Finance, B.B.A.
Murray Koppelman School of Business
Program Overview
As a finance major, you will obtain powerful, real-world experience, including hands-on work with Bloomberg terminals used by Wall Street and a student-managed hedge fund, where you鈥檒l learn how to manage a portfolio of stocks under the supervision of seasoned investment professionals. This program also includes a 4+1 program, where students can earn a master’s in finance in five years.
Major Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2026鈥�27 academic year per the 可乐视频 Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Major Description
NYSED Program Code: 37634
This program prepares students for finance positions in mutual funds, securities firms, commercial and investment banks, brokerage firms, investment advisory services, and other financial institutions. Graduates with a finance degree may also choose to enter the finance and treasury departments of nonfinance corporations, nonprofit institutions, and governmental agencies.
Major Requirements (59鈥�61 Credits)
Business Core (41鈥�43 credits)
Students must complete all of the following: Accounting聽, Accounting , and ; Finance or Computer and Information Science or ; Business聽聽or Economics聽; Business聽聽or Economics聽; Business聽聽or Economics聽; Mathematics , or , or , or any Mathematics course numbered 2000 or higher; Mathematics聽 or , or , or any Mathematics course numbered 2000 or higher; Business 聽or Computer and Information Science聽; Business聽; Business聽; Finance聽 [or Business ]; Philosophy聽.
Required Finance Courses (9 credits)
Students must complete all of the following: Finance聽 [or Business ]; Finance聽 [or Business ]; and Finance聽 [or Business ].
Electives (9 credits)
Students must complete any three of the following: Finance ; Finance or Business or FINC ; Finance or Business 3377; Finance ; Finance or FINC ; Finance or FINC ; Finance or FINC ; Finance ; Finance or FINC ; Finance .
Additional Information
To declare a major in finance, students must have earned a minimum of 30 credits and a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or greater.
To graduate with a B.B.A. in finance, students:
- must earn a C or better in ACCT ; ACCT聽; ECON聽聽and ECON聽; ECON聽聽or BUSN聽, and MATH聽;
- must earn a grade of C or better in all courses starting with a finance prefix;
- must not register in any advance or elective finance course without earning a grade of C or better in all prerequisites; and
- may not take any course with a finance prefix more than two times (this includes INC, W, WN, WU, WF, and ABS grades).
4+1 Accelerated Master’s
This 4+1 program is an accelerated academic pathway that enables students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in just five years, rather than the traditional six years.
This program allows qualified undergraduate students who plan to continue their studies toward the M.S. in Finance degree to enroll in up to four graduate-level courses that count toward both their undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. By doing so, students gain greater academic flexibility while reducing both the time and cost required to complete the master’s program.
Students may enroll in up to four M.S. in Finance courses (12 credits), which will satisfy requirements for both the B.B.A. in Finance and the M.S. in Finance degree.
To be eligible for enrollment in the M.S. in Finance program, undergraduate students must have completed at least 90 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students are encouraged to apply for admission to the program once they have earned between 60 and 75 credits.
Undergraduate students who complete FINC , FINC , FINC , FINC , and/or FINC will receive graduate credit for the M.S. in Finance degree as well as for the undergraduate degree.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Ethical Reasoning
- Written Communication
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Information Literacy
- Critical Thinking
- Functional Knowledge
Degree Maps
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The Support You鈥檒l Find
可乐视频 is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Finance offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Internships and Employers
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the finance B.B.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
- Amazon
- Bank of America
- BNY Mellon
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Citibank
- Con Edison
- Deloitte
- Deutsche Bank
- Ernst & Young
- Federal Reserve Bank of America
- HS可乐视频
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- KPMG
- Morgan Stanley
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- UBS
