FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Science

The Bachelor of Science in Financial Management program is designed to develop an understanding of financial markets in the contemporary economy, the operation of financial institutions, and the financial management of business operations. The curriculum prepares students for careers in such areas as banking, corporate financial management, financial planning and services, insurance, and real estate. Governments of all levels also employ finance graduates in many of their divisions. The curriculum also provides excellent preparation for students interested in graduate studies or law school.

The core of the curriculum provides a broad range of subjects with an emphasis on technical and communication skills. Students then have the flexibility to tailor courses to their own needs by choosing emphasis areas that will enhance career preparation in specific areas of finance. Students who complete a specific set of courses are eligible to sit for the certified financial planner (CFP^") examination.

Sophomore Year

First Semester

3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics or 3 - MTHSC 301 Stat. Theory and Methods I

3 - MGT 301 Principles of Management

9 - Option List

1 - Elective

16

Second Semester

3 - ACCT 201 Financial Accounting Concepts

1 - ACCT 204 Accounting Procedures

3 - MA SC 310 Intermediate Business Statistics

9 - Option list

16

Junior Year

First Semester

3 - ACCT 311 Inter. Financial Accounting I

3 - CP SC 220 Microcomputer Applications

3 - FIN 311 Financial Management I

3 - LAW 312 Commercial Law or 3 - LAW 322 Legal Environment of Business

3 - Writing Intensive Requirement¹

15

Second Semester

3 - ACCT 312 Intermediate Financial Acct. II

3 - FIN 305 Investment Analysis

3 - FIN 307 Principles of Real Estate

3 - FIN 312 Financial Management II

3 - MKT 301 Principles of Marketing

3 - Elective

18

Senior Year

First Semester

3 - ACCT 303 Cost Accounting

3 - FIN 308 Financial Institutions and Markets

9 - Emphasis Area²

15

Second Semester

3 - MGT 415 Business Strategy

6 - Emphasis Area²

6 - Elective

15

127 Total Semester Hours

¹See General Education Requirements.

²Fifteen credit hours from one of the following emphasis areas. An emphasis area should be selected before the end of the junior year in consultation with the departmental advisor:

Corporate FinanceFIN 402; 404 and 411; plus two courses from FIN 304, 399 (three credits), 406, 408, or two accounting courses. (See Note 3.)

Financial PlanningACCT 404, 408, FIN 304, 405, 409.

Financial ServicesFIN 405, 406, 408, 411, and one course from FIN 304, 399 (three credits), 417.

Real EstateAP EC 313, FIN 417, LAW 333; one course from FIN 304 or 411; and one course from AP EC 413, FIN 399 (three credits), or LAW 405.

Notes:

1. Financial Management majors are required to have a grade-point ratio of at least 2.0 in all FIN-designated courses to graduate. Only the last grade for courses that are repeated counts for computing this grade-point ratio.

2. At least 50 percent of the total credits taken in ACCT, ECON, FIN, LAW, MA SC, MGT, and MKT must be taken at Clemson University.

3. Accounting courses may be selected from any 300- or 400-level course offered by the School of Accountancy. Credit may not be received for both ACCT 303 and 307.