Finance Major

Gregory Kuhlemeyer

Professor of Business (gkuhleme@carrollu.edu)

The Finance major teaches managers how to make the best long-term decisions for their organizations. Students learn how to plan, manage, analyze, interpret and present information with the goal of maximizing the wealth of business owners. A finance major should be good with numbers, a team player, a creative problem solver and an effective communicator.

Required Courses (68 Credits)

ECO 124 - Principles of Economics I - Microeconomics 4 Hour(s)
ECO 225 - Principles of Economics II - Macroeconomics 4 Hour(s)
ACC 205 - Financial Accounting 4 Hour(s)
BUS 180 - Data Storytelling with Excel 4 Hour(s)
BUS 230 - Fundamentals of Decision Modeling 4 Hour(s)
BUS 290 - Principles of Business Law 2 Hour(s)
BUS 300 - Data-Driven Financial Modeling 2 Hour(s)
BUS 301 - Principles of Marketing 4 Hour(s)
BUS 302 - Principles of Management 4 Hour(s)
BUS 304 - Principles of Finance 4 Hour(s)
BUS 305 - Principles of Operations Management 4 Hour(s)
BUS 341 - Applied Risk Management 4 Hour(s)
BUS 342 - Investment Management 4 Hour(s)
BUS 344 - Management of Financial Institutions 4 Hour(s)
BUS 356 - Applied Financial Management 4 Hour(s)
CMP 112 - Computational Thinking I 4 Hour(s)
CMP 114 - Computational Thinking II - Statistical Analysis Emphasis 4 Hour(s)

Finance Electives

Students must choose a minimum of 6 credit hours from the set of courses below.

No more than 2 credit hours of BUS480 is allowed to meet the 6 credit hour requirement.

ACC480 may not be substituted for BUS480 to meet the 6 credit hour requirement.

ACC 100 - Personal Finance 2 Hour(s)
ACC 310 - Advanced Cost Accounting and Budgeting 4 Hour(s)
BUS 360 - Career Development 4 Hour(s)
BUS 480 - Internship in Business 1 - 12 Hour(s)
BUS 498 - Independent Study in Business 1 - 4 Hour(s)
ECO 343 - Money and Banking 4 Hour(s)
ECO 363 - International Economics 4 Hour(s)

Note:

CMP 112 and CMP 114 satisfy the Bachelor of Science requirement. Students can also take BUS 114 in place of CMP 114 . BUS 114 will satisfy the CMP 114 requirement for the major and CMP 112 and BUS 114 satisfy the Bachelor of Science requirement.

Bachelor of Science Requirements

The requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree are:

CMP 112 - Computational Thinking I 4 Hour(s)
CMP 114 - Computational Thinking II - Statistical Analysis Emphasis 4 Hour(s) or
MAT 140 - Calculus and Its Applications 4 Hour(s) or higher
CSC 110 - Problem Solving through Programming 4 Hour(s) or higher
ENG 170 - Writing Seminar 4 Hour(s)
Degree requirements cannot be waived.

Note:

Each major may have specific course sequencing requirements. For specific requirements, see “Required Support Courses” within each major.

The majors offered by the Sullivan School of Business and Technology are Accounting, Aviation Science and Drone Technologies, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Economics, Finance, Healthcare Administration, Management and Leadership, and Marketing.

Students can typically double major in any two majors offered within the Sullivan School of Business and Technology. However, the following double major combinations are not allowed:

Business Administration & Accounting
Business Administration & Business Analytics
Business Administration & Business Economics
Business Administration & Finance
Business Administration & Management and Leadership
Business Administration & Marketing