This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
A minor is not required with this major.
School of Business Admission Requirements
Requirements: (57 credits)
Majors in finance and majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning must complete the 27-credit common business core requirements.
Common Business Core: (27 credits)
AC 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Credits
AC 212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
FIN 295 Managerial Finance 3 Credits
LAW 250 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credits
MC 207 Managerial Communication I 3 Credits
MGT 295 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
MKT 295 Fundamentals of Marketing 3 Credits
MIS 201 Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 Credits
Finance Core:(12 credits)
Majors in finance and majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning must complete the 12-credit finance core requirements.
Additional Requirements
Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives (12 credits)
Majors in finance are required to complete 12 credits selected from Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives list of courses. Of those 12 credits at least 6 credits must be 400 level Finance courses. Consultation with an advisor is recommended if the student wishes to pursue a specific specialization or career goal.
FIN 300 Personal Financial Planning 3 Credits
FIN 352 Finance Studies Abroad 3 Credits
FIN 356 Retirement Planning and Estate Planning 3 Credits
FIN 400 Advanced Managerial Finance 3 Credits
FIN 410 Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management 3 Credits
FIN 411 Financial Statement Analysis 3 Credits
FIN 420 Bank Management 3 Credits
FIN 422 Risk Management 3 Credits
FIN 425 Financial Derivatives 3 Credits
FIN 433 Real Estate Finance 3 Credits
FIN 436 Introduction to Fintech 3 Credits
FIN 440 Financial Modeling and Analytics 3 Credits
Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Business Electives (6 credits)
Majors in finance are required to complete 6 credits selected from Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Directed Finance Electives list of courses or/and Option 1: B.S. in Finance - Business Electives list of courses.
AC 300 Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credits
AC 301 Cost Management Systems 3 Credits
AC 302 Introduction to Income Taxation 3 Credits
AC 350 Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credits
AC 402 Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation 3 Credits
ECON 310 Mathematical Economics I 3 Credits
ECON 450 Money, Credit, and Banking 3 Credits
ECON 485 Econometrics 3 Credits
ENT 305 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures 3 Credits
FIN 300 Personal Financial Planning 3 Credits
FIN 305 Topics in Financial Institutions 3 Credits
FIN 352 Finance Studies Abroad 3 Credits
FIN 356 Retirement Planning and Estate Planning 3 Credits
FIN 400 Advanced Managerial Finance 3 Credits
FIN 410 Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management 3 Credits
FIN 411 Financial Statement Analysis 3 Credits
FIN 420 Bank Management 3 Credits
FIN 422 Risk Management 3 Credits
FIN 425 Financial Derivatives 3 Credits
FIN 433 Real Estate Finance 3 Credits
FIN 436 Introduction to Fintech 3 Credits
FIN 440 Financial Modeling and Analytics 3 Credits
FIN 496 Practicum in Finance 3 Credits
FIN 498 Finance Seminar 3 Credits
Courses cannot be double-counted as directed finance electives and business electives.
Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning - Directed Finance Electives (15 credits)
FIN 210 Personal Finance 3 Credits
FIN 300 Personal Financial Planning 3 Credits
Majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning are required to complete 15 credits selected from Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning - Directed Finance Electives list of courses.
Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning- Business Electives (3 credits)
Majors in finance with concentration in personal financial planning are required to complete 3 credits selected from Option 2: B.S. in Finance with Concentration in Personal Financial Planning- Business Electives list of courses.
AC 302 Introduction to Income Taxation 3 Credits
FIN 305 Topics in Financial Institutions 3 Credits
FIN 410 Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management 3 Credits
FIN 411 Financial Statement Analysis 3 Credits
FIN 420 Bank Management 3 Credits
Five Year Accelerated B.S.- Finance/MBA Program
Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
1. Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
2. Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.
3. Admission to School of Business Finance major.
4. Meet the MBA program admission criteria.
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerated B.S.- Finance / MBA Program their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.S. in Finance and MBA in five years on a full-time basis.
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerated B.S.- Finance /MBA Program, two three (3)-credit graduate Finance courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Finance courses.
Students who are accepted into Accelerated B.S.- Finance /MBA Program will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following conferral of their Bachelor’s degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their Bachelor’s degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their bachelor’s degree.
How to Apply
Students will submit Change of Major form and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Finance professor to their undergraduate advisor by March 1st of their junior year. The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.
Five Year Accelerated B.S.- Finance/MS Program in Accounting
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Five Year Accelerated B.S.- Finance /MS Program in Accounting during their junior year of study. Full time students may be able to complete a BS-Finance and a M.S. in Accounting in 5 years. For accepted students, two three (3)-credit graduate Accounting courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate business electives courses in the B.S.- Finance. Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
1. Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
2. Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.
3. Admission to School of Business Finance major.
4. Meet the MSA program admission criteria.
Students who are accepted into Accelerated B.S.- Finance /MS Program in Accounting will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following conferral of their Bachelor’s degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their Bachelor’s degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their bachelor’s degree.
How to Apply
Students will submit Change of Major form and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Finance professor to their undergraduate advisor by March 1st of their junior year. The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.