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Finance - Minor

The Finance minor offers a comprehensive curriculum that prepares you for a career in finance, covering topics such as investment analysis, financial planning and risk management. With experienced faculty and a range of real-world opportunities, you'll graduate with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in this dynamic field. Enroll now and give yourself a competitive edge in the finance industry. Read more...

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Program Description

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The Finance minor allows students to gain some familiarity with financial management, as well as with the financial system of institutions and markets in which firms must operate. Some knowledge of finance is necessary to understand and work in most businesses and organizations. Profits and value creation are the “bottom lines” to which companies direct their efforts. Some acquaintance with investment techniques may help students in managing their personal finances.

The Finance minor is particularly useful for business students in other majors who take the requisite courses, and for other students who desire to acquire some understanding of finance without having to take all the core business school requisites. Both groups are exposed to important fundamentals, yet they also will have the flexibility to consider several areas of finance.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Finance minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Coursework
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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
ACCT 23020INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 3
ECON 22060PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) 3
ECON 22061PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) 3
FIN 26086PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MODELING (min C grade)3
FIN 36053BUSINESS FINANCE (min C grade)3
FIN 36054INTERMEDIATE CORPORATE FINANCE 3
or FIN 36059 INTERMEDIATE INVESTMENTS
Minor Electives, choose from the following:9
FIN 36051
THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FIN 36054
INTERMEDIATE CORPORATE FINANCE
FIN 36059
INTERMEDIATE INVESTMENTS
FIN 36061
PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE
FIN 36072
LAW OF COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FIN 36081
PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE
FIN 36086
ADVANCED FINANCIAL MODELING
FIN 46054
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
FIN 46055
ADVANCED DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
FIN 46056
ADVANCED FIXED INCOME MANAGEMENT
FIN 46061
REAL ESTATE FINANCE
FIN 46064
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
FIN 46067
ADVANCED PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
FIN 46068
COMMERCIAL BANK MANAGEMENT
FIN 46070
ADVANCED COMMERCIAL BANK MANAGEMENT
FIN 46072
BUSINESS FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND BANKRUPTCY
FIN 46089
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE EXPERIENCE (ELR)
FIN 46192
INTERNSHIP IN FINANCE (ELR)
Minimum Total Credit Hours:27

Progression Requirements

  • Minimum 2.000 overall GPA
  • Minimum C grade in FIN 26086 and FIN 36053.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • A minimum C grade may be required in some courses.
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
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