The study of finance prepares students for careers in corporate finance, investments, banking and real estate. Not eligible for a double degree with another College of Business Administration major.
Degree Requirements
- Students who change their degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students wanting to major in Finance must meet admission requirements for the major.
- Any student receiving a business degree must complete a minimum of 30 of the 60 upper level business credit hours for their degree program in the UCF College of Business Administration. Additionally, 12 of the 30 credit hours completed at UCF must be from the department or school in which the student majors.
- For students seeking a double major within the College of Business, a maximum of 6 hours of Required Courses for the Major or Restricted Electives may count towards another business major. Not eligible for a double degree with another College of Business Administration major.
- A maximum of 6 hours of Core Requirements or Restricted Electives may count towards another degree program or minor.
- Students in the Finance major must maintain a 2.75 or higher cumulative Grade Point Average in all 3000 level or higher Finance courses taken at UCF and a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA in all College of Business courses taken at UCF. Failure to maintain the required GPAs will result in the student being placed on Lack of Progress in the major and/or College. If a student on Lack of Progress fails to achieve the minimum required GPA in the subsequent term of enrollment, the student will be dismissed from the Finance major and/or College of Business. Students dismissed from their major are not eligible to declare a minor in the major they were dismissed from. Students who change their major while on Lack of Progress in the Major and take courses in a subsequent term of enrollment are not permitted to return to the major or minor for which they were placed on Lack of Progress. A student who is dismissed may seek consideration for readmittance into the College or major by submitting an academic appeal through the College indicating the reasons for academic difficulties and positive plans for achieving the required GPA. Readmission is not automatic or guaranteed and as an exception to College policy is rarely granted.
- Students must earn a "B" or higher in FIN 3403 and ACG 3173 (or a "C" or higher in ACG 3131). In addition, only grades of "C" or higher transfer into the program and students must earn a minimum of "C" or higher in all business courses. This includes all courses under requirements Common Program Prerequisites (CPP), Core Requirements: Advanced Level (Primary Core, Secondary Core and Required Courses for Major), Restricted Electives and Capstone Requirements below.
- The College of Business does not permit Common Program Prerequisites, Primary Core, Secondary Core, Capstone, or any major/elective course to be taken on an elective S/U grading basis.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
42 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Primary Core
- Complete the following:
- ACG3173 - Accounting for Decision-Makers (3)
- QMB3200 - Quantitative Business Tools II (3)
- FIN3403 - Business Finance (3)
- MAN3025 - Management of Organizations (3)
- MAR3023 - Marketing (3)
- Secondary Core
- Complete the following:
- GEB3006 - Introduction to Career Development and Financial Plannings (3)
- GEB3005 - Career Search Strategy (1)
- BUL3130 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (3)
- MAR3203 - Supply Chain and Operations Management (3)
- GEB4223 - Business Interviewing Techniques (1)
- GEB4004 - Executing Your Career Plan (1)
- QMB3602 - Business Research for Decision Making (3)
- Required Courses for Major
- Complete the following:
- FIN3414 - Intermediate Corporate Finance (3)
- FIN4243 - Debt and Money Markets (3)
- FIN4504 - Equity and Capital Markets (3)
- FIN4424 - Advanced Topics in Financial Management (3)
Electives
9 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- FIN3124 - Introduction to Financial Planning and Wealth Management (3)
- FIN3461 - Financial Statement Analysis (3)
- FIN4324 - Commercial Bank Management (3)
- FIN4450 - Foundations of FinTech (3)
- FIN4514 - Portfolio Analysis and Management (3)
- FIN4533 - Financial Derivatives (3)
- FIN4604 - International Financial Management (3)
- FIN4133 - Financial Plan Development (3)
- Prerequisites: FIN3124 requires FIN3140 with B or better. FIN3461 requires FIN3403 with B or better. FIN4324 requires FIN4243 with C or better. FIN4450: Requires FIN3403 with B or better, ECO4444. FIN4514: Requires FIN4504 with a C or better. FIN4533: Requires FIN4243 or FIN4504 with a C or better. FIN4604: Requires FIN3403 with B or better. FIN4133: Requires FIN3124, RMI3011, BUL4135 with a C or better.
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: Any upper-level business course.
Restricted Electives
6 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- BUL4135 - Business Law, Estate Planning, Tax, and Financial Planning (3)
- RMI3011 - Risk Management and Insurance (3)
- FIN4560 - Applied Portfolio Management (3)
- FIN4433 - Private Equity (3)
- ACG3141 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3)
- ECO4412 - Econometrics I (3)
- ECO4422 - Econometrics II (3)
- ECO3101 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
- ECO4443 - Introduction to Business Analytics (3)
- MAR3391 - Professional Selling (3)
- REE4203 - Commercial Real Estate Finance (3)
- REE4303 - Real Estate Investment Analysis (3)
- FIN4941 - Finance Internship (3)
- FIN4451 - FinTech for Decision Makers (3)
- FIN4903H - Honors Directed Reading I. (1-99).
- FIN4970H - Honors Undergraduate Thesis I (1-99).
- FIN4906 - Directed Independent Study (1-99).
- Finance Restricted Electives Notes: ACG 3141 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II : Must be an accounting major or accounting minor to register for this course.ACG3141 requires ACG3131 with B or better. FIN 4941 - Finance Internship: Requires an overall GPA of 2.75 and a 3.0 GPA in the major. FIN4903H - Honors Directed Reading I: Must be in the UCF Honors in the Major Program. FIN 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Must be in the UCF Honors in the Major Program. FIN4906 Directed Independent Study: Requires Department Approval. FIN4451 Fintech for Decision Makers: Requires Department Approval and ECO4444. FIN4430 Private Equity: Requires FIN450 Equity and Capital Markets (FIN4424 Advanced Topics is recommended). FIN4560 Applied Portfolio Management: Requires FIN3414 AND FIN4504 (FIN4514 recommended). FIN4451 requires FIN4450. BUL4135: Requires a B or better in FIN3140. ECO 4412: Requires ECO 2013, ECO 2023, and ECO 3411. ECO4422: Requires ECO4412. ECO 4443: Requires FIN4243 and FIN 4504 with C or better. ECO3101: Requires ECO2012, ECO2023, and ECO3401.
- Students can select 2 courses from the Finance electives above, in lieu of restricted electives.
Capstone Requirement
3 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- MAN4720 - Strategic Management (3)
- Admitted to a Business major, senior standing, and completion of MAN 3025, MAR 3023, FIN 3403, QMB 3200, and ACG 3173 or ACG 3131 are required to register for MAN 4720.
Grand Total Credits: 60
Electives
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation
Graduation
Additional Requirements
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- A minimum major GPA of 2.75 and a minimum College of Business GPA of 2.0.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Honors In Major
- Eligibility: Requirements for admission to the Honors in the Major program are: completion of at least 60 credit hours, completion of at least 12 upper division hours, at least a 3.5 GPA in the major, at least a 3.2 upper-division GPA, and at least two semesters remaining prior to graduation.
- Admission: Application for admission to the Honors in the Major program must be approved by both the Chair of the Finance Department and Associate Dean of the Honors College plus the payment of $25.00 one-time membership dues.
- Requirements: Students accepted into the Honors in the Major program must complete two honors courses (total of 6 credit hours) as follows:
Honors in Major Credit Requirements (6 Credit Hours)
Required Honors Reading Course (3 Credit Hours)
- FIN 4903H - Honors Directed Reading I Credit Hours: 3
Required Honors Thesis (3 Credit Hours)
- FIN 4970H - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Credit Hours: 3
Additional Information
Related Programs
Certificates
- Finance: Banking Certificate
- Finance: Corporate Finance Certificate
- Finance: Investments Certificate
- FinTech Certificate
Related Minors
Advising Notes
- Florida College System students are advised to complete the Associate of Arts degree, to include the general education requirements, the common program prerequisites for the SUS system, and college algebra.
- Orientation and advising are two of the most valuable tools that a student can make use of when transferring to UCF. Be sure that you take advantage of both.
Transfer Notes
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide a course syllabus and any other supporting information with his/her petition for this evaluation.
- Common Program Prerequisites for the State University System for College of Business Administration programs include Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Calculus, Statistics, and a relevant computer class. At UCF Business, students who have completed the calculus and statistics class will be waived from Quantitative Business Tools I. Students who have completed either the calculus or the statistics, but not both, must take Quantitative Business Tools I.
- Subject to the general grade and residence requirements, credit will be granted for transferred course work equivalent to that required in the UCF Business program. Only grades of "C" or higher transfer into the program and students must have a "C" or better in each common program prerequisites class.
- Any student receiving a business degree must complete a minimum of 30 of the 60 upper level business credit hours for their degree program in the UCF College of Business Administration. Additionally, 12 of the 30 credit hours completed at UCF must be from the department or school in which the student majors.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $30 per term
- Full-Time Student: $60 per term
