Program Overview

Program Overview

The Finance Major with Corporate Financial Management Option is a Bachelor of Science in Business degree program offered by the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.

Program Curriculum

The program requires a total of 125 credit hours, including:

• Degree Core Requirements: 21 credits
  • ACIS 2116: Principles of Accounting 1,2 (3 credits)
  • BIT 3414: Operations and Supply Chain Management 2,# (3 credits)
  • FIN 3104: Introduction to Finance 2,# (3 credits)
  • FIN 3054: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 2,7,# (3 credits)
  • MGT 2314: Introduction to International Business 2 (3 credits)
  • MGT 4394: Strategic Management 2,# (3 credits)
  • MKTG 3104: Marketing Management 2,# (3 credits)
• Major Requirements: 28 credits
  • ACIS 1504: Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence 1,2 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 2115: Principles of Accounting 1,2 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 2504: Introduction to Accounting Analytics # (3 credits)
  • ENGL 3764: Technical Writing # (3 credits)
  • FIN 2164: Survey of Finance and Career Planning (1 credit)
  • FIN 3134: Financial Analytics 5,# (3 credits)
  • FIN 3144: Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives 5,6,# (3 credits)
  • FIN 3154: Corporate Financial Analytics and Strategy 5,6,# (3 credits)
  • MGT 1104: Foundations of Business 2 (3 credits)
  • MGT 3404: Principles of Management 2,# (3 credits)
• Option Required Courses: 15 credits
  • ACIS 3115: Intermediate Financial Accounting # (3 credits)
  • FIN 4234: Venture Capital and Investment Banking 8,# (3 credits)
  • FIN 4244: Asset Valuation and Corporate Governance 8,# (3 credits)
  • FIN 4264: Managing Risk with Derivatives 8,# (3 credits)
  • FCFM Electives 8,# (3 credits)
• Free Electives: 18 credits
• Pathways to General Education: 43 credits

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must:

• Complete a total of 125 credit hours
• Achieve an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0
• Meet the requirements for the Finance Major with Corporate Financial Management Option
• Complete the necessary pre-requisites for all courses
• Transfer courses according to university policies

Policy 91

Pamplin students in a business degree program must complete eight business courses with a grade of C- or higher by 72 attempted credit hours (or 90 attempted credit hours for students with more than 18 transfer credits).

Roadmap

The program roadmap outlines the course sequence for each year of the program:

• First Year:
  • Fall Semester: ACIS 1504, MATH 1524, MGT 1104, COMM 1015, FIN 2164, Pathway 2 (3 credits)
  • Spring Semester: ACIS 2115, ECON 2005, BIT 2405, COMM 1016, SOC 1004
• Second Year:
  • Fall Semester: ACIS 2116, ECON 2006, BIT 2406, FIN 3104, Pathway 4 (3 credits), Pathway 6a (3 credits)
  • Spring Semester: FIN 3134, ACIS 2504, Pathway 2 (3 credits), Pathway 4 (3 credits), Free Elective (3 credits)
• Third Year:
  • Fall Semester: FIN 3144, FIN 3154, ACIS 3115 or ACIS 4194, FIN 3054, MGT 3404
  • Spring Semester: FIN 4244, FCFM Elective, BIT 3414, ENGL 3764 or ENGL 3774 or ENGL 2844, MKTG 3104
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall Semester: FIN 4234, FIN 4264, Pathway 6d (3 credits), Free Elective (3 credits), Free Elective (3 credits)
  • Spring Semester: MGT 2314 or HTM 2314, MGT 4394, Free Elective (3 credits), Free Elective (3 credits), Free Elective (3 credits)

FCFM Electives

Students must choose one of the following FCFM Electives:

• FIN 3114: Python/SQL for Data Analytics and Finance # (3 credits)
• FIN 4144: International Financial Management # (3 credits)
• FIN 4214: Financial Modeling in Excel 8,# (3 credits)