Major Requirements

For the Finance major, students will complete all LMU and CBA core requirements. Students must also complete at least five courses in the finance area including the three required courses: FNCE 3400 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, FNCE 3415 Valuation and Financial Modeling and FNCE 3420 Investments. Two additional finance courses carrying a minimum of four semester hours each must also be chosen.

A cumulative GPA of C (2.0) must be achieved in all courses required in the major (all business, economics and math courses). 

View course descriptions in the LMU Bulletin.

    • BCOR 1910 Business for Good - 2 semester hours
    • BCOR 2110 Financial Accounting - 4 semester hours
    • BCOR 2120 Accounting Information for Decision Making - 4 semester hours
    • BCOR 2210 Legal Environment of Business - 2 semester hours
    • BCOR 2710 Business Information Technology - 4 semester hours
    • ECON 1050 Introductory Economics - 4 semester hours
    • ECON 2300 Introductory Statistics - 4 semester hours
    • MATH 112 Calculus for Business - 3 semester hours
    • BCOR 3510 Marketing and Business Communications - 4 semester hours
    • BCOR 3610 Managing People and Organizations - 4 semester hours
    • BCOR 4910 Business Ethics and Sustainability - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 3400 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance - 4 semester hours
    • One course from the "Quantitative Methods for Business" course-list (e.g., BCOR 3750) - 4 semester hours
    • One course from the "International/Global Awareness" course-list (e.g., BCOR 3860) - 4 semester hours
    • One course from the "Strategic Business Integrations" course-list (e.g., BCOR 4970) - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 1401 Planning for a Career in Finance - 0 semester hours
    • FNCE 3400 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 3415 Valuation and Financial Modeling - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 3420 Investments - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 3440 Mergers and Acquisitions - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 3456 Entertainment Finance - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 3497 Internship - 1 semester hours
    • FNCE 4420 Real Estate Finance, Investment and Entrepreneurship - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4425 Real Estate Development - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4430 Capital Markets - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4440 Financial Modeling and Analytics - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4480 International Finance - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4491 Student Investment Fund: Security Analysis - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4492 Student Investment Fund: Portfolio Management - 4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4493 Student Investment Fund: Investment Research Lab - 2 semester hours
    • FNCE 4498 Special Studies - 1-4 semester hours
    • FNCE 4499 Independent Studies - 1-4 semester hours

Four-Year Plan

This four-year plan represents a suggested order or sequence of courses that students can follow to earn a B.B.A. in Finance.