Total Semester Hours Required for the Degree: 120 semester hours
Major
The Finance major provides students with a basic knowledge of corporate financial management, financial institutions, investments, real estate, and insurance. Completion of the appropriate finance electives qualifies the student to sit for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP庐) Certification Examination, the examination requirement for Certified Financial Planner鈩 professionals.聽
The BSB in Finance Comprises:
43 semester hours in general education
38 semester hours in the business core*
27 semester hours in major courses and major electives; and
12 semester hours in electives
Major Courses
FIN 3720
Investments. (3 credits)
FIN 3730
Financial Markets: Commodities, Derivatives, and Securities. (3 credits)
FIN 3780
Long-Term Financial Management. (3 credits)
FIN 4220
Applied Securities Analysis. (3 credits)
Plus five courses selected from the following major electives (at least four must have the FIN prefix):
ACC 3200
Intermediate Financial Accounting I. (3 credits)
ACC 3300
Management and Cost Accounting. (3 credits)
FIN 3300
Fundamentals of Financial and Tax Planning. (3 credits)
(See footnote #)
FIN 3740
Real Estate Fundamentals. (3 credits)
FIN 3750
Management of Financial Institutions. (3 credits)
FIN 3760
Real Estate Investment. (3 credits)
FIN 3770
Working Capital Management. (3 credits)
FIN 3900
Risk and Insurance. (3 credits)
(See footnote #)
FIN 4110
Special Topics in Finance. (3 credits)
FIN 4200
Portfolio Management. (3 credits)
(See footnote #)
FIN 4220
Applied Securities Analysis. (3 credits)
FIN 4275
Internship in Finance. (1 to 15 credits)
FIN 4300
Retirement and Estate Planning. (3 credits)
(See footnote #)
FIN 4400
Financial Analysis and Planning. (3 credits)
FIN 4500
Financial Planning Case Studies. (3 credits)
(See footnote #)
FIN 4820
International Finance. (3 credits)
Footnotes:
*Finance majors must complete BUS 3710 with a grade of 鈥淐鈥 or better
#Students seeking to qualify to sit for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP庐) Certification Examination must complete these courses.
Calculation of the major GPA is based on courses taken at EIU with the prefix BUS and FIN, plus ACC 3200 and ACC 3300.
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
