Requirements: International Finance Major (B.Sc.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
EN 2020 CCE (minimum grade of "C") Writing & Criticism EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C") Elementary French & Culture II  FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
CCI 1 Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI)
(May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.)

Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements.

Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
 
CCI 2  
CCI 3  
CCI 4  
Math course coded CCM Quantitative Reasoning  
Lab science course coded CCS Experimental Reasoning MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 60 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER COURSE NAME PREREQUISITES
BA1020 Introduction to the Business Experience – 2 credits None
MA1020 Applied Statistics I MA0900 or placement above
MA1030
or
BA3012
Calculus I
or
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MA1025CCM OR ELECMA-30
or
College Level=Junior AND BA1020 AND BA2020CCI
BA2001 Financial Accounting None
EC2010 Principles of Microeconomics None
EC2020 Principles of Macroeconomics None
BA2020 Management & Organizational Behavior None
BA2040 Marketing in a Global Environment None
BA3010 Corporate Finance BA1020 AND BA2001 AND EC2010GE110 AND MA1020CCM
BA3050 International Financial Markets BA2001 AND EC2020
EC3073 Money, Banking & Finance EC2010GE110 AND EC2020GE110
BA3075
or
BA3084
Legal Environment of Business
or
International Business Law
College Level=Junior
or
College Level=Junior
BA4010 Investment Analysis  BA3010
BA4018 Multinational Business Finance BA3010
BA4020 Computational Finance BA3010 AND MA1020CCM
BA4050 Business Integration Capstone – 2 credits College Level=Senior AND BA2040 AND BA3010

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

 

HONORS

Majors with superior academic performance will be invited to participate in the departmental honors program, which affords outstanding students the opportunity to deepen and broaden their understanding of the business world and to accelerate their search for academic and professional excellence. Honors students are required to write and present a thesis in their senior year. Additional information is available from the IBA department chair.