Finance
Major offered
Finance is a specialized branch of economics and is built upon both microeconomic and macroeconomic theories as applied to financial markets and firm financial structure. Therefore, students may choose to double major in Finance and Business in the Liberal Arts but may not pursue a double major in Economics and Finance.
Visit the economics department webpage at https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/economics.
Major Requirements
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ECON 100. Introduction to Economics. (1 unit)
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ECON 200. Quantitative Methods (1.5 units)
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ECON 251. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (1 unit)
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ECON 252. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. (1 unit)
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FIN 312, Corporate Finance
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FIN 313. Investments
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ACC 203. Financial Accounting
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ACC 204. Managerial Accounting
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And at least 2 electives in finance and 2 additional electives from finance or economics (or GOVT 316. Business & Ethics)
Students interested in majoring in Finance should take ECON 100 (Introduction to Economics) as early as possible, preferably during their first year. Credit for ECON 100 is granted to students who earn a grade of 4 or 5 on the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examinations in microeconomics or macroeconomics. Additionally, Students interested in Finance are encouraged to take FIN 3000 (Introduction to Finance) by the end of their third semester on campus.
ECON 200 (Quantitative Methods in Economics) is a research methods course. This course should be taken as early as possible, preferably by the end of their second year. STAT 113 (Applied Statistics) is a prerequisite for ECON 200. Students who have completed Statistics 213 may choose not to take ECON 200 and instead choose an additional economics elective (at the 200- level or higher). ECON 200 may not be taken pass/fail.
Majors must maintain a grade point average in their finance major courses of at least 2.0 and must earn a grade of at least 2.0 in ECON 251, ECON 252, and FIN 312. A grade of P (pass) in ECON 251, 252 or FIN 312 does not count as a 2.0.