Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business 57 courses 120 total credits
The Department of Finance has a rich tradition of educating leaders who excel in all aspects of the discipline of finance. Whether you aspire to ascend to the top ranks of the venture capital industry, execute multimillion-dollar real estate deals, or become a successful entrepreneur with your own ideas and drive, the Bachelor of Science program in finance equips you to succeed. In particular, the Investment Banking Industry Scholars program mentors you if you're interested in working on Wall Street. The student investment management fund provides you the opportunity to manage an actual investment portfolio worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Finance department faculty members are considered among the top researchers in the world because of their scholarly publications. The professional advisory board, comprising leading professionals from the financial services, manufacturing, energy, investment banking and real estate sectors, provides a sounding board for new ideas and is a job resource for top graduates.
| Total Credits | 120 credits |
Career Navigation
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 148 | First-Year Introduction to Career Development | 0.25 |
| WPC 248 or WPC 347 | Sophomore Career Narrative Design or Intermediate Career Management | 0.25 |
| WPC 348 | Junior Networking Foundations | 0.25 |
| WPC 448 | Senior Career Transition Management | 0.25 |
| Total Career Navigation | 1 credits | |
Business Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LES 305 | Business Law and Ethics for Managers | 3 |
| MGT 300 or MGT 303 | Principles of Management and Leadership or Honors Organizational Strategies, Leadership, and Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 300 or MKT 303 | Marketing and Business Performance or Honors Marketing Theory and Practice | 3 |
| SCM 300 or SCM 303 | Global Supply Operations or Honors Global Supply Operations | 3 |
| WPC 300 | Problem Solving and Actionable Analytics | 3 |
| Total Business Core Courses | 15 credits | |
Business Core Courses - Upper Division International Business Course:
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGB 302 | International Management and Agribusiness | 3 |
| ECN 306 | Survey of International Economics | 3 |
| MGT 302 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| MKT 425 | Global Marketing Management | |
| SCM 463 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Total | 3 credits | |
Major Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 340 | External Reporting I | 3 |
| FIN 302 or FIN 303 | Managerial Finance or Honors Finance | 3 |
| FIN 361 | Advanced Managerial Finance | 3 |
| FIN 421 | Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 |
| FIN 461 | Financial Cases and Modeling | 3 |
| Total Major Courses | 15 credits | |
Major Courses - Upper Division Finance Major Electives:
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Business Capstone
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 480 | W. P. Carey Capstone Course | 3 |
| Total Business Capstone | 3 credits | |
Business Skills Courses - Complete one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 232 | Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 231 | Uses of Accounting Information I | 3 |
| ACC 261 | Honors Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
Business Skills Courses - Complete one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 242 | Managerial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 241 | Uses of Accounting Information II | 3 |
| ACC 271 | Honors Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
Business Skills Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIS 105 | Computer Applications and Information Technology | 3 |
| ECN 211 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECN 212 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECN 221 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 210 | Brief Calculus | 3 |
| MAT 211 | Mathematics for Business Analysis | 3 |
| Total Business Skills Courses | 18 credits | |
Other Business Courses
PSY Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE) 3 credit hours SOC Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE) 3 credit hours
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 259 | Communication in Business and the Professions | 3 |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing | 3 |
| WPC 150 | Business and Society | 3 |
| Total Other Business Courses | 9 credits | |
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 101 | Student Success in Business | 1 |
| Total ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | 1 credits | |
First-Year Composition
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years. Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in all courses offered by the W. P. Carey School of Business. Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in major courses. Students must complete a minimum of 31 credit hours of W. P. Carey School of Business courses at ASU.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 105 | Advanced First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 107 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition | |
| Total First-Year Composition | 6 credits | |
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