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Program Information

The program is suited for qualified students from several academic disciplines and provides a financial managerial background through core requirements, with opportunities to specialize the degree through elective courses.

The Master of Science in Finance degree requires completion of 36 graduate hours. Students with a baccalaureate degree from a non-business discipline or students with a degree from a university outside of the United States are required to take stem classes. The stem classes serve as prerequisites for the graduate business courses.

Standard Study Plan
Accounting 533 - Financial Statement Analysis 3 hours
Business Analysis 568 - Techniques of Statistical Analysis 3 hours
Finance 531 - Introduction to Investments, Institutions, and Managerial Finance* 3 hours
General Business Administration 587 - Research Writing in Business 3 hours
Finance 536 - Seminar in Business Finance** 3 hours
Finance 537 - Problems in Administrative Finance 3 hours
Finance 539 - International Finance 3 hours
Finance 569 - Seminar in Investments 3 hours
Graduate Business Elective 3 hours
Graduate Finance Elective 3 hours
Support Graduate Electives*** 6 hours
TOTAL 36 hours

*    This course is replaced by a graduate finance elective for students with a baccalaureate degree in finance.

**  This course must be taken after all other required finance courses and satisfies the comprehensive exam requirement.

*** Any non-business courses must be approved by the MS in Finance advisor.

Please see the graduate catalogue for more detailed information about available courses.

Tuition rates are established by the Texas State University System.