Finance
Major offered
Visit the economics department webpage at https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/economics.
Restrictions
Finance is a specialized branch of economics and is built upon both microeconomic and macroeconomic theories as applied to financial markets and firm financial structure. Therefore, students may choose to double major in Finance and Business in the Liberal Arts but may not pursue a double major in Economics and Finance. Additionally, finance majors may not minor in Economics.
Major Requirements
- ECON 100. Introduction to Economics. (1 unit)
- ECON 200. Quantitative Methods (1.5 units)
- ECON 251. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory. (1 unit)
- ECON 252. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory. (1 unit)
- FIN 312. Corporate Finance. (1 unit)
- FIN 313. Investments. (1 unit)
- ACC 203. Financial Accounting (1 unit)
- ACC 204. Managerial Accounting (1 unit)
- At least two electives in FIN at the 300 or 400 level (or ECON 311 or ECON 361) (2 units)
- At least two additional electives in ECON or FIN (or GOVT 316) one of which may be at the 200 level. (2 units)
The maximum number of courses that count towards the finance major is 14.
Majors must maintain a grade point average in their finance major courses of at least 2.0 and must earn a grade of at least 2.0 in ECON 251 and ECON 252. A grade of P (pass) in ECON 251, 252 does not count as a 2.0. No more than one independent project or off-campus economics or finance course may count toward the minimum number of economics or finance courses required for the major
Students interested in majoring in Finance should take ECON 100 (Introduction to Economics) as early as possible, preferably during their first year. Credit for ECON 100 is granted to students who earn a grade of 4 or 5 on the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examinations in microeconomics or macroeconomics. Additionally, students interested in Finance should take FIN 211 (Introduction to Finance) by the end of their third semester on campus. This course will count as a 200-level elective toward the major. ECON 200 (Quantitative Methods in Economics) is a research methods course. This course should be taken as early as possible, preferably by the end of their second year. STAT 113 (Applied Statistics) is a prerequisite for ECON 200. Students who have completed Statistics 213 with a grade of 2.0 or higher may choose not to take ECON 200 and instead choose an additional economics or finance elective (at the 200- level or higher).
Potential majors are advised to take ECON 251 and ECON 252 during the sophomore year. The two courses should not be taken in the same semester. First-year students may not take ECON 251 and ECON 252, and sophomores may not take any 300-level economics electives. Seniors may not take ECON 251 or ECON 252 without departmental permission. ECON 251 and 252 must be taken at St. Lawrence Canton Campus.
Updated 7/1/25