Dr. Jonathan Handy, Faculty Mentor

To earn a Major in Finance a student must attain a minimum grade of “B-” as the first grade earned in FIN 3310 Introduction to Corporate Finance.

Students must complete MTH 1321 Calculus I with a minimum grade of "C" to major in Finance. 

Requirements for a Major in Finance

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Major Requirements
FIN 4360	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FIN 4365	Investment Analysis	3
FIN 4350	Financial Modeling	3
ACC 3305	Intermediate Accounting I 1	3
Select an additional six hours from the following: 2		6
FIN 3305	Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4186	Practicum in Small-Cap Investing II
FIN 4285	Practicum in Small-Cap Investing I
FIN 4310	Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 4315	Baylor Angel Network Practicum
FIN 4331	International Business Finance
FIN 4339	Real Estate Investments
FIN 4363	Mergers and Acquisitions
FIN 4366	Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives
FIN 4368	Behavioral Finance
FIN 4370	Financial Analysis and Banking
FIN 4381	Practicum in Portfolio Management
FIN 4V98	Special Studies in Finance
GTX 3351	Great Texts in Business
Total Hours		18

¹

Students completing a double Major in Finance and Accounting may waive ACC 3305 Intermediate Accounting I in the Finance major.

²

Students majoring in Finance may only utilize one of these three practicums towards the six-hour elective requirement:  FIN 4285 Practicum in Small-Cap Investing I & FIN 4186 Practicum in Small-Cap Investing II; FIN 4315 Baylor Angel Network Practicum; or FIN 4381 Practicum in Portfolio Management.

Note: A student majoring in Finance may repeat an upper-level finance course only once, and will be permitted to repeat only two of the courses in the major in order to continue in the Finance major.