CURRICULUM ‑ Suggested sequence for students admitted as of Fall 2008 - Present
First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
FRESHMAN YEAR
Microeconomics, ECON 151* 3 Social/Behavior Science Elective 3
Calculus I, MATH 221* 3 Critical Reading/Writing, ENGL 110* 3
Basics of Business, BUAD 110% 3 Macroeconomics, ECON 152* 3
Social/Behavior Science Elective 3 Humanities Elective 3
Natural Science 3 Natural Science with Lab 4 15 16
SOPHOMORE YEAR
ACCT I (Financial), ACCT 207* 3 ACCT II (Managerial), ACCT 208* 3
Statistics I, MATH 201* 3 Statistics II, MATH 202* 3
Bus. Computing, MISY 160 3 Bus Info Sys, MISY 261 3
Humanities Elective 3 Principles of Finance, FINC 311* 3
Social/Behavior Science Elective 3 Communications Requirement 3 15 15
JUNIOR YEAR
Intro to Marketing, BUAD 301*
Operations Management, BUAD 306*
Mgt and Org Behavior, BUAD 309*
Intermediate Fin. Mgmt, FINC 312&
Finite Math w/Applic, MATH 230*
3
3
3
3
3
15
Bus Law & Soc Issues, ACCT 352
Investments, FINC 314&
Humanities Elective
Banking & Monetary Policy, ECON 302
Free Elective
3
3
3
3
3
15
*Grade of C- or better required in these courses.
%Course satisfies the First-Year Experience (FYE) requirement. Students that matriculated prior to 2013 fall may satisfy this requirement with another course designated as FYE. Students that completed an FYE at the University of Delaware prior to becoming a Finance major are not required to take BUAD 110.
Finance Majors
Senior Year, First Semester Senior Year, Second Semester
Finance Elective&@ 3 Finance Elective&@ 3 Finance Elective&@ 3 Strategic Management, BUAD 441* 3 English Writing Requirement 3 Professional Elective (ACCT, BUAD, ENTR, FINC Humanities Elective 3 or MISY) 3 Free Elective 3 Free Electives 6 15 15 *Grade of "C-" or better required in these courses
&Grade of "C-" or better required in four of the five courses
@To be selected from FINC 313, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418 or 419
REQUIREMENTS
FOR MAJORS IN FINANCE
(NOTE: All requirements except free electives must be taken for a letter grade. Pass/Fail status courses may only count in Group E.)
University Requirements
ENGL 110 Critical Reading & Writing with a minimum grade of C- (3 credits).
3 credits of a Multicultural Course.
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (3 credits). This could be a winter, summer or semester study abroad, an internship course, an independent study or an approved experiential learning course. See the DLE website for more information at http://www.ugs.udel.edu/DLE/.
First-Year Experience (FYE) – BUAD 110 Basics of Business. Students that matriculated prior to 2013 fall may satisfy this requirement with another course designated as FYE. Students that completed an FYE at the University of Delaware prior to becoming a Finance major are not required to take BUAD 110.
University Breadth Requirements (12 credits with a minimum grade of C-):
All students at the University of Delaware as of fall 2010 are required to take a minimum of 12 credits of University breadth requirements—3 credits each from courses designated as Creative Arts and Humanities, History and Cultural Change, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology. Students must pass these courses with a grade of C- or better. Note that students must take breadth courses from four different subject areas (e.g. the four- letter subject code ACCT, HIST, etc.). Students may not use a course that is