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The FINANCE Area of Emphasis

What’s New in Finance?

Want to take a FNCE 4820 course? You need permission from the instructor.

See Course Description FNCE 4820 Seminar

What courses will you take as a finance student? Flowchart

What order should these courses be taken in?
Following is a sample schedule for your BCORs and Area courses. This gives you an idea of what you should take and when. Critical prerequisites are noted so read carefully. This is not the only way to arrange your courses—use this as a reference tool and work with your academic advisor to plan your schedule.

FRESHMEN

BCOR 1010 Intro to Business,   BCOR 1020 Business Statistics

SOPHOMORE

BCOR 2000 Accounting,   BCOR 2200 Finance

BCOR 2300 Management,   BCOR 2400 Marketing

BCOR 2500 Systems

JUNIOR

BCOR 3010 Social Responsibility,   BCOR 3000 Business Law

FNCE 3010 Corp. Finance,   FNCE 3020 Fin. Markets & Inst.

JUNIOR/SENIOR

FNCE 4--- FNCE 4---

FNCE 4---

SENIOR

FNCE 4850 Senior Seminar in Finance

NOTES

  1. BCOR 2200 must be taken after BCOR 2000, but the other 2000-level BCORs can be taken in any order.

  2. We recommend that you complete BCOR 2200 by the end of your sophomore year so that you can begin FNCE 3010 and 3020 in your junior year. If you have to finish up your BCORS in the fall of your junior year, you can still be on track as long as you complete FNCE 3010 and 3020 in spring of your junior year.

  3. We recommend that you take no more than 2 4000-level FNCE courses at any one time as these are challenging courses. You can begin these as soon as you have completed 3010 and 3020.

  4. BCOR 3010 and BCOR 3000 are recommended for junior year. FNCE 4850 is a senior year course generally taken in your last semester before graduation.

  5. You will also complete 15-18 hours of Business electives, which can be spread throughout the junior and senior years.



Recommended Business Electives:
ACCT 3220 and 3230 Corporate Financial Reporting I & II

Need more information about the FNCE area?
Visit the FNCE Area page for information about courses, Course Descriptions, and information on career possibilities.

ACADEMIC ADVISORS
Visit the Undergraduate Student Services office for:

  1. Questions about degree requirements.
  2. Questions about policies, procedures, etc...
  3. Registration concerns and assistance.
  4. Help planning your schedule.
  5. Preparation for graduation.
  6. Preapprovals for Study abroad and Transfer credit
  7. Information on course prerequisites and sequencing
  8. Assistance if on academic probation or suspension
  9. Personal issues that are affecting your academic performance.
  10. Referrals to available on campus resources for study skills, tutoring, health and wellness, and etc…
  11. General academic questions and concerns.

Contact Us

FACULTY ADVISOR
Visit the faculty advisor in FNCE for :

1. Assistance in selecting 4000-level courses that will meet your career goals.
2. Assistance choosing business electives that will complement your area.
3. Questions about the content of area courses.
4. Discussion about the field and career possibilities within the field.

The Current FNCE advisor is:

Tom Nelson
Office: Kobl 454
Office Hours: T&Th 12:00-1:45pm & Wed 10-12noon
and by appointment

Bob Donchez
Office: Kobl 423
Office Hours: Tue &Thur 8:15-9:15am; 12:45-1:45pm
and Wed 8:00 -10:00am
or by appointment
bob.donchez@colorado.edu

CONCURRENT ADVISOR
Visit the concurrent faculty advisor in ACCT for:

1. Questions about admission to the 5-yr Concurrent (FNA2) program
2. Academic advising if you are in the 5-yr Concurrent BS-FNCE/MS-ACCT program.
3. Controlled enrollment into 5000- and 6000-level ACCT courses.
4. Discussion about the field and career possibilities within the field.
5. Questions about CPA qualifications.

The Concurrent Advisor is:
Cathleen Burns
Office: Kobl 441
Office Hours: M 3-4pm Tu 3-4:30pm W 10-11:30am &Tr3:30-5pm
Cathleen.Burns@colorado.edu