CULVER-STOCKTON COLLEGE BUS/ACT 286: Corporate Experience (3)* FIN 230: Personal Finance (3) FIN 304: Risk Management (3) FIN 379: Real Estate (3) FIN 385: Portfolio Management (1) (May be repeated for a maximum of 3 hours in this category)* FIN 499: Study Abroad (3)* Experiential Course (3 hours) ACT/BUS/FIN 476: Professional Internship in Finance (3) Support Courses (9-10 hours) MAT 110: College Algebra (3) OR MAT 111 Applied College Algebra (3) OR MAT 115: Precalculus (3) OR MAT 120: Applied Calculus (4). MAT 205: Elementary Statistics (3) MIS 225: Computer Applications in Business (3) MINOR IN FINANCE (18 HOURS) The Finance minor supplements many undergraduate majors and enhances the career opportunities for students interested in pursuing a financial management dimension in their chosen field. Core Courses (9 hours) ACT 125: Principles of Accounting I (3) ACT 126: Principles of Accounting II (3) FIN 311: Finance (3) (this course requires a prerequisite of ECO 201 and MIS 225 or consent of instructor) Select 9 hours from the following courses: FIN 304: Risk Management (3) FIN 362: Corporate Financial Management (3) FIN 379: Real Estate (3) FIN 385: Portfolio Management (1) (May be repeated for a maximum of 3 hours) FIN/ECO 403: Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy (3) FIN 407: Investments (3) FIN 410: International Corporate Finance (3)
FINANCE COURSES FIN 230: Personal Finance (3) An introductory course to personal financial decision making with a life-cycle approach to financial planning. The course will help students develop a financial plan for their own future in areas such as money management, purchasing decisions, and investment decisions. Some of the topics that will be covered include constructing and interpreting their own personal financial statements and budgets, investment options, credit management, insurance, and how taxation affects their personal finances.
FIN 276: Exploratory Internship in Finance (1–3) Experience in the workplace designed to help the student make career choices in finance. Prerequisites: consent of advisor and Internship Coordinator. ExL FIN 289: Selected Topics in Finance (1–3) Selected issues not covered in other courses. May involve field trips and/or travel. Course may be repeated. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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