Finance Major

A minimum of 124 semester hours is required for all undergraduate degrees for graduation. Some majors may require more than 124 credits.

Business Core (Finance Major)

The Business Core program provides a broad foundation in the five areas of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing as well as a working knowledge of quantitative methods and information systems.

Major Requirements

Residency requirements:

At least 12 hours of major requirements must be taken in residence at Capital University, not including the Business Core.

Suggested Additional Coursework:

Students interested in financial planning and financial services should consider taking additional courses such as BUS 210 , BUS 412 , BUS 413 , and BUS 414 .
Careers in government service and public administration should consider taking additional courses such as ECON 361 and courses in Political Science.
Careers in corporate finance should consider taking additional courses such as BUS 347 , BUS 412 , BUS 414 , BUS 415 , and BUS 417 .
Careers in International Business should consider taking additional courses such as ECON 337 , and foreign languages.
Graduate study in finance or economics should consider taking additional courses such as ECON 320 , MATH 230 , and MATH 231 .

Signature Learning Requirements

First Year Seminar
Reading and Writing
Oral Communication
Ethics
Cultural Pluralism
Quantitative Reasoning - (Requirement fulfilled with Major)
Religion
Social Science - (Requirement fulfilled with Major)
Fine Arts
Natural Science
Humanities
Global Systems

See Signature Learning Pathways for a complete listing of applicable cognate courses.