- Graduates will be able to understand essential business concepts and how the various functional areas of business are related.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of ethical concepts and corporate social responsibility and be able to evaluate business problems from multiple ethical perspectives.
- Graduates will be able to identify and structure business problems, propose actionable solutions to business problems and, when applicable, utilize appropriate technology.
- Graduates will be able to demonstrate effective written communication.
- Graduates will be able to understand how cultures, politics, laws, ethics and economies influence and impact business and use tools and concepts to analyze and formulate an international business strategy.
- Graduates will be able to gather data and perform the analysis needed to value any real or financial asset.
- Graduates will be able to understand the value of, and tools and techniques for, implementing risk-management strategies.
Eighteen to twenty-one credits in addition to FIN 3010 Principles of Finance (3 cr), which is taken as a business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) requirement, are required.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE CORE | 32-35 | |
| BUSINESS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| Program Requirements | 15 | |
| Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) | 48 | |
| Major-Specific Finance Requirements | 12 | |
FIN 3330 | Fixed Income Securities and Markets | |
FIN 3630 | Equity Securities and Markets | |
FIN 4230 | Financial Management | |
FIN 4650 | Derivative Securities and Markets | |
| Finance Major Electives or Concentration | 6-9 | |
| Choose 6-9 credits of Finance Major Electives or a Concentration | ||
FIN 3140 | Insurance | |
FIN 4130 | Real Estate | |
FIN 4160 | Commercial Real Estate | |
FIN 4250 | International Financial Management | |
FIN 4330 | Financial Modeling and Analysis | |
FIN 4440 | Personal Financial Planning | |
FIN 4450 | Retirement & Estate Planning | |
FIN 4630 | Applied Portfolio Management | |
FIN 4810 | Introduction to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency | |
| GENERAL ELECTIVES | 18-21 | |
| Total Credits | 120-123 | |
Continuation Standards
Finance students must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA) in all courses used to fulfill the major-specific course requirements.
Students will be on program probation if their GPA in major-specific courses used to fulfill major requirements falls below a 2.00. Students will have one semester to increase their major-specific cumulative GPA to a 2.00; if not, students will not be allowed to register for 3000- or 4000-level major-specific courses.
Students will be automatically placed on University probation if any of the following occur:
- Their Saint Louis University cumulative grade point average falls below 2.00
- Their Saint Louis University semester grade point average is below a 1.00
- More than two "incomplete" or two "in-progress" grades on their academic transcript
During the probationary period, advisors help students achieve academic success by closely monitoring their academic performance.
In order to improve scholastically and demonstrate their ability to make progress toward a degree, students on probation may not register for more than 12 credits in the fall and spring semesters, three credits in the winter term, and no more than one course/four credits in any single summer session term.
The conditions under which a student is dismissed from the school include:
- Inability to eliminate probationary status within the two semesters subsequent to the assignment of probation or
- A grade point average deficit of more than 15 points.
For more information, see University Academic Policies and Procedures.
Financial Analysis Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 4630 | Applied Portfolio Management | 3 |
| ACCT 3110 | Financial Reporting I | 3 |
| ACCT 4110 | Financial Reporting II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Financial Planning Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 4440 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| FIN 4450 | Retirement & Estate Planning | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Real Estate Finance Concentration
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 4130 | Real Estate | 3 |
| FIN 4160 | Commercial Real Estate | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
Standard Track
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE 1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar 1 | 2 |
| BIZ 1000 | Business Foundations 1 | 1 |
| CMM 1200 or CMM 1250 |
Public Speaking 2 or Communicating in Groups and Teams |
3 |
| CORE 1900 | Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication 1 | 3 |
| CORE 3800 | Ways of Thinking: Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas (MATH 1200, if appropriate) 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 1320 or MATH 1510 |
Survey of Calculus 2, 3 or Calculus I |
3 |
| PSY 1010 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CORE 1600 | Ultimate Questions: Theology | 3 |
| BIZ 1100/1002 | Business in Action | 1 |
| BTM 2000 | Introduction to Business Technology Management | 3 |
| ECON 1900 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2500 | Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation | 0 |
| CORE 1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | 3 |
| ACCT 2200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| IB 2000 | Introduction to International Business (meets University Core Attribute: Global Interdependence) | 3 |
| OPM 2070 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE 3400 | Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture | 3 |
| ACCT 2220 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BIZ 3000 | Career Foundations | 1 |
| BTM 2500 | Data Modeling, Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| MKT 3000 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2800 | Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression | 3 |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics (meets University CORE Attribute: Dignity, Ethics & a Just Society) | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGT 3000 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| OPM 3050 | Introduction to Management Science and Operations Management | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective that Satisfies University Core Attribute: Identities in Context | 3 | |
| FIN 3330 | Fixed Income Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| FIN 3630 | Equity Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| MGT 2000 | Legal Environment of Business I | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 4000 | Collaborative Inquiry | 3 |
| CORE 4500 | Reflection-in-Action | 0 |
| ENGL 4000 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| FIN 4230 | Financial Management (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| Finance Major Elective | 3 | |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4000 | Strategic Management and Policy 6 | 3 |
| FIN 4650 | Derivative Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| Finance Major Elective | 3 | |
| Electives in Business or Other Areas 7 | 4 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Must complete in first 36 credit hours at SLU.
- 2
Must complete in first 60 credit hours at SLU.
- 3
MATH 1510 highly recommended.
- 4
Must take second semester sophomore year unless studying abroad.
- 6
Must have completed all other Business Common Body of Knowledge courses.
- 7
General electives may be selected from any area of study within the University, giving the student the opportunity to diversify their experiences. Students should consider University Undergraduate CORE attribute requirements when selecting electives.
Financial Analysis Concentration
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE 1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar 1 | 2 |
| BIZ 1000 | Business Foundations 1 | 1 |
| CMM 1200 or CMM 1250 |
Public Speaking 2 or Communicating in Groups and Teams |
3 |
| CORE 1900 | Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication 1 | 3 |
| CORE 3800 | Ways of Thinking: Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas (MATH 1200, if appropriate) 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 1320 or MATH 1510 |
Survey of Calculus 2, 3 or Calculus I |
3 |
| PSY 1010 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CORE 1600 | Ultimate Questions: Theology | 3 |
| BIZ 1100/1002 | Business in Action | 1 |
| BTM 2000 | Introduction to Business Technology Management | 3 |
| ECON 1900 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2500 | Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation | 0 |
| CORE 1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | 3 |
| ACCT 2200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| IB 2000 | Introduction to International Business (meets University Core Attribute: Global Interdependence) | 3 |
| OPM 2070 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE 3400 | Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture | 3 |
| ACCT 2220 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BIZ 3000 | Career Foundations 4 | 1 |
| BTM 2500 | Data Modeling, Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| MKT 3000 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2800 | Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression | 3 |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics (meets University CORE Attribute: Dignity, Ethics & a Just Society) | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGT 3000 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| OPM 3050 | Introduction to Management Science and Operations Management | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective that Satisfies University Core Attribute: Identities in Context | 3 | |
| ACCT 3110 | Financial Reporting I (Financial Analysis Concentration requirement) 8 | 3 |
| FIN 3330 | Fixed Income Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| FIN 3630 | Equity Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| MGT 2000 | Legal Environment of Business I | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 4000 | Collaborative Inquiry | 3 |
| CORE 4500 | Reflection-in-Action | 0 |
| ENGL 4000 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| FIN 4230 | Financial Management (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| FIN 4630 | Applied Portfolio Management (Financial Analysis Concentration requirement) | 3 |
| ACCT 4110 | Financial Reporting II (Financial Analysis Concentration requirement) 8 | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4000 | Strategic Management and Policy 6 | 3 |
| FIN 4650 | Derivative Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| Electives in Business or Other Areas 7 | 7 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Must complete in first 36 credit hours at SLU.
- 2
Must complete in first 60 credit hours at SLU.
- 3
MATH 1510 highly recommended.
- 4
Must take second semester sophomore year unless studying abroad.
- 6
Must have completed all other Business Common Body of Knowledge courses.
- 7
General electives may be selected from any area of study within the University, giving the student the opportunity to diversify their experiences. Students should consider University Undergraduate CORE attribute requirements when selecting electives.
- 8
In addition to course prerequisites, a minimum 2.7 cumulative SLU GPA is a prerequisite for 3000 and 4000-level accounting courses.
Financial Planning Concentration
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE 1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar 1 | 2 |
| BIZ 1000 | Business Foundations 1 | 1 |
| CMM 1200 or CMM 1250 |
Public Speaking 2 or Communicating in Groups and Teams |
3 |
| CORE 1900 | Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication 1 | 3 |
| CORE 3800 | Ways of Thinking: Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas (MATH 1200, if appropriate) 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 1320 or MATH 1510 |
Survey of Calculus 2, 3 or Calculus I |
3 |
| PSY 1010 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CORE 1600 | Ultimate Questions: Theology | 3 |
| BIZ 1100/1002 | Business in Action | 1 |
| BTM 2000 | Introduction to Business Technology Management | 3 |
| ECON 1900 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2500 | Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation | 0 |
| CORE 1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | 3 |
| ACCT 2200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| IB 2000 | Introduction to International Business (meets University Core Attribute: Global Interdependence) | 3 |
| OPM 2070 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE 3400 | Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture | 3 |
| ACCT 2220 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BIZ 3000 | Career Foundations 4 | 1 |
| BTM 2500 | Data Modeling, Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| MKT 3000 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2800 | Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression | 3 |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics (meets University CORE Attribute: Dignity, Ethics & a Just Society) | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGT 3000 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| OPM 3050 | Introduction to Management Science and Operations Management | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective that Satisfies University Core Attribute: Identities in Context | 3 | |
| FIN 3330 | Fixed Income Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| FIN 3630 | Equity Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| MGT 2000 | Legal Environment of Business I | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 4000 | Collaborative Inquiry | 3 |
| CORE 4500 | Reflection-in-Action | 0 |
| ENGL 4000 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| FIN 4440 or FIN 4450 |
Personal Financial Planning (Financial Planning Concentration requirement) or Retirement & Estate Planning |
3 |
| FIN 4230 | Financial Management (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4000 | Strategic Management and Policy 6 | 3 |
| FIN 4450 or FIN 4440 |
Retirement & Estate Planning (Financial Planning Concentration requirement) or Personal Financial Planning |
3 |
| FIN 4650 | Derivative Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| Electives in Business or Other Areas 7 | 4 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Must complete in first 36 credit hours at SLU.
- 2
Must complete in first 60 credit hours at SLU.
- 3
MATH 1510 highly recommended.
- 4
Must take second semester sophomore year unless studying abroad.
- 6
Must have completed all other Business Common Body of Knowledge courses.
- 7
General electives may be selected from any area of study within the University, giving the student the opportunity to diversify their experiences. Students should consider University Undergraduate CORE attribute requirements when selecting electives.
Real Estate Finance Concentration
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE 1000 | Ignite First Year Seminar 1 | 2 |
| BIZ 1000 | Business Foundations 1 | 1 |
| CMM 1200 or CMM 1250 |
Public Speaking 2 or Communicating in Groups and Teams |
3 |
| CORE 1900 | Eloquentia Perfecta 1: Written and Visual Communication 1 | 3 |
| CORE 3800 | Ways of Thinking: Natural and Applied Sciences | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas (MATH 1200, if appropriate) 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 1320 or MATH 1510 |
Survey of Calculus 2, 3 or Calculus I |
3 |
| PSY 1010 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CORE 1600 | Ultimate Questions: Theology | 3 |
| BIZ 1100/1002 | Business in Action | 1 |
| BTM 2000 | Introduction to Business Technology Management | 3 |
| ECON 1900 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2500 | Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation | 0 |
| CORE 1700 | Ultimate Questions: Philosophy | 3 |
| ACCT 2200 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| IB 2000 | Introduction to International Business (meets University Core Attribute: Global Interdependence) | 3 |
| OPM 2070 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE 3400 | Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture | 3 |
| ACCT 2220 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BIZ 3000 | Career Foundations 4 | 1 |
| BTM 2500 | Data Modeling, Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
| ECON 3120 or ECON 3140 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics or Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
| MKT 3000 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 2800 | Eloquentia Perfecta 3: Creative Expression | 3 |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics (meets University CORE Attribute: Dignity, Ethics & a Just Society) | 3 |
| FIN 3010 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGT 3000 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| OPM 3050 | Introduction to Management Science and Operations Management | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective that Satisfies University Core Attribute: Identities in Context | 3 | |
| FIN 3330 | Fixed Income Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| FIN 3630 | Equity Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| MGT 2000 | Legal Environment of Business I | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE 4000 | Collaborative Inquiry | 3 |
| CORE 4500 | Reflection-in-Action | 0 |
| ENGL 4000 | Professional Writing | 3 |
| FIN 4130 or FIN 4160 |
Real Estate (Real Estate Concentration requirement) or Commercial Real Estate |
3 |
| FIN 4230 | Financial Management (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| Elective in Business or Other Areas 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4000 | Strategic Management and Policy 6 | 3 |
| FIN 4130 or FIN 4160 |
Real Estate (Real Estate Concentration requirement) or Commercial Real Estate |
3 |
| FIN 4650 | Derivative Securities and Markets (Finance Major requirement) | 3 |
| Electives in Business or Other Areas 7 | 4 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
- <p>Must complete in first 36 credit hours at SLU.</p>
- 2
- <p>Must complete in first 60 credit hours at SLU.</p>
- 3
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- 4
- <p>Must take second semester sophomore year unless studying abroad.</p>
- 6
- <p>Must have completed all other Business Common Body of Knowledge courses.</p>
- 7
- <p>General electives may be selected from any area of study within the University, giving the student the opportunity to diversify their experiences.  Students should consider University Undergraduate CORE attribute requirements when selecting electives.</p>
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