Finance (B.S.B.)

Program: B.S.B.
Department of Accounting and Finance
Richard T. Doermer School of Business

Neff Hall Room 350 ~ 260-481-6471 ~ipfw.edu/bms

The finance major is composed of courses that have been selected to familiarize you with the theory, instruments, and institutions of finance, and with a financial approach for structuring and analyzing management decisions. The study of finance provides a basis for careers in corporate financial management, as well as executive positions in commercial banking, savings and credit institutions, and the investment field.

To earn the finance major, you must earn a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses:

IPFW General Education Requirements (53 Credits)

Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations Credits: 9

COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
ENG W131 - Elementary Composition I Cr. 3.
(grade of C or better required)
MA 15300 - Algebra and Trigonometry I Cr. 3.

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 6

Three credits from the courses listed below and three additional credits in either PSY 12000 or SOC S161.

DSB Requirements

Additional credits in general education courses excluding business, economics, and OLS courses Credits: 8

COM 32300 - Business and Professional Speaking Cr. 3.
ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
(grade of C or better required)
ENG W331 - Business and Administrative Writing Cr. 3.
MA 22900 - Calculus for the Managerial, Social, and Biological Sciences I Cr. 3.
(if not used in Area I)

Core Courses (46 Credits)

Business Principles Credits: 16

Economics Principles Credits: 16

Management Processes Credits: 15

Management Policy and Strategy Credits: 6

BUS J401 - Policy and Strategy Cr. 3.
BUS W430 - Organizations And Organizational Change Cr. 3.

Program Requirements

Credits in three of the following: 9

BUS F308 - Risk Management and Insurance Cr. 3.
BUS F309 - Retirement Plan Fundamentals Cr. 3.
BUS F420 - Equity and Fixed Income Investments Cr. 3.
BUS F446 - Management of Commercial Banks and Other Financial Institutions Cr. 3.
BUS F454 - Current Topics in Banking Cr. 3.
BUS F490 - Independent Study in Finance Cr. 1-3.
BUS F497 - Bank Simulation Course Cr. 3.