Strategic Management Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
ECON 308 - Banking and Monetary Policy Credit(s): 3
MISY 160 - Business Computing: Tools and Concepts Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)
MISY 261 - Business Information Systems Credit(s): 3 (minimum grade C-)

Note:

Only one of MISY 261 or ACCT 302 will count towards graduation.

*Finance Core:

Students must earn a grade of C- or better.

FINC 311 - Principles of Finance Credit(s): 3
FINC 312 - Intermediate Financial Management Credit(s): 3
FINC 314 - Investments Credit(s): 3
FINC 413 - Capstone: Advanced Corporate Finance Credit(s): 3

*Three of the following Finance Electives:

Students must earn a grade of C- or better.

FINC 412 - Capital Markets & Financial Institutions Credit(s): 3
FINC 415 - International Finance Credit(s): 3
FINC 416 - Derivative Securities and Risk Management Credit(s): 3
FINC 418 - Seminar in Corporate Governance Credit(s): 3
FINC 419 - Financial Modeling and Valuation Credit(s): 3
FINC 430 - Fintech and Data Science for Finance Credit(s): 3
FINC 462 - Fixed Income Securities Credit(s): 3

Note:

*Of the required upper division Finance courses, FINC 311, FINC 312, FINC 314, FINC 413 and three of FINC 412, FINC 415, FINC 416, FINC 418, FINC 419, FINC 430, and FINC 462, no more than one may be transferred from another AACSB institution.

Professional Electives:

Three credits from ACCT, BUAD, ENTR, FINC, or MISY (300-level or higher) (ACCT 302 , ACCT 350 and ACCT 351 may not apply).

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Electives courses can be chosen from inside or outside the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, and no more than two credits from BHAN 120 may apply.

Finance (BS)

Program Educational Goals

Four Year Plan

University Requirements:

Major Requirements:

Additional Breadth Requirements:

One of the following:

Business Core:

Note:

*Finance Core:

*Three of the following Finance Electives:

Note:

Professional Electives:

Electives:

Credits to Total a Minimum of 121

Last Revised for 2023-2024 Academic Year