Corporate Valuation Concentration
Learn more about the Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.
The Corporate Valuation concentration is intended for majors who seek careers in financial analysis or project management, banking, asset management, corporate treasury, consulting, or public finance. The set of required electives provides course experiences desired by employers such as financial modeling, financial statement analysis, advanced valuation, and credit analysis. We recommend students in the Corporate Valuation concentration pursue an Accounting minor or take the intermediate accounting sequence.
Summary of Requirements
University Requirements
All new students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
Note that students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.
College Requirements
Students must meet College Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration, including the requirements of the major listed below. Students must attain an overall GPA of 2.0 and a 2.0 GPA in the major to graduate as a Finance major.
Major Requirements
Students must follow the Major Requirements and College Requirements current at the time of declaration. Students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University, College, and Major requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.
Requirements of Corporate Valuation Concentration
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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FIN 3504 | Intermediate Corporate Finance | 3 |
FIN 3507 | Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 |
FIN 3551 | International Finance 1 | 3 |
FIN 4596 | Seminar in Corporate Finance 2 | 3 |
Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Real Estate Investment and Finance 3 | ||
Financial Modeling | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Financial Markets and Institutions for Business | ||
Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
Owl Fund Seminar 4 | ||
Advanced Owl Fund Seminar 4 | ||
Total Credit Hours | 21 |
1 | FIN 3551 replaces IB 3101 in the upper division foundation. This course is not calculated in the major GPA. |
2 | This major capstone is taken in the final semester and all prerequisites must be met. |
3 | FIN 3509 may not be taken as Finance elective if double majoring in Real Estate. |
4 | FIN 3571 and FIN 3671 require permission of the instructor, and all prerequisites must be met. |
Suggested Academic Plan
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance: Corporate Valuation Concentration
Requirements for New Students starting in the 2020-2021 Academic Year
Please note that this plan is suggested only, ensuring prerequisites are met.
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Credit Hours | |
STAT 1001 | Quantitative Methods for Business I | 3 |
ECON 1101 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
HRM 1101 | Leadership and Organizational Management | 3 |
ENG 0802, 0812, or 0902 | Analytical Reading and Writing [GW] | 4 |
GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
STAT 1102 | Quantitative Methods for Business II | 4 |
ECON 1102 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
LGLS 1101 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
IH 0851 or 0951 | Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY] | 3 |
GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
STAT 2103 | Statistical Business Analytics (waives GenEd Quantitative Literacy requirement) | 4 |
ACCT 2101 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
MIS 2101 | Digital Systems | 3 |
MKTG 2101 | Marketing Management | 3 |
IH 0852 or 0952 | Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ] | 3 |
Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
ACCT 2102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BA 2101 | Professional Development Strategies | 1 |
BA 2196 | Business Communications [WI] | 3 |
RMI 2101 | Introduction to Risk Management | 3 |
FIN 3101 | Financial Management | 3 |
GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
MSOM 3101 | Operations Management | 3 |
BA 3102 | Business Society and Ethics | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Intermediate Corporate Finance | ||
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | ||
GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
Term Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
BA 3103 | Integrative Business Applications | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Intermediate Corporate Finance | ||
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Real Estate Investment and Finance | ||
Financial Modeling | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Financial Markets and Institutions for Business | ||
Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
Owl Fund Seminar | ||
Advanced Owl Fund Seminar | ||
GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
Free Elective | 3 | |
Term Credit Hours | 15 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
BA 4101 | Global Business Policies | 3 |
FIN 3551 | International Finance | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Real Estate Investment and Finance | ||
Financial Modeling | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Financial Markets and Institutions for Business | ||
Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
Owl Fund Seminar | ||
Advanced Owl Fund Seminar | ||
GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
Free Elective | 3 | |
Term Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
FIN 4596 | Seminar in Corporate Finance [WI] | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Real Estate Investment and Finance | ||
Financial Modeling | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Financial Markets and Institutions for Business | ||
Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
Owl Fund Seminar | ||
Advanced Owl Fund Seminar | ||
Free Elective | 3 | |
Free Elective | 3 | |
Free Elective | 3 | |
Term Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 124 |