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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Total hours 15

Fifth semester (fall)

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Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

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Total hours 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.