Finance majors 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 finance 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 or BCOR 2720 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 3410 Fundamentals of Finance - 4 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
    • 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 3415 Valuation and Financial Modeling - 4 semester hours
    • ACCT 3110 Intermediate Accounting - 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 3488 Commercial Banking - 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.