The typical four-year outline for Michigan Tech's finance bachelor's degree provides a semester-by-semester guide to core courses, labs, and requirements.
The Interactive Degree Audit is the official method for tracking the completion of your specific degree requirements. Please be aware that there are multiple ways for students to progress through this major. This is just one sample and adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. Students should work with their advisor to develop their individual plan. A full list of undergraduate course descriptions is available.
First Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| UN1015 - Composition | 3 | |
| MA-1035/1161/1160 - Calculus (Essential Education: Math) | MA1032/1031/1120 Or Aleks >= 76 | 4–5 |
| ACC2000 - Accounting Principles I (Essential Ed STEM) | 3 | |
| EC2001 - Principles of Economics (Essential Ed Fnd in Human World) | MA1032/1031/1120 Or Aleks >= 76 | 3 |
| BUS1100 - Intro to Business (Essential Ed Seminar) | 3 | |
| UN1013/2013 (Essential Ed - Seminar) | 1 | |
| Total | 16–17 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| MA2720 - Statistical Methods | MA1030/1032 | 4 |
| ACC2100 - Accounting Principles II | ACC2000 | 3 |
| MIS2000 - IS/IT Mgt (Essential Ed STEM) | 3 | |
| FIN3000 - Principles of Finance | ACC2000 and MA1030/1031/1032/1135/1161/1160 | 3 |
| Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 14 |
Second Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BUS2300 - Quantitative Problem Solving | BUS2100 or MA2720/3710/3720 | 3 |
| BUS2200 - Business Law (Essential Ed SHAPE) | 3 | |
| FIN4100 - Advanced Financial Management | FIN3000 or EC3400 | 3 |
| FIN4000 - Investment Analysis | FIN3000 or EC3400 and MA2710/2720/3710 | 3 |
| Essential Education – Communication Intensive | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BUS3000 - Intr to Business Analytics | BUS 2300 | 3 |
| MKT3000 - Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| MGT2000 - Team Dynamics and Decision Making | So, Jr, or Sr | 3 |
| Focused Elective | 3 | |
| Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 13 |
Third Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| OSM3000 - Operations and Supply Chain Management | MA1135/1161/1160/1121 and MA2720/3710/3720 or EET2010 or BUS2100 or CEE3710 and JR,SR | 3 |
| MGT3000 - Organizational Behavior | So, Jr or Sr | 3 |
| Focused Elective | 3 | |
| Essential Education – Natural and Physical Science | 3 | |
| Essential Ed: activities for well Being and Sucess | 1 | |
| Total | 13 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| EC3100-International Econ (Essential Ed, Intercultural Competency) | EC2001 | 3 |
| Focused Elective | 3 | |
| FIN4200-Derivatives and Financial Engineering | FIN3000 or EC3400 and MA2710/2720/3710 | 3 |
| Essential Education – Arts and Culture | 3 | |
| Total | 12 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Ed: activities for well Being and Sucess | 1 | |
| MGT4000 - Strategic Management | Sr and MIS2000 FIN3000 OSM3000 MGT3000 MKT3000 BUS2300 | 3 |
| EC4400 - Banking and Financial Institutions | EC3003 or FIN3000 | 3 |
| Focused Elective | 3 | |
| Additional/Focused Elective | 3 | |
| Additional/ Focused Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 13 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Additional/Focused Elective | 3 | |
| Additional/Focused Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | Variable based on Academic Planning | |
| Essential Education: Experience | 3 | |
| Total | 9–? |
Grand Total = 120 Credits
Essential Education Requirements (37 total credits)
Required courses are:
- a Math course (3 credits),
- a Natural and Physical Science course (3 credits),
- STEM courses (6 credits),
- a Foundations in the Human World course (3 credits),
- Composition UN 1015 (3 credits),
- a Communication Intensive course (3 credits),
- an Intercultural Competency course (3 credits),
- an Essential Ed Seminar course (UN 1013 or UN 2013 or major-specific, 1-3 credits),
- an Arts and Culture course (3 credits),
- a SHAPE elective (3 credits)
- an Essential Education Experience course (3 credits),
- and 3 credits of Activities for Well-being and Success.
Up to five Essential Education requirements and the Michigan Tech Seminar may be shared (double-counted) with major requirements. Students should work with their advisor to determine which major requirements may satisfy Essential Education requirements.
For specific courses, reference Essential Education on the Registrar's website.
Additional Notes
- Prerequisite (pre-req) course must be successfully completed PRIOR to taking the subsequent
course.
- Concurrent Prerequisites (concurrent noted by (C) or ©) may be taken at the same time,
although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.
- Required Corequisite (co-req) courses that MUST be taken together in the same semester.
- Class Standing: So (Sophomore Standing earned 30 credits) Jr (Junior Standing earned 60 credits), Sr (Senior Standing earned 90 credits)
- Semester Offered: Noted under electives with F (Fall), Sp (Spring), Su (Summer) or On Demand (no anticipated offering but may show in the schedule, consult with your advisor)
- Concurrent Prerequisites (concurrent noted by (C) or ©) may be taken at the same time,
although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.
- Math: Students are placed into an initial math course based on ACT/SAT math score, the online ALEKS assessment, or a math placement exam score for credit (AP, IB, CLEP).
- Transfer, Advanced Placement, or study abroad courses are not included in credit hours used for GPA calculations. Transfer credit is awarded for Michigan Tech equivalent coursework only if a grade of ‘C’ or better (2.00/4.00) or equivalent is earned at a transfer institution. Study abroad credit will be awarded based on passing a course according to equivalent international standards. Advanced Placement credit is awarded according to published AP Exam score standards (also IB and CLEP).
This degree plan is not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes.
For 2026-2027. Revised Summer 2026.