Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance (Double Major) with an Emphasis in CFA®
Degree Requirements (126 hours)

I. Core Curriculum Requirements¹: 42 hours
    A. Communication (6 hours)
        3 hours Communication (RHET 1302)
        3 hours Communication Elective (BA 3311)²
    B. Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)
        6 hours Political Science (GOVT 2301 and 2302)
        6 hours American History
        3 hours Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective (ECO 2301)²
    C. Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours)
        3 hours Fine Arts (ARTS 1301)
        3 hours Humanities (HUMA 1301)
    D. Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (6 hours)³
        3 hours Mathematics (MATH 1325)
        3 hours Quantitative Reasoning (STAT 3360)²
    E. Science (9 hours including at least one course with a substantial laboratory component)

¹ Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education.
² The courses listed in parenthesis are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at U.T. Dallas.

II. Major Requirements: 60 hours
    Major Preparatory Courses (18 hours)
        AIM 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting*
        AIM 2302 Introductory Management Accounting*
        BA 2301 Business and Public Law*
        ECO 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics*
        ECO 2302 Principles of Microeconomics*
        MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I *³
        MATH 1326 Applied Calculus II *³
        MATH 2333 Matrices, Vectors and Their Application*⁴
    Major Core Courses (42 hours)
        BA 3341 Business Finance
        BA 3351 Introduction to Management Information Systems
        BA 3352 Production Management
        BA 3361 Organizational Behavior
        BA 3365 Principles of Marketing
        BA 4305 Strategic Management
        BA 4345 Money and Capital Markets
        BA 4346 Investment Management
        BA 4347 Applied Corporate Finance
        BA 4371 International Business
        ECO 3310 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
        ECO 3311 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
        ECO 4351 Mathematical Economics
        ECO 4355 Econometrics
        STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics

² A Major requirement that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
³ These hours are counted under Mathematics Core above; students may substitute MATH 2417 and 2419.
⁴ Students may substitute MATH 2418 or CS 2305
* Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes in Economics and Finance.

III. Guided Elective Requirements: 24 hours
    Select 6 hours from: BA 4348, BA 4349, BA 4361 or BA 4399
    Select 6 hours from: AIM 3320, AIM 3331, AIM 3332, AIM 4336, or AIM 4337
    Select 12 hours from: ECO 3370, ECO 4320, ECO 4346, ECO 4360, ECO 4362, ECO 4382, ECO         4396, or ECO 4399

The University of Texas at Dallas 2006-2008 Undergraduate Catalog
Volume 31, Number 1
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