Requirements: International Finance Major (B.Sc.)

All BA or BSc degrees require the completion of a minimum 128 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
For further degree requirements, please see our BA/BSc Requirements Page.

Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

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For further description of the courses required within each section of GLACC, see here or download the degree worksheet to the right.

Course Number
Course Name
Prerequisites
INTEGRATIVE INQUIRY
CCI 1
Four Integrative Inquiry Courses (course type CCI)
(May not overlap with major, at least one must be at AUP. All courses must be outside the major's disciplinary base.)

Freshmen satisfy CCI courses as follows: FirstBridge (two courses) and two additional CCI courses outside the major discipline. FirstBridge courses may not replace major requirements.

Transfer students satisfy CCI courses as follows: four CCI courses outside the major discipline; at least one CCI must be taken at AUP.
 
CCI 2
 
CCI 3
 
CCI 4
 
CCX
Experiential Learning
 
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION
EN 2020 CCE
(minimum grade of "C")
Writing & Criticism
EN1010 (minimum grade of "C")
CCD
Digital Literacy and Communication
 
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCR
Disciplinary Research Methods/Writing in the Discipline
 
QUANTITATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL REASONING
MA 1005 or Above (course type CCM)
Quantitative Reasoning
 
Lab science course coded CCS (4CR lecture with corresponding 0CR lab)
Experimental Reasoning
MA1005CCM or higher to be taken before or at the same time
EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE
FR 1200 CCF (or above) (minimum grade of "C")
Elementary French & Culture II 
FR1100 (minimum grade of "C")
AUP CAPSTONE
See list of major requirements below for course with type CCC
AUP Capstone
 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – 60 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)

 

COURSE NUMBER
COURSE NAME
PREREQUISITES
[course:ba1020:name]– 2 credits
[course:ba1020:prereq]
APPLIED STATISTICS I
MA0900 or placement above
CALCULUS I
MA1025CCM OR ELECMA-30 OR MA1025GE120
[course:ba3012:name]
[course:ba3012:prereq]
[course:ba2001:name]
[course:ba2001:prereq]
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
None
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
None
[course:ba2020:name]
[course:ba2020:prereq]
[course:ba3010:name]
[course:ba3010:prereq]
[course:ba3050:name]
[course:ba3050:prereq]
MONEY, BANKING, AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
EC2010GE110 OR EC2010 AND EC2020 OR EC2020GE110
[course:ba3075:name]
or
[course:ba3084:name]
[course:ba3075:prereq]
or
[course:ba3084:prereq]
[course:ba4010:name]
[course:ba4010:prereq]
One (1) four credit Finance elective or equivalent OR Economics/Math elective from list to right.   
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY ECONOMICS
 
 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS
 
 ECON. APPLICATIONS OF GAME THEORY
 
MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS 
 
LINEAR ALGEBRA 
 
PROBABILITY 
 
APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
 
[course:ba4020:name]
[course:ba4020:prereq]
[course:ba4050:name] – 2 credits
[course:ba4050:prereq]

 

FREE ELECTIVES

Any courses desired – must complete a total of 128 credit hours to graduate.

 

HONORS

Majors with superior academic performance will be invited to participate in the Departmental Honors Program, which affords outstanding students the opportunity to deepen and broaden their understanding of the business world and to accelerate their search for academic and professional excellence.  Honors students are required to write and present a thesis in their senior year. Additional information is available from the Honors Program coordinator Professor Suzanne Bodevin at sbodevin@aup.edu or from the Economics and Management Department Chair.