Finance Program

Requirements for the Major

In addition to three prerequisites (Math 10a, Econ 83a or equivalent), there are a minimum of 13 courses required for the major.

Students may declare the major once they have completed Math 10a and Econ 83a with a grade of B- or higher. Students who meet these requirements may declare the finance major by completing the online declaration form below.

FINANCE MAJOR DECLARATION/CHANGE FORM

Prerequisite for Entry into Finance Courses (two courses)

To declare the major or the minor, students must have completed Math 10a and Statistics (BIOL 51a, ECON 83a, PSYC 51a, MATH 36a and 36b) with a grade of B- or higher. Students can meet the statistics prerequisite with an AP Statistics score of 4 or 5.

Major Requirements

 Important Items to Note for the Finance Major

"Double Counting"

Students undertaking the finance major and the business major are subject to additional restrictions. Business majors and finance majors may only double count the overlapping courses required for both: Bus 6a, Bus 47a and Fin 103a.

For finance and economics double majors, BUS 6a (required for the finance major) will count as a lower level elective for economics and ECON 20a (required for the economics major) will count as a finance, technology and society elective for business. As a result, no further "double-counts" are allowed for the finance major.

If a student is a triple major, these double counts are stackable, meaning they restrict in all combinations and students cannot receive any more double counts.

200-Level Courses

Juniors and seniors have the opportunity to take 200-level graduate courses at the Business School provided they meet the course prerequisites. Students need to request permission to register. To do so, please email undergradbusfin@brandeis.edu.