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Finance Degree Requirements

Complete these requirements for a Finance degree.

Required 120 credit hours (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II.  One of the following:  MATH 103, MATH 107,  MATH 146, or MATH 165.

III. Nistler College of Business and Public Administration Requirements:

Course List
CodeTitleCredits
ACCT 200Elements of Accounting I3
ACCT 201Elements of Accounting II3
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics3
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics3
ECON 210Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics3
FIN 310Principles of Financial Management3
ISBA 217Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems3
MGMT 300Principles of Management3
MGMT 301Operations Management3
MRKT 305Marketing Foundations3
MGMT 475Strategic Management (Total Credits)3
Total Credits33

III. Major Requirements:

Course List
CodeTitleCredits
Required:
ECON 303Money and Banking3
FIN 340Intermediate Financial Management3
FIN 360Capital Market Financing and Investment Strategies3
FIN 420Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management3
Electives (4 required) a minimum of 12 credits from the following
FIN 321Real Estate Finance and Investment3
FIN 324Real Estate Appraisal3
FIN 350Financial Statement Analysis3
FIN 397Cooperative Education1-2
FIN 415Fixed Income Analysis and Portfolio Management3
FIN 450Financial Derivatives3
FIN 470Student Investment Fund II3
FIN 492Readings and Research in Finance1-3
FIN 497Internship in Finance1-3
ECON 305Principles of Banking I3
ECON 306Principles of Banking II3
ECON 308Intermediate Microeconomic Theory3
ECON 309Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy3
ECON 405Bank Regulation3
ECON 438International Money and Finance3
ACCT 301Intermediate Accounting I3

IV. Nistler College of Business & Public Administration Graduation Requirements 

  1. Earn a minimum GPA of 2.00 (including transfer credits)
  2. Earn a minimum UND GPA of 2.00
  3. Earn a minimum GPA of 2.50 for all courses that apply toward the major (including transfer credits)
  4. At  least half of the business courses that apply toward the degree and major must be from UND

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.

Finance Degree Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

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