2022-2023 FINC Curriculum |Page 1
Major Courses
Grade
Major Courses
Grade
ACCT 2110
FINC 3750/4750
FINC 3610
FINC 3000-5000
FINC 3630
FINC 3000-5000
FINC 3640
FINC 4000-5000
FINC 3700
FINC 4000-5000
FINC 3010
31 Major Hours
Raymond J. Harbert College of Business ● Finance Curriculum Model
FRESHMAN YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
SECOND SEMESTER
ENGL 1100 ENGLISH COMP I 3
HIST 1010 or HIST 1020 ▲ 3
MATH 1680 CALCULUS W/ BUS APP I 4
CORE LAB SCIENCE I
1
4
BUSI 1010 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BUS I 1
ENGL 1120 ENGLISH COMP II 3
CORE OPTION ▲ 3
COMM 1000 PUBLIC SPEAKING 3
CORE LAB SCIENCE II
1
4
CORE FINE ART
1
3
SOPHOMORE YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
SECOND SEMESTER
CORE LIT I or II ▲ 3
ECON 2020 MICROECONOMICS 3
FREE ELECTIVE 3
BUAL 2600 BUSINESS ANALYTICS I 3
ACCT 2110
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 3
BUSI 2010 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BUS II 1
ECON 2030 MACROECONOMICS 3
CORE OPTION ▲ 3
BUAL 2650 BUSINESS ANALYTICS II 3
ACCT 2210 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 3
ACCT 2700 BUSINESS LAW 3
JUNIOR YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
SECOND SEMESTER
CTCT 3250 INFORMATION ANALYSIS 3
MNGT 3100 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
MKTG 3310 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3
FINC 3610
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 3
ACCT 5110 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I 3
FINC 3010
PROF DEVELOPMENT IN FINANCE 1
FINC 3630
ADV. BUSINESS FINANCE
4
3
FINC 3640
INVESTMENTS 3
FINC 3750/475
0
FINANCIAL MODELING 3
ENGL 3040/3080 TECH WRITING OR BUSI
NESS WRITING 3
ISMN 2140
INTRO TO MNGT INFO SYSTEMS 2
FREE ELECTIVE 1
SENIOR YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
SECOND SEMESTER
FINC 3700
FINANCIAL MKTS & INSTITUTIONS 3
FINC ELEC (3000-4000 LEVEL)
2
3
FINC ELEC (3000-4000 LEVEL)
2
3
SCMN 2150 OPS: MNGT OF BUSINESS PROCESSES 2
BUSI 4010 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN BUS IV 1
FREE ELECTIVE 3
MNGT 4800 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 3
FINC ELEC (4000-5000 LEVEL)
2
3
FINC ELEC (4000-5000 LEVEL)
2
3
FREE ELECTIVE 3
FREE ELECTIVE 3
UNIV 4AA0 UNIVERSITY GRADUATION 0
TOTAL: 123 CREDIT HOURS
Notes:
- Auburn University requires a minimum 2.0 major GPA & a minimum 2.0 AU cumulative GPA to satisfy graduation requirements.
- Refer to the AU Bulletin at bulletin.auburn.edu/coursesofinstruction for course descriptions, frequencies, and pre-requisite information.
- Students may have no more than 4 hours of PHED coursework and may not repeat a course in which a grade of ‘C’ or better was earned.
1/2 See page two/three of this curriculum for a list of approved courses
3 HIST 1210/1220 can be taken in lieu of HIST 1010/1020
4 A grade of C or better in FINC 3610 is required to take FINC 3630.
▲ Business students must complete all four courses in either Option 1 or Option 2 below. See page two for a list of approved courses.
Option 1: 2 Literatures and 1 History Option 2: 2 Histories and 1 Literature
• Core Literature I
1
• HIST 1010
3
• Core Literature II (from same series)
1
• HIST 1020
3
• HIST 1010 -OR- HIS
T 1020
3
• Core Literature I or II
1
• Core Social Science
1
• Core Humanities
1
Free Electives
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Choices for University Core Requirements
Students enrolled in the University Honors College may enroll in the Honors equivalents of any of the core options listed below.
Core Literature options
Core Fine Arts options
If choosing 2 History/1 Lit option, choose any single Lit course.
If choosing 2 Lit/1 History option, must complete Lit I & II from the same
series.
• ENGL 2200 (World Literature I) – 3 hrs
• ENGL 2210 (World Literature II) – 3 hrs
• ENGL 2230 (British Literature I) – 3 hrs
• ENGL 2240 (British Literature II) – 3 hrs
• ENGL 2250 (American Literature I) – 3 hrs
• ENGL 2260 (American Literature II) – 3 hrs
• ENGL 2270 (African American Lit I) – 3 hrs
• ENGL 2280 (African American Lit II) – 3 hrs
• ARCH 2600 (The Art of Architecture, Place, and Culture) – 3 hrs
• ARTS 1510 (Looking at Art: Approaches to Interpretation) – 3 hrs
• ARTS 1610 (Introduction to Art History) – 3 hrs
• ENVD 2040 (Design, Invention, and Society) – 3 hrs
• INDD 1120 (Industrial Design in Modern Society) – 3 hrs.
• MUSI 2730 (Appreciation of Music) – 3 hrs
• MUSI 2740 (Survey of Popular Music) – 3 hrs
• MUSI 2750 (Music and Science) – 3 hrs
• MDIA 2350 (Introduction to Film Studies) – 3 hrs
• THEA 2010 (introduction to Theatre) – 3 hrs
• THEA 2020 (Acting Aesthetics) – 3 hrs
Core Humanities options
Core Social Science options
One Core Humanities course is required only for students choosing the
2 History/ 1 Lit option.
• FLGC 1150 (Global Fluency and Awareness) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1010 (Intro to Logic) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1020 (Into to Ethics) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1030 (Ethics & Health Sciences) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1040 (Business Ethics) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1050 (Political Philosophy) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1060 (Philosophy of East and West) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1070 (Philosophy of Art, Value, and Society) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1080 (Intro to Philosophy of Religion) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1090 (Philosophy of Race and Gender) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1100 (Intro to Philosophy) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1110 (Philosophy of Science and Critical Thinking) – 3 hrs
• PHIL 1120 (Intro to Environmental Ethics) – 3 hrs
• RELG 1040 (Western Religions) – 3 hrs
• RELG 1050 (Eastern Religions) – 3 hrs
• UNIV 2710 (Human Odyssey) – 3 hrs
• A 2
nd
Core Fine Arts class – 3 hrs
• A 2
nd
Core Literature class – 3 hrs
• ~HONR 1007 (Technology and Culture I) – 3 hrs
~ Only for students enrolled in the University Honors College
One Core Social Science course is required only for students choosing the
2 Lit/ 1 History core option.
• AFRI 2000 (Intro to Africana Studies) – 3 hrs
• AGEC 1000 (Global Issues in Food, Ag, Dev, and Environment) – 3 hrs
• ANTH 1000 (Intro to Anthropology) – 3 hrs
• COUN 2000 (Living & Communicating in a Diverse Society) – 3 hrs
• GEOG 1010 (Global Geography) – 3 hrs
• GSHS 2000 (Global Studies in Human Sciences – 3hrs.
• POLI 1050 (Global Politics and Issues) – 3 hrs
• POLI 1090 (American Government) – 3 hrs
• PSYC 2010 (Intro to Psychology) – 3hrs
• SOCY 1000 (Sociology: Global Perspectives) – 3 hrs
• SOCY 1100 (Current Issues in Race and Ethics) – 3 hrs
• SUST 2000 (Intro to Sustainability) – 3 hrs
• ~HONR 1007 (Technology and Culture I) – 3 hrs
• ~HONR 1027 (Sustainability and the Modern World I) – 3 hrs
• ~HONR 1037 (Sustainability and the Modern World II) – 3 hrs
• NATR 2050 (People and the Environment) -- 3 hrs
• UNIV 2720 (Human Odyssey II) – 3 hrs
• WMST 2100 (Intro to Women’s & Gender Studies) – 3 hrs
~ Only for students enrolled in the University Honors College
Core Lab Science options
Students must complete one of the following 2-course options, plus labs.
The 2 courses should NOT be taken together during the same semester.
• SCMH 1010 & BIOL 1010 (Concepts of Science & Survey of Life)
• SCMH 1010 & CSES 1010 (Concepts of Science & Soils and Life)
• SCMH 1010 & CSES 1020 (Concepts of Science & Crops and Life)
• SCMH 1010 & CHEM 1010 (Concepts of Science & Survey of Chemistry I)
• SCMH 1010 & FOWS 1020 or FOWS 1030 or FOWS 1040 (CoS & Nature I or II or Climate I)
• SCMH 1010 & GEOL 1100 (Concepts of Science & Dynamic Earth)
• SCMH 1010 & PHYS 1000 (Concepts of Science & Foundations of Physics)
• SCMH 1010 & PHYS 1150 (Concepts of Science & Astronomy)
• SCMH 1010 & PHYS 1500 (Concepts of Science & General Physics I)
• BIOL 1000 & BIOL 1010 (Intro to Biology & Survey of Life)
• CHEM 1010 & CHEM 1020 (Survey of Chemistry I & Survey of Chemistry II)
• CSES 1010 & CSES 1020 (Soils and Life & Crops and Life) – can be taken out of sequence
• FOWS 1020 & FOWS 1030 (Science of Nature I & Science of Nature II)
• FOWS 1030 & FOWS 1050 (Climate Science I & Climate Science II)
• GEOG 1020 & GEOG 1030 (Global Systems I & Global Systems II)
• GEOL 1100 & GEOL 1110 (Dynamic Earth & Earth and Life Through Time)
• GEOL 1100 & GEOG 1020 or GEOG 1030 (Dynamic Earth & Global Systems I or II)
• PHYS 1500 & PHYS 1510 (General Physics I & General Physics II)
Available Substitutions
• HIST 1210/1220 (Technology and Civilization I/II) can be substituted for HIST 1010/1020 to satisfy the core History requirement(s)
• MATH 1610 can be substituted for the MATH 1680 requirement. Note that MATH 1610 has higher prerequisites th
an MATH 1680.
Additional options
WARNING – These options are NOT
recommended for HCoB students since they
include courses structured for Science &
Engineering students.
• BIOL 1020 & BIOL 1030
• BIOL 1020 & BIOL 1010**
• CHEM 1030 & CHEM 1040
• CHEM 1110 & CHEM 1020
• PHYS 1600 & PHYS 1610
• SCMH 1010 & PH
YS 1600
• SCMH 1010 & CHEM 1030
• SCMH 1010 & CHEM 1110
**Business majors who earn AP BIOL 1020
credit and have not earned a 2
nd
core
science credit should take BIOL 1010 to
satisfy the 8 hrs core science requirement.
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Finance Major Notes
- Finance majors must earn a ‘C’ or better in FINC 3610
- All 3000-5000 level business courses require junior standing (60 hrs)
- MNGT 4800 requires senior standing (90 hrs) and PR of the 3 Principles courses. Course must be completed at AU.
- Any directed reading course or internship course must receive departmental approval prior to registration
- Prerequisites and/or corequisites for Business courses are strictly enforced
- Refer to the AU Bulletin for info on course prereqs and descriptions http://bulletin.auburn.edu.coursesofinstruction
Required Finance Courses http://bulletin.auburn.edu/coursesofinstruction/finc/
• FINC 3010 Professional Development In Finance Pr./Cr. (FINC 3610 or FINC 3617) & (BUSI 2010)
• FINC 3610 Principles Of Business Finance Pr. ACCT 2110, ACCT 2117, ACCT 2810, or ACCT 3110
• FINC 3630 Advanced Business Finance Pr. (FINC 3610 or FINC 3617) and (BUAL 2600 or equivalent) A grade of C or
better in FINC 3610 is required to take this course.
• FINC 3640 Investments Pr. FINC 3610 or FINC 3617
• FINC 3700 Financial Markets Institutions Pr. FINC 3610 or FINC 3617
• FINC 3750 Financial Modeling Pr. FINC 3610 or FINC 3617, Pr./Cr. FINC 3630, FINC 3640
• FINC 4750 Advanced Financial Modeling (FMA students only) (Pr FINC 3750 – Financial Modeling & FINC 4650 –
Financial Statement Analysis or Departmental approval).
Choices for Finance Electives-Please research the pre-req requirements for the finance electives
Must complete at least two 4000-5000 level FINC electives
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• FINC 3200 Risk and Insurance
• FINC 3250 Principles of Real Estate
• FINC 3620 Small Business Finance
• FINC 4210 Property and Liability Insurance
• FINC 4220 Life Insurance
• FINC 4410 Fixed Income
• FINC 4520 International Financial Markets
• FINC 4630 Financial Strategy
• FINC 4650 Financial Statement Analysis
• FINC 4660 Security Analysis
• FINC 4700 Management of Financial Institutions
• FINC 4720 Financial Sector Reg and Supervision
• FINC 4750 Advanced Financial Modeling
• FINC 4760 Advanced Security Analysis
• FINC 4780 Advanced Portfolio Management
• FINC 4900 3-hr Directed Studies (requires departmental approval)
• FINC 4920 3-hr Internship (requires departmental approval)
• FINC 4970 Special Topics
• FINC 4997 3-hr Honors Thesis for Honors College students (requires departmental approval)
• FINC 5250 Real Estate Finance
• FINC 5260 Real Estate Investment
• FINC 5510 Multinational Financial Management
• FINC 5670 Mergers, Acquisitions, And Restructurings
• FINC 5680 Financial Engineering
• FINC 5740 Advanced Financial Analysis
FINC 3810-IS NOT AN OPTION FOR BUSINESS MAJORS http://bulletin.auburn.edu/coursesofinstruction/finc/
Additional Degree Requirements
Auburn University requires a minimum 2.0 major GPA & a minimum 2.0 AU cumulative GPA to satisfy graduation
requirements.