This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.

The following requirements must be fulfilled: a minimum of 120 credits, including courses to fulfill the University General Education Requirement and School of Business general requirements, and 30 credits in finance major courses.

Students pursuing finance as a second major should reference the finance as a second major requirements section at the end of this page.

University General Education Requirement
One course in critical thinking in the humanities.
Two courses in critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences.
One course that has an approved oral communication component.
One course in quantitative reasoning (must be in mathematics or statistics).
One course in scientific reasoning (must be in natural and/or physical laboratory sciences).
UW 1020University Writing (4 credits)
After successful completion of UW 1020, 6 credits distributed over at least two different Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses taken in separate semesters (summer counts as one semester). WID courses are designated by a "W" appended to the course number.

 Approved courses can be found under University General Education Requirement.

School of Business general requirements
BADM 1001
& BADM 1002		Business Leader Foundations I
and Business Leader Foundations II 3
or BADM 1003 Business Leader Foundations for Transfer Students
BADM 3001Business Leader Career Strategy
BADM 4001Business Leader Launch
STAT 1051Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
or STAT 1053 Introduction to Statistics in Social Science
or STAT 1111 Business and Economic Statistics I
or DNSC 1001 Business Analytics I: Statistics for Descriptive and Predictive Analytics
or APSC 3115 Engineering Analysis III
STAT 2118Regression Analysis
or ECON 2123 Introduction to Econometrics
or STAT 2123 Introduction to Econometrics
ECON 1011Principles of Economics I
ECON 1012Principles of Economics II
One of the following sequences in mathematics:
MATH 1231
& MATH 1232		Single-Variable Calculus I
and Single-Variable Calculus II
or MATH 1220
& MATH 1221
& MATH 1232		 Calculus with Precalculus I
and Calculus with Precalculus II
and Single-Variable Calculus II
Business core courses
ACCY 2001Introduction to Financial Accounting
BADM 3501Financial Management and Markets
IBUS 3001Introduction to International Business
Two courses (6 credits) selected from the following:
BADM 2001Markets and Politics
or BADM 2001W Markets and Politics
BADM 2301Management Information Systems Technology
BADM 3103Human Capital in Organizations
BADM 3401Contemporary Marketing Management
BADM 3601Operations Management
BADM 4101Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
or BADM 4101W Business Ethics and the Legal Environment
BADM 4801Strategy Formulation and Implementation
Finance major courses
ACCY 3106Financial Statement Analysis
FINA 3001Intermediate Finance
FINA 3101Investment and Portfolio Management
FINA 4001Advanced Financial Management
or FINA 4001W Advanced Financial Management
Six courses (18 credits) selected from the following:
FINA 3201Exploring Finance with Simulation
or FINA 3201W Exploring Finance with Simulation
FINA 3202Excel Financial Modeling
FINA 3301Money and Capital Markets
FINA 3401A Brief History of Finance
or FINA 3401W A Brief History of Finance
FINA 4101Applied Financial Securities Analysis
FINA 4102Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts
FINA 4103Quantitative Investing
FINA 4104Foundations of Venture Capital
FINA 4123Financial Models with Python
FINA 4201Real Estate Investment
FINA 4301Financial Derivatives
FINA 4900Special Topics
or FINA 4900W Special Topics
Electives
In general, students complete 40 credits in elective courses to reach the 120 credits required for the degree. 18 of those credits must be taken outside of GWSB. Elective courses can be applied to a GWSB concentration, a non-GWSB minor, or a GWSB or non-GWSB second major. See GWSB Undergraduate Regulations in this Bulletin for information regarding course restrictions.

1Courses must be taken after completion of UW 1020  and in separate semesters.

2See Undergraduate Education at GW for additional information regarding approved courses for this requirement.

3First-year students take BADM 1001 and BADM 1002; transfer students take BADM 1003.

Finance as a second major

Students pursuing finance as a second major are required to complete 30 credit hours in the courses listed below. Non-GWSB students may declare finance as a second major directly with their home school advisor; a signature from a GWSB academic advisor is not required. 

Required
ACCY 2001Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCY 3106Financial Statement Analysis
BADM 3501Financial Management and Markets
FINA 3001Intermediate Finance
FINA 3101Investment and Portfolio Management
FINA 4001Advanced Financial Management
or FINA 4001W Advanced Financial Management
Four courses (12 credits) selected from the following:
FINA 3201Exploring Finance with Simulation
or FINA 3201W Exploring Finance with Simulation
FINA 3202Excel Financial Modeling
FINA 3301Money and Capital Markets
FINA 3401A Brief History of Finance
or FINA 3401W A Brief History of Finance
FINA 4101Applied Financial Securities Analysis
FINA 4102Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts
FINA 4103Quantitative Investing
FINA 4104Foundations of Venture Capital
FINA 4123Financial Models with Python
FINA 4201Real Estate Investment
FINA 4301Financial Derivatives
FINA 4900Special Topics
or FINA 4900W Special Topics

Combined program