Finance Minor (Business Students Only)

Students in the Driehaus College of Business who wish to round out their courses of study with a deeper understanding of financial management, investment banking, financial markets and investment strategy, may choose to minor in Finance.​

Declaration Requirements

To declare a minor in Finance, a Driehaus student must meet the following requirements:

• A minimum cumulative DePaul grade point average of 2.700
• A minimum Finance grade point average of 2.700
• No grade of IN, R, or lower than C- in any FIN course or course used toward the Finance minor
• Completion of FIN 310 with a minimum grade of B-

Course Requirements

In addition to FIN 310 and FIN 320, a Driehaus student minoring in Finance is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 18.0 hours:

• Three required courses:
• FIN 202 QUANTITATIVE REASONING (2.0 hours)
• FIN 311 CORPORATE FINANCE
• FIN 330 INVESTMENTS: THEORY & PRACTICE
• Two elective (8 hours) courses to be chosen from:
• FIN 313 INVESTMENT BANKING
• FIN 323 COMMERCIAL BANKING
• FIN 333 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
• FIN 335 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
• FIN 340 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
• FIN 360 IPOs & VENTURE CAPITAL
• FIN 362 RISK MANAGEMENT
• FIN 363 DERIVATIVES: PRICING & APPLICATIONS
• FIN 366 FINANCIAL MODELING
• FIN 380 CASES IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
• FIN 381 BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
  
• FIN 393 FINANCE INTERNSHIP 
• FIN 394 APPLIED INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (2.0 hours)
• FIN 395 INVESTMENT SEMINAR (2.0 hours)
• FIN 398 SPECIAL TOPICS (multiple topics may be used)
• FIN 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY
• RE 350 REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS

The Department of Finance enforces all course prerequisites; exceptions will not be made.

FIN 300 may not be used towards the minor.​

​​​​​​​​Note: FIN 394 and FIN 395 are 2.0 credit hour courses. Students must complete 4.0 credit hours of either the FIN 394 or FIN 395 sequences in order to earn Finance Elective credit. Two hour FIN 398 courses will not satisfy Finance Electives.

RE 350 is cross-listed with FIN 350.

FIN 380 is a capstone course. It is recommended that students take this course after the completion of all required finance courses.

Graduation Requirements

All Finance (FIN) courses and any other courses used toward the Finance minor must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.

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