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’ll learn how to manage a portfolio of stocks under the supervision of seasoned investment professionals.
Major Details
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2025–26 academic year per the ¿ÉÀÖÊÓÆµ 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 (59–61 Credits)
Business Core (41–43 credits)
Students must complete all of the following: Accounting , Accounting , and ; Computer and Information Science or ; Business  or Economics ; Business  or Economics ; Business  or Economics ; Mathematics or , or placement into Mathematics,,,,, or any Mathematics course numbered 2000 or higher; Mathematics or , or , or any Mathematics course numbered 2000 or higher; Business  or Computer and Information Science ; Business ; Business ; Finance [or Business ]; Philosophy .
Required Finance Courses (9 credits)
Students must complete all of the following: Finance [or Business ]; Finance [or Business ]; and Finance [or Business ].
Electives (9 credits)
Students must complete any three of the following: Finance  or Business ; Finance  or Business ; 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 ; ACCTÂ ; ECONÂ Â and ECONÂ ; ECONÂ Â or BUSNÂ , and MATHÂ ;
- 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).
Student Learning Outcomes
- Ethical Reasoning
- Written Communication
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Information Literacy
- Critical Thinking
- Functional Knowledge
Degree Maps
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The Support You’ll Find
¿ÉÀÖÊÓÆµ 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¿ÉÀÖÊÓÆµ
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- KPMG
- Morgan Stanley
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- UBS