Finance, BS

General Education Program
Understanding College (FS)1
Writing and Presentation (WRI1 & OC1)6
Mathematics (QR1)3-4
College Algebra
Information Literacy, Media and Research (ITML)3
Computer Tools
Creative Voices Across Cultures (HCE)6
Science at Work (NPW)6-10
Ethics, Reality, and Logic (PEM)6
Business Ethics
Individual and Societies (SEH)6
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Our World, Past and Present (WHG)6
Personal Wellness2-3
Religion and Culture (RS)3
Finance Major
ACC-1101Elementary Accounting I4
ACC-1102Elementary Accounting II4
BUS-1001Organization and Management3
BAN-2301Spreadsheet Analytics3
BAN-3301Descriptive Analytics and Visualization3
BAN-3308Data Analytics for Business3
ECO-2306Money and Banking3
ECO-2222Mathematics for Economics and Finance3
FIN-3301Principles of Finance3
FIN-3351Advanced Finance3
FIN-4998Capstone in Finance3
Major Electives
Selective one from the following:3
Entrepreneurial Finance
Scripting Languages
Mathematics for Managerial Science I
Economic Electives
Select three from the following:9
Hum Rights, Sustainability & Global Fin
Trckng the Economy & US Monetary Policy
Introduction to Econometrics
Public Finance
International Economics, Trade, and Finance
Finance Electives
Select four from the following:12
E-Finance
Managerial Finance
Investment Analysis
Principles of Real Estate Finance
Introduction to Financial Derivatives
International Finance
Financial Institutions Management
Portfolio Management
Internship in Finance
Liberal Arts Electives3
General Electives12
Total Hours122-128

In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit. 

Institutional Learning Outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression
  2. Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media
  3. Employ critical and analytical skills
  4. Value diverse perspectives of the human experience
  5. Implement information, technology and media literacy
  6. Demonstrate quantitative literacy

Foundation Courses- First Year College (13-14 credits)

St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals.

Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits)

At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.