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Available to students majoring outside the Driehaus College of Business, a minor in Finance provides a student with a basic foundation in financial management, along with an understanding of financial markets, analysis, and investments.

Prerequisite Requirements

Students must meet the prerequisites of ACC 101ECO 105ECO 106 and MAT 137 (or a course in statistics) prior to some courses in the minor.

Course Requirements

A non-Driehaus student minoring in Finance is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 20.0 hours:

Course Title Quarter Hours
FIN 310INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE4
FIN 311CORPORATE FINANCE4
FIN 330INVESTMENTS: THEORY & PRACTICE4
Select two Finance elective courses to be chosen from the following. A maximum of one may be a non-FIN course: 8
FINANCIAL REPORTING I
FINANCIAL REPORTING I FOR FINANCE HONORS STUDENTS
FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
INVESTMENT BANKING
MONEY AND BANKING
COMMERCIAL BANKING
BANKING & CREDIT ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
EQUITY RESEARCH
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
GLOBAL IPOs & VENTURE CAPITAL
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
DERIVATIVES: PRICING & APPLICATIONS
PRINCIPLES OF RISK & INSURANCE
FINANCIAL MODELING
CASES IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
FINANCE INTERNSHIP
INVESTMENT SEMINAR
SPECIAL TOPICS (multiple topics may be used)
INDEPENDENT STUDY
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PROGRAMMING
STATISTICAL METHODS USING SAS
APPLIED PROBABILITY
REAL ESTATE LAW
URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS
REAL ESTATE FINANCE
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
REAL ESTATE VALUATION
SPECIAL TOPICS
INDEPENDENT STUDY

The Department of Finance enforces all course prerequisites; exceptions will not be made.

RE 350 is cross-listed with FIN 350.

Graduation Requirements

All Finance (FIN) courses and any other courses used toward the Finance minor must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.​​