Purpose
Program Purpose
The Associate of Science Degree in Finance will prepare students for entry level positions within the financial field in areas such as banking, investments, and real estate. It will also serve as a pathway for students to pursue a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting and Finance, Business Management, and Business Analytics. Additionally, Delaware high school students who complete the National Academy of Finance (NAF) program in their schools will receive college credit for their NAF experience that will be directly applied to their Associates Degree in Finance.
Program of Study
The program blends a wide variety of general education courses that would be applicable to any undergraduate degree within the University, a set of business courses appropriate to all business majors, and a foundation of finance courses that will prepare the graduate to excel in higher level finance courses at the bachelor's level.
Program Competencies
Graduating students will:
- Utilize traditional financial models to analyze data and recognize existing connections among potential solutions in order to make reasoned decisions expected of finance professionals (Critical Thinking, Analytical Tools).
- Utilizing published data sets and scholarly writings pertaining to financial theory and applications, communicate effectively (orally and in writing) recommendations pertaining to business/financial opportunities (Communication and Scholarship).
- Describe the introductory concepts of traditional areas of business to include finance (Business Core).
- Recognize business, ethical, and cultural issues within the global business environment with particular emphasis on finance (Environment).
- Recognize, through the analysis of a major corporation, the skills needed in planning, controlling, and leading a successful business (Leadership).
Curriculum
Business Core (12 credits)
Free Elective or FYE 101 (3 credits)
| | Free Elective | 3 |
| OR | | |
| FYE 101 | First Year Experience Seminar | 3 |
Students with less than 16 transfer credits are required to take
FYE 101 as their elective.
Finance Core (15 credits)
General Education Core (30 credits)
| CTA 206 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| ECO 101 | Economics I | 3 |
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| ENG 131 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| HIS 381 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| MAT 205 | Introductory Survey of Mathematics | 3 |
| PHI 100 | Introduction to Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| SCI | Any Natural Science Elective | |
60 credits total