Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance

The department offers a B.S. in Business Administration (BSBA) with three options:

1. Financial Analysis, which provides a general education in financial theory and practice.
2. Financial Planning, which prepares students for careers as personal financial planners.
3. Risk Management and Insurance, which prepares students for careers in risk management and insurance.

As part of the curriculum, the department offers elective courses in investment analysis, fixed income, financial modeling, business valuation, futures and options, insurance, risk management, international finance and an honors section of FIN 491, the Student Portfolio Management class, where a small number of students manage a stock portfolio for The University Corporation.

Business Majors

A Business major is any student majoring in Accountancy; Information Systems; or Business Administration with an option in either Business Analytics, Business Law, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Global Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Risk Management and Insurance, or Systems and Operations Management. The B.S. in Accountancy is an impacted major with additional admission requirements. All Business majors share 27 units of common lower division core courses and 18 units of common upper division core courses.

Double Major Requirements

Students seeking a double major in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics must be in good standing (2.0 overall and 2.0 CSUN GPA) and be able to complete both majors within a maximum of 140 units.

Students who select the option in Financial Analysis may not double option in Financial Planning or Risk Management and Insurance. Students in Financial Planning may double option in Risk Management and Insurance, and students in Risk Management and Insurance may double option in Financial Planning, if they are able to complete all requirements within a maximum of 140 units.

Transfer Course Requirements

Students should be aware that no grade lower than a “C” will be accepted on transfer from another institution to satisfy department or David Nazarian College of Business and Economics requirements.

Residency Requirement

At least 50 percent of the business and economics course credit units and 50 percent of the specialized major credit units required for the Bachelor of Science degrees in Accountancy, Business Administration, or Information Systems and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics must be completed in residence at CSUN.

Course Requirements

Check course descriptions for prerequisite courses. Prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolling in the course. A grade of “C” or higher in FIN 303 is a prerequisite for all 400-level Finance (FIN) courses and selected 300-level Finance courses.

1. Common Lower Division Business Core (27-30 units)

*Must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

2. Common Upper Division Business Core (18 units)

BUS 312 Data Literacy for Business (3)
BUS 497A or BUS 497B Capstone (3)
FIN 303 Financial Management (3)
MGT 360 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MKT 304 Principles of Marketing (3)
SOM 306 Operations Management (3)

3. Finance Core (6 units)

FIN 352 Investment Management (3)

Communication Course

Select 3 units from the following:

BLAW 308 Business Law II (3)
BLAW 368 Law, Business and Ethics (3)
COMS 323 Group Communication (3)
ENGL 305 Intermediate Expository Writing (3)
ENGL 306 Report Writing (3)
ENGL 407 Composition and the Professions (3)
PHIL 305 Business Ethics and Public Policy (3)

4. Financial Analysis Option (18 units)

Required Course (6 units)

FIN 355 Corporate Finance (3)
FIN 359 Quantitative Finance (3)

Electives (12 units)

Select 12 units of Finance elective courses (does not include FIN 102).

May include 3 units from the following:

ACCT 440 Income Tax I (3)**
ACCT 450 Advanced Financial Accounting (3)**
ECON 310 Price Theory and Applications (3)
ECON 409 Introduction to Econometrics (3)**

**ACCT 440, ACCT 450 and ECON 409 have additional prerequisites beyond the required courses shown above.

5. General Education (43 units)

Undergraduate students must complete 43 units of General Education as described in this Catalog, including 3 units of coursework meeting the Ethnic Studies (E.S.) requirement.

12 units are satisfied by the following courses in the major: MATH 103 satisfies Basic Skills Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning; FIN 303 satisfies Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning, Upper Division; and ECON 160 and ECON 161 satisfy Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition, IS 212 fulfills the Information Competence requirement.

If taken, COMS 323 or ECON 310 satisfies upper division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences.

5. Campus Requirements (6 units)

Undergraduate students must complete 6 units of Campus Requirements as described in this Catalog. IS 212 meets the Lifelong Learning requirement.

Total Units in the Major/Option: 69-72

General Education Units: 31

Campus Requirement Units: 3

Additional Units: 14-17

Total Units Required for the B.S. Degree: 120