Northern Illinois University

College of Business - NIU

Curriculum

JUNIOR YEAR

Semester 1Semester 2
UBUS 3101 Business Core: Lecture (9) FINA 3302 Corporate Finance (3)
UBUS 311 Business Core: Applications Seminar (3) FINA 3402 Investments (3)
ACCY 3062 Financial Accounting Information for Business Decisions (3) FINA 3502 Financial Markets and Institutions (3)
  ACCY 307 Managerial Accounting Information For Decisions and Control (3)
  FINA 3953 Career Planning in Finance (1)

JUNIOR SUMMER

FINA 4583 Internship in Finance (3)

SENIOR YEAR

Semester 1Semester 2
FINA 400-Level Course4 (3) FINA 400-Level Course4 (3)
FINA 400-Level Course4 (3) MGMT 468 Strategic Management (3)
OMIS 351 Information Systems in Organizations (3) General Education/Electives (6-9)
General Education/Electives (3-6)  

120 Hours Minimum

1 Students must receive a C or better in UBUS 310 and ACCY 306, and meet the Department of Finance cumulative GPA requirement in order to enroll in FINA 330, FINA 340, FINA 350, and FINA 395.

2 Each course in the finance core (FINA 330, FINA 340, FINA 350, and FINA 395) must be completed with a grade of C or better before enrolling in any 400-level FINA course. To be retained as a finance major, a student may not repeat more than two 300- or 400-level FINA courses, with a maximum of one repeat from the finance core courses.

3 FINA 458 is strongly recommended but not required. To be considered for the internship experience, successful completion of UBUS 310; the finance core (FINA 330, FINA 340, FINA 350, and FINA 395); and consent of the department are required.

4 The FINA 400-level Courses must be chosen from the following (9 hours): FINA 430, FINA 440, FINA 445, FINA 446, FINA 450, FINA 455, FINA 460, FINA 465, FINA 470, FINA 475, FINA 485, FINA 490 (see below for related courses by career path).

Related 400-Level Courses by Career Path

  • Corporate - FINA 430; FINA 455; FINA 470; FINA 475; FINA 485
  • Investments - FINA 440; FINA 455; FINA 460; FINA 470; FINA 475; FINA 445/446 (by applications)
  • Banking- FINA 430; FINA 450; FINA 465, FINA 470

Professional Exams by Career Path

  • Corporate – Certified Treasury Professional Exam (C.T.P.)
  • Investments – Chartered Financial Analyst Level I Exam (C.F.A.)
  • Banking – Certified Bank Auditor Exam (C.B.A.)