Finance Major The Finance major provides students with the professional tools necessary for work in investment management, corporate financial management, and banking.
Finance majors may concentrate in one of two areas: corporate finance or investment management. The corporate finance area focuses on overseeing allocation of funds, as well as the efficient borrowing of funds on the most favorable of terms. The investment concentration examines asset pricing models, portfolio selection, and security markets.
Students who graduate with a major in Finance are increasingly taking and passing the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) exam which allows for a career in money management.
General Education Requirements27 credits Arts 3 credits
Humanities 6 credits
Social Science 6 credits
(cannot include ECON, other than 100 or 193 or 248) Natural Science 6 credits
(including one lab; cannot include Math 211/231) Other RequirementsCOMMUN 103 or 105
ENGLISH 205 Business Writing
UWM Foreign Language Requirement
UWM Cultural Diversity Requirement
(One course from the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences must also satisfy UWM’s Cultural Diversity requirement.) Business Foundation Courses19 credits ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 104 Principles of Macroeconomics
BUS ADM 201 Intro to Financial Accounting
("B" or better required for Accounting Majors) BUS ADM 210 Intro to Management Statistics
BUS ADM 230 Intro to Information Systems
MATH 211 Survey in Calculus and Analytic Geometry, or equivalent
Admission to the MajorStudents are eligible to be admitted to their major when the following requirements have been completed:
- Attain Junior standing (56 credits)
- Satisfy English Composition Requirement (complete the English sequence with a “C” or better in English 102 or place high enough on the English Placement Test)
- Satisfy Math Competency (complete the math sequence with a grade of “C” or better in Math 105 or place high enough on the Math Placement Test)
- Complete the six Business Foundation courses (with a cumulative gpa of 2.00 or above)
- Obtain a cumulative gpa of 2.50 or above in ALL coursework, including transfer coursework
- Students must fill out the pink Admission to the Major form (available in the Undergraduate Student Services office, Lubar N297)
Business Courses30 credits BUS ADM 202 Managerial Accounting
BUS ADM 311 Quality and Process Improvement
BUS ADM 320 Managerial Economics
BUS ADM 330 Organizations
BUS ADM 350 Principles of Finance
BUS ADM 360 Principles of Marketing
BUS ADM 370 Operations Management
BUS ADM 391 Business Law I
BUS ADM 550 Management Analysis
Choose one International Course: BUS ADM 456 International Financial Management
BUS ADM 465 International Marketing
BUS ADM 496 International Business
BUS ADM 498 Study Abroad: Business Topic
FINANCE Major15 credits Required Courses BUS ADM 450 Intermediate Finance
BUS ADM 451 Investment Finance
BUS ADM 455 Financial Institutions
Major Electives Choose two of the following courses: BUS ADM 301 Intermediate Accounting
BUS ADM 453 Corporate Finance Seminar
BUS ADM 454 Advanced Investment Finance
BUS ADM 456 International Financial Management*
BUS ADM 457 Financial Modeling
BUS ADM 458 Venture Finance
BUS ADM 481 Real Estate Finance
*If BUS ADM 456 is selected as the International Business area course, students must choose a different finance elective to complete the major. Business Electives9 credits May include additional Bus Adm courses in the major, business courses outside of the major, and/or courses used in the completion of a second major or certificate program.
General Electives20 credits (At least 11 credits must be from outside Business and Economics) May include:
English 101 Introduction to College Writing
English 102 College Writing and Research
Math 105 Intermediate Algebra
Foreign Language credits
The UWM-Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business makes every effort to ensure that the information on this page is accurate and up-to-date. However, it is the student's responsibility to verify all program requirements with an academic advisor in the Student Services Center. 
