Finance (FIN)
Program of Study at USF Sarasota-Manatee
For undergraduate admission to USF Sarasota-Manatee, students must either attend a Florida public institution and complete the Associate in Arts degree or have a minimum of 60 transferable semester hours from a regionally-accredited institution. The following requirements apply to all undergraduate majors in the College of Business:
- 2.5 overall GPA
- Florida Public Associate in Arts degree or 60 transferrable hours from a
regionally-accredited institution(s)
- 2.0 minimum GPA in all attempted coursework at USF
- Completion of the seven state-mandated prerequisite courses (with a minimum
GPA of 2.0 and a grade of C or higher in
each course.
- ACG 2021 Principles of Financial Accounting (or ACG X001 and X011)
- ACG 2071 Principles of Managerial Accounting
- CGS 1000 Computer Information Systems or CGS 2100
- ECO 2013 Macroeconomics
- ECO 2023 Microeconomics
- MAC 2233 Applied Calculus or Business Calculus
- STA 2023 Elementary Statistics or QMB 2100
Admission requirements may be subject to change. Please check with Academic Advising for the current criteria.
The Business Core is common to all majors in business. It requires a grade of C or higher in each course.
- FIN 3403 Principles of Finance
- QMB 3200 Business & Economics Statistics II
- BUL 3320 Law and Business I
- ISM 3011 Info Systems in Organizations
- MAR 3023 Basic Marketing
- MAN 3025 Principles of Management
- GEB 4890 Strategic Mgmt & Decision Making
Required courses for Finance Majors:
- FIN 4303 Financial Institutions and Markets
- FIN 4504 Principles of Investments
- FIN 4414 Advanced Corporation Finance
Additional upper level Finance electives required for the major:
9-15 hrs of Finance electives may be selected from among those 3000 and 4000 level classes which have FIN, REE, and RMI prefixes (except FIN 3100 and FIN 3105). At least two electives must have an FIN prefix. Independent Study (FIN 4905) and Independent Research (FIN 4915) will not be accepted as credit toward the minimum degree requirements for a major in finance.
Also required for Finance (FIN) major:
- Advanced writing course
- Speech communication course
- Contemporary International topic course (suggested FIN 3604, International Finance)
Total hours: 18 - 24 hours
Required courses for Finance Minor:
- FIN 4303 Financial Institutions and Markets
- FIN 4504 Principles of Investments
- FIN 4414 Advanced Corporation Finance
- Plus 3 hours upper level FIN, REE, RMI electives
NOTES: