Introduction

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The savvy decision-makings in many fields must take into consideration the importance of financial outcomes and constraints. A Finance Minor addresses this consideration by complementing it with a degree such as mathematics, engineering, humanities, economics, among various other degrees. With this minor, you will expand upon your specialized knowledge from your major and give yourself a competitive edge in the job market. 

Students wishing to complete the Finance minor need to complete the course work described below.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

• To declare the Finance minor, students must have a 3.0 GPA, either cumulative or from their last 24 completed semester hours.

General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

1. Students must maintain or exceed a 2.0 GPA to graduate with the minor.
2. A student must take 12 of the 15 hours of required business courses in the minor while in residence at the University of Colorado Denver. If a student has already taken the equivalent of one or more of these courses at another university, other higher-level business courses may be substituted with the approval of the Business School.
3. Students must have declared the Finance minor to register for any of the upper-division FNCE courses or petition separately to take each of these courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Prerequisite and Proficiency Courses
MATH 1060	Finite Mathematics 1	3
ECON 2012	Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2022	Principles of Economics: Microeconomics	3
BANA 2010	Business Statistics 2	3
Other Courses
ACCT 2200	Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis	3
FNCE 3000	Principles of Finance	3
Select three of the following:		9
FNCE 3500	Management of Business Capital
FNCE 3600	Financial Markets and Institutions
FNCE 3700	Investment and Portfolio Management
FNCE 4370	International Financial Management
FNCE 4500	Corporate Financial Decisions
FNCE Elective 3
Total Hours		27

¹

Talk to an advisor about substituting a higher-level math if needed.

²

May be substituted with ECON 3811 Statistics with Computer Applications, MATH 3382 Statistical Theory, or MATH 3800 Probability and Statistics for Engineers.

³

Can be from list above or any other upper-division FNCE course.