Program Overview

Temple University Program Details

University Requirements

All new students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum. Note that students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.

College Requirements

Students must meet College Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration, including the requirements of the major listed below. Students must attain an overall GPA of 2.0 and a 2.0 GPA in the major to graduate as a Finance major.

Major Requirements

Students must follow the Major Requirements and College Requirements current at the time of declaration. Students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University, College, and Major requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.

Requirements of Finance Major

The following courses are required for the Finance major:

• FIN 3504: Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 credit hours)
• FIN 3507: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credit hours)
• Select one of the following:
  • FIN 4596: Seminar in Corporate Finance 1 (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 4696: Seminar in Investment Analysis 1 (3 credit hours)
• Select three of the following:
  • FIN 3505: Bank Enterprise Risk Management (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3506: Derivatives and Financial Risk Management (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3508: Fixed Income Modeling and Analysis (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3509: Real Estate Investment and Finance 2 (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3512: Financial Modeling (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3513: Financial Statement Analysis (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3515: Financial Markets and Institutions for Business (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3516: Corporate Valuation (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3517: Financial Data Analysis (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3518: Financial Technology (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3519: Wealth Management 3 (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3526: Commercial Credit Essentials (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3551: International Finance (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3571: Owl Fund Seminar 4 (3 credit hours)
  • FIN 3671: Advanced Owl Fund Seminar 4 (3 credit hours) Total Credit Hours: 18

1. This major capstone is taken in the final semester, and all prerequisites must be met.
2. FIN 3509 cannot be used to meet the Finance major requirements if already used to meet another major, minor, or certificate requirement.
3. FIN 3519 cannot be used to meet the Finance major requirements if already used to meet another major, minor, or certificate requirement.
4. Requires permission of the instructor.