FIN

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Courses

FIN 100 Personal Finance
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on coordinated and realistic personal financial planning. Topics include: budgeting and tax planning, managing liquidity, personal loans, purchasing cars and homes, insurance and investing principles, and retirement and estate planning.
Prerequisites: None

FIN 120 Risk and Insurance
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on principles of risk management and insurance for enterprises and individuals. Topics include: fundamentals of life, health, property, and liability insurance; and enterprise risk management for businesses.
Prerequisites: None

FIN 150 Business Finance
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on principles of financing business firms. Topics include: financial statement analysis, time value of money, management of cash flow, risk and return, and short and long-term sources of financing.
Prerequisites: ACC 101

FIN 175 Retirement and Employee Benefit Planning
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on developing retirement plans and employee benefit plans. Topics include: legislation that affects plan design; tax advantages and disadvantages of various retirement plans; and Social Security, Medicare, and employer-sponsored health and welfare plans.
Prerequisites: FIN 100

FIN 185 Estate Planning
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on techniques for taxation avoidance or minimization used in planning a client's estate. Topics include: wills, trusts, gifting, titling of accounts, the probate process, and taxation of estates.
Prerequisites: FIN 100

FIN 191 Part-Time Cooperative Education 1: Finance
1 Credit. 1 Lecture Hour. 20 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their first part-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students are expected to register for academic courses during the same semester. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: BUS 190

FIN 192 Part-Time Cooperative Education 2: Finance
1 Credit. 1 Lecture Hour. 20 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their second part-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students are expected to register for academic courses during the same semester. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: FIN 191

FIN 193 Part-Time Cooperative Education 3: Finance
1 Credit. 1 Lecture Hour. 20 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their third part-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students are expected to register for academic courses during the same semester. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: FIN 192

FIN 194 Part-Time Cooperative Education 4: Finance
1 Credit. 1 Lecture Hour. 20 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their fourth part-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students are expected to register for academic courses during the same semester. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: FIN 193

FIN 195 Part-Time Cooperative Education 5: Finance
1 Credit. 1 Lecture Hour. 20 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their fifth part-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students are expected to register for academic courses during the same semester. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: FIN 194

FIN 196 Part-Time Cooperative Education 6: Finance
1 Credit. 1 Lecture Hour. 20 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their sixth part-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students are expected to register for academic courses during the same semester. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: FIN 195

FIN 198 First Year Special Topics in Finance
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on selected topics related to Finance, which gives students opportunities to study information not currently covered in other courses. Grades issued are A, B, C, D, or F.
Prerequisites: Vary by section

FIN 199 First Year Independent Project in Finance
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.

A project related to Finance that is completed by one or more students to meet specific educational goals. Projects must have prior approval and supervision by Finance faculty. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: Vary by section

FIN 200 Investments
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on securities and the markets in which they are traded, and sources of financial information. Topics include: features and characteristics of financial instruments such as money market instruments, stocks, bonds, international securities, options, and futures contracts.
Prerequisites: FIN 150

FIN 290 Financial Planning Capstone
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

Students apply knowledge and skills gained through the Financial Services degree or Financial Planning Certificate by analyzing case studies and creating a comprehensive financial plan.
Prerequisites: FIN 120, FIN 175, ACC 175, FIN 200

FIN 291 Full-Time Cooperative Education 1: Finance
2 Credits. 1 Lecture Hour. 40 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their first full-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: BUS 190

FIN 292 Full-Time Cooperative Education 2: Finance
2 Credits. 1 Lecture Hour. 40 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their second full-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: FIN 291

FIN 293 Full-Time Cooperative Education 3: Finance
2 Credits. 1 Lecture Hour. 40 Lab Hours.

Students seeking an associate's degree participate in their third full-time field learning experience related to their degree. Students must follow cooperative education policies and procedures to earn credit. Grades issued are Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Prerequisites: FIN 292

FIN 298 Second Year Special Topics in Finance
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.

FIN 299 Second Year Independent Project in Finance
1-9 Credits. 0 Lecture Hour. 0 Lab Hour.