Finance Four-Year Degree Plan: Corporate and Investments option
The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/08/2024, is based on the 2024-25 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
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Life Science (lab) or Physical Science (lab) - General Education |
4 |
Total hours |
15 |
Second semester (spring)
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Human Cultures - Humanities |
3 |
Total hours |
15 |
Third semester (fall)
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Human Cultures - Arts |
3 |
Total hours |
15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
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Life Science (no lab) or Physical Science (no lab) |
3 |
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15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
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15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
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15-16 |
Seventh semester (fall)
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Finance List* |
3 |
General Elective to bring total to 120 |
3 |
Total hours |
15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
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Finance List* |
3 |
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Finance List* |
3 |
Total hours |
15 |
*Finance List Courses
- ECO 304 - Behavioral Economics OR ECO 514 - Game Theory
- FIN 392 - International Study Away in Finance OR FIN 395 - Domestic Study Away in Finance
- FIN 480 - Financial Decision Making
- FIN 494 - Internship in Finance
- FIN 570 - Foundations of Fin Tech
- FIN 582 - International Financial Management
- FIN 589 - Management of Financial Institutions
- FIN 596 - Research Issues and Problems: Finance
- FIN 598 - Financial Research and Portfolio Management
- FIN 599 - Directed Study for CFA Level I Exam
- RMI 520 - Risk Modeling and Analytics
- RMI 530 - Risk Transfer
GPA & credit hour requirements
For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined
GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.
For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of
Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.
For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours
must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.