Finance Option and Concentration
Why study finance?
The Finance Option allows students acquire knowledge about how firms make financial decisions and how these decisions affect individual organizations and society as a whole. Students also learn how firms acquire and allocate funds; how financial markets operate and the role these markets play in economic welfare. The study of finance includes the use of models to develop analytical approaches to problems. Students are trained to take positions in financial institutions such as commercial and investment banks, in finance departments of major corporations or with consulting firms.
Requirements to declare the Option or the Concentration
Students wanting to declare the Finance Option are required to have taken B BUS 350 with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students may apply for a waiver of this minimum GPA requirement if they earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 across all other Finance Option required courses. Students must have completed BBUS 350 – Business Finance, to declare the Finance concentration.
Curriculum
Students in the Finance Option or Concentration must complete the courses below to be eligible for graduation. Prerequisite courses are in parentheses. A minimum grade of 1.7 is required for the prerequisite courses. UW Bothell courses listed; however, equivalencies may apply. See advisor for a complete list.
Course Type
Option Courses
Concentration Courses
Core Courses (prerequisites in parentheses)
BBUS 300 – Organizational Behavior, Ethics and Inclusivity, Diversity Designated Course (B WRIT 135)
BBUS 307 – Business Writing, Writing Designated Course
BBUS 310 – Managerial Economics (B BUS 220, Calculus)
BBUS 320 – Marketing Management (B MATH 123 or MATH 120 or score of 400 on MTHDSP or score of 154-163 on MPT-AS)
BBUS 340 – Operations & Project Management (B BUS 220, B BUS 215)
BBUS 350 – Business Finance (B BUS 220, B BUS 215, B BUS 210)
BBUS 300 – Organizational Behavior, Ethics and Inclusivity, Diversity Designated Course (B WRIT 135)
BBUS 307 – Business Writing, Writing Designated Course
BBUS 310 – Managerial Economics (B BUS 220, Calculus)
BBUS 320 – Marketing Management (B MATH 123 or MATH 120 or score of 400 on MTHDSP or score of 154-163 on MPT-AS)
BBUS 340 – Operations & Project Management (B BUS 220, B BUS 215)
BBUS 350 – Business Finance (B BUS 220, B BUS 215, B BUS 210)
Required Courses (prerequisites in parentheses)
BBUS 451 – Financial Policy and Practice (B WRIT 135, B BUS 350)
BBUS 452 – Financial Modeling (B WRIT 135, B BUS 350)
BBUS 453 – Financial Institutions and Markets (B WRIT 135, B BUS 350)
BBUS 454 – Investments (B WRIT 135, B BUS 350)
BBUS 451 – Financial Policy and Practice (B WRIT 135, B BUS 350)
BBUS 453 – Financial Institutions and Markets (B WRIT 135, B BUS 350)
BBUS 454 – Investments (B WRIT 135, B BUS 350)
Finance Electives (prerequisites in parentheses)
15 credits – Complete three courses from this list:
B BUS 361 – Intermediate Accounting I (B BUS 210)
B BUS 362 – Intermediate Accounting II (B BUS 361)
B BUS 373 – Cost Accounting (B BUS 211, B BUS 220, Calculus)
B BUS 441 – Business Project Management
B BUS 455 – Financial Risk Management (B BUS 454)
B BUS 456 – Entrepreneurial Finance (B BUS 350)
B BUS 457 – Advanced Valuation (B BUS 454)
B BUS 459 – Special Topics in Finance (B BUS 350, B WRIT 135)
B BUS 463 – Advanced Financial Accounting (B BUS 362)
ELCBUS 463 – International Finance and Trade (B BUS 350)
B BUS 465 – Applied Financial Accounting (B BUS 307, B BUS 361)
B BUS 468 – Advanced Accounting and Analytics (B BUS 362)
B BUS 491 – Business Consulting
5 credits – Complete one course from this list:
BBUS 361 – Intermediate Accounting I* (B BUS 210)
BBUS 373 – Cost Accounting* (B BUS 211, B BUS 220, Calculus)
BBUS 455 – Financial Risk Management (B BUS 454)
BBUS 456 – Entrepreneurial Finance (B BUS 350)
BBUS 457 – Advance Valuation (B BUS 454)
BBUS 459 – Special Topics in Finance (B BUS 350, B WRIT 135)
BBUS 465 – Applied Finance Accounting (350)
BBUS 490 – Special Topics in Business (300, 310), Only counts when approved for concentration; see your advisor before registering.
BBUS 491 – Business Consulting
General Electives
(any 300/400 level UW courses)
15 credits
30 credits
Capstone Courses
Before you can register for the capstone courses, you must complete all core courses and meet with your advisor to file a graduation application.
BBUS 470 – Business Policy & Strategic Management (B BUS 211, B BUS 230, B BUS 300, B BUS 307, B BUS 310, B BUS 320, B BUS 340, B BUS 350)
BBUS 480 – Global Environment of Business (B BUS 211, B BUS 230, B BUS 300, B BUS 307, B BUS 310, B BUS 320, B BUS 340, B BUS 350)
Before you can register for the capstone courses, you must complete all core courses and meet with your advisor to file a graduation application.
BBUS 470 – Business Policy & Strategic Management (B BUS 211, B BUS 230, B BUS 300, B BUS 307, B BUS 310, B BUS 320, B BUS 340, B BUS 350)
BBUS 480 – Global Environment of Business (B BUS 211, B BUS 230, B BUS 300, B BUS 307, B BUS 310, B BUS 320, B BUS 340, B BUS 350)
Total Credits
90 Credits
90 Credits
*If you are an Accounting Option student with a Finance Concentration, you cannot use the following courses as part of your Finance Concentration (i.e., no double-counting of courses):
- BBUS 361 – Intermediate Accounting I
- BBUS 373 – Cost Accounting