Finance
The undergraduate curriculum in this major is designed to provide familiarity with the instruments and institutions of finance and with a financial approach for structuring and analyzing management decisions. Study in finance, along with appropriate electives, provides academic preparation for careers in corporate financial management; commercial banking, savings and credit institutions; investment analysis; and the selling of financial instruments and services.
Finance Requirements
Note: Nearly all of the following courses have prerequisites and many require admission to the School of Business. Prerequisites for 300-level and 400-level courses are strictly enforced. Senior standing and Integrative Core are prerequisites for all 400-level Business courses. Some elective courses are offered on a limited basis. See a Kelley School of Business academic advisor for details concerning these and other requirements.
Required Business Courses (9 credit hours)
- BUS-A 310 (3 cr.) Management Decisions and Financial Reporting
- P: BUS-A 201, BUS-A 202
- BUS-F 305 (3 cr.) Intermediate Finance
- P: Kelley admit, BUS-F 301
- BUS-F 303 (3 cr.) Intermediate Investments
- P: Kelley admit, I-Core BUS-F 305, BUS-A 310 or concurrent
Electives: Choose 2 from the following list (6 credit hours)
- BUS-F 402 (3 cr.) Corporate Financial Strategy/Governance
- P: Kelley admit, I-Core, BUS-F 305, BUS-A 310
- BUS-F 446 (3 cr.) Bank and Financial Intermediation
- P: Kelley admit, I-Core, BUS-F 305, BUS-A 310
- BUS-F 494 (3 cr.) International Financial Management
- P: Kelley admit, BUS-F 301
- BUS- F420 (3 cr.) Equity and Fixed Income Investment
- P: Kelley admit, I-Core, BUS-F 305, BUS-F 303, BUS-A 310
Area of Specialization: Choose 3 from the following list (9 credit hours)
- BUS-A 312 (3 cr.) Intermediate Accounting II
- P: Kelley admit, BUS-A 311
- BUS-A 325 (3 cr.) Cost Accounting
- P: Kelley admit, BUS-A 201, BUS-A 202
- BUS- A328 (3 cr.) Introduction to Taxation
- P: Kelley admit, BUS-A 201, BUS-A 202
- ECON-E 305 (3 cr.) Money and Banking
- P: ECON-E 201, ECON-E 202
- ECON-E 470 (3 cr.) Intro to Econometrics
- P: ECON-E 270, MATH-M 119
- BUS-R 305 (3 cr.) Introduction to Real Estate Analysis
- P: Kelley admit, BUS-F 301
- BUS-R 440 (3 cr.) Real Estate Appraisals
- P: Kelley admit, I-Core, BUS-F 305
- BUS-R 443 (3 cr.) Real Estate and Investment Analysis
- P: Kelley admit, I-Core, BUS-F 305
Finance Faculty
- Catherine Bonser-Neal
- BS 4054
317-274-3448 - Kenneth A. Carow
- BS 4056
317-274-2783 - Randall A. Heron
- BS 4050
317-274-4984 - Steven L. Jones
- BS 4058
317-274-7771 - Glen A. Larsen
- BS 4048
317-274-3794 - Robert Neal
- BS 4052
317-274-3348 - Tod Perry
- BS 4046
317-274-7844 - James C. Smith
- BS 4000
317-274-8430
Finance Links
- Association of Investment Management and Research website: The premier professional certification program in Finance.
- BARRA Global Investment Technology: BARRA provides innovative analytical models, software and services that enable clients worldwide to make superior investment and trading decisions.
- The Ohio State University's Finance Data Summary: This page points to a summary of data used in finance research on the WWW and other places.
- Chartered Financial Analyst: Website for the Chartered Financial Analysis Program. The site includes information about the CFA exam.
