College of Business Administration

FINANCE: Certificates *

Restricted to finance majors

Certificates will be awarded only at the time of degree completion.

12-15 hrs
Credit Hour Requirements
15 hrs
Certificate in Banking
FIN 4313Management of Financial Institutions3 hrs
FIN 4324Commercial Bank Management3 hrs
ACG 3131Financial Accounting Concepts & Analysis3 hrs
ACG 3141Intermediate Financial Accounting3 hrs
MAR 3391Professional Selling or 
FIN 4941**Internship3 hrs
  • An internship must be a paid internship with a financial services firm, and must be approved by the Department of Financial Internship coordinator and a banking faculty member. Both MAR 3391 and FIN 4941 are recommended if the student’s schedule allows it.
  • No course grade lower than a C will be accepted for the certificate requirements, and the average GPA for the five courses must be 3.0 or higher.
12 hrs
Certificate in Corporate Finance
ACG 3131Financial Accounting Concepts & Analysis3 hrs
FIN 3414Intermediate Corporate Finance3 hrs
FIN 3470Financial Statement Analysis or3 hrs
FIN 4424Adv Topics in Financial Management3 hrs
FIN 4941**Internship3 hrs
12 hrs
Certificate in Investments
FIN 3504Investment Analysis3 hrs
FIN 4514Portfolio Analysis and Management3 hrs
FIN 4533Financial Derivatives3 hrs
**FIN 4941Internship3 hrs

* Restricted to finance majors. These certificates do not require additional hours beyond the finance major program. They are intended to allow students to develop specializations in areas of interest.