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  • Program Overview

    Through the finance program, you'll learn to connect economic theories to real world applications. You will study areas of corporate and international finance, plus a wide range of subdisciplines such as investment, cost control, financial modeling, and risk management. You will learn how macroeconomic and market conditions guide business decision making, and you will become conversant in the language and tools that financial managers use.

    Coursework and internships will prepare you to launch a career in any facet of the financial sector, including banking, insurance and brokerage firms, or the corporate world, among others. Or you may pursue a graduate degree, including a valuable MBA. The choices are yours.

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  • Curriculum

    Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126

     

    First Year - Credits: 32-33

    • ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 110 - Business Computers I (Cr: 3)
      or Elective
    • BUS 120 - Business Fundamentals I (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 121 - Business Fundamentals II (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 122 - Business Problem Solving (Cr: 3)
      or Elective
    • ECN 201 - Macroeconomics (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Global Issues General Education Requirement
    • ECN 202 - Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
    • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement
    • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement
    • INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
    • MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

    Sophomore - Credits: 32

    • Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
    • Individual and Society General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
    • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
    • Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr. 3-4)
    • ACC 185 - Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 311 - Corporate Finance (Cr: 3)
    • INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

    Junior - Credits: 31

    • Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
    • World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
    • Finance Electives  (Cr: 9)
    • General Education Elective  (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 340 - International Finance (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)
      Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement
    • BUS 375 - Financial Modeling (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)

    Senior - Credits: 30

    • Finance Elective  (Cr: 3)
    • General Education Electives  (Cr: 6)
    • BUS 331 - Investments (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
    • BUS 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
      Or
    • BUS 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)

    Finance Electives

    Choose four from the following:

    • ACC 300 - Accounting Information Systems (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 325 - Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • ACC 425 - Corporate Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 224 - Principles of Buying (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 302 - Legal Environment for Business Including the UCC (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 303 - International Business (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 309 - Project Management (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 332 - Applied Modeling for Decision-Making (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 336 - Options and Futures Trading (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 337 - Valuation (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 354 - Entrepreneurial Finance (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 355 - Risk Management (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 369 - Financial Institutions and Markets (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 415 - Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)
    • BUS 440 - Topics in Real Estate Seminar (Cr: 3)
    • CSC 160/160L - Introduction to Programming and Lab (Cr: 4)
    • CSC 260 - Visual Programming I (Cr: 3)
    • CSC 261 - Visual Programming II and Object-Oriented Design (Cr: 3)
    • ECN 302 - Intermediate Microeconomics (Cr: 3)
    • MTH 137 - Calculus II (Cr: 4)
    • MTH 225 - Probability (Cr: 3)

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the finance program, students will:

    • Demonstrate the analytical and problem solving skills needed to solve complex challenges in finance.
    • Calculate and interpret quantitative data effectively.
    • Evaluate evidence systematically in developing solutions to finance problems.
    • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within finance.
    • Communicate effectively in oral and written form within the conventions of finance.
    • Apply a range of 'best practices' in a professional finance environment.

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  • Internships and Careers

    An Endicott education means you'll graduate with a degree and a resume.

    Whether you pursue graduate school or embark on your career right away after graduation, we believe that your time at Endicott will prepare you for the next step. Take a look at what our graduates have been up to lately.

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    Recent Internships

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