Finance
Major offered
Note: Students may choose to double major in Finance and Business and the Liberal Arts but may not pursue a double major in Economics and Finance.
Visit the economics department webpage at https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/economics.
The academic field of finance is a positive science which applies formal theory to empirical evidence using the scientific method. 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.
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)
ECON 313. Investments
ECON 3XX (Currently special topics, ECON 4013). Corporate Finance
ACC 203. Financial Accounting
ACC 204. Managerial Accounting
At least 2 electives in finance and 2 additional electives from finance or economics (or GOVT 316. Business & Ethics)
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, ECON 252, and ECON 4013 (Corporate Finance). A grade of P (pass) in ECON 251, 252 or 4013 does not count as a 2.0.
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.
As this is a recently-added major, students interested in majoring in Finance should speak to a professor in the Economics Department no later than fall semester of their sophomore year about how to successfully progress in this major.