A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Finance Major (B.S.)
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 52.0801
- Credits (computed from items)
- 147
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 164739
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_164739_75346c48
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Courses (27 Credits)
major core · 0 items
Required Courses:
7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Select a concentration:Not resolved to a course9
General Finance
0 items
Capital Markets
0 items
Corporate Finance
0 items
Personal Financial Planning
0 items
Sustainable Investing
0 items
The Business Environment (6 Credits)
2 items
- 3
- 3
Foundations for Success (15 Credits)
1 item
- 3
Communications and Writing
0 items
Select one from:
1 item
- or: EMS 101L Critical Reading and Writing with Labor: EMS 102 Critical Reading and Writing for Multilingual Studentsor: EMS 102L Critical Reading and Writing for Multilingual Students with Lab3
And one from:
1 item
- or: EMS 105 Multimodal Communication for Multilingual Students3
Information Technology
1 item
- As published: “Solving Business Problems with Information Technology”3
Mathematical Sciences
0 items
Select one from:
1 item
- or: MA 105L Mathematical Foundations for Business with Labor: MA 105P Mathematical Foundations for Business with Prepor: MA 107 Applied Calculus for Businessor: MA 107L Applied Calculus for Business with Labor: MA 131 Calculus Ior: MA 131L Calculus I with Lab3
Context and Perspectives (18 Credits)
0 items
Students must take six courses, one in each category of Context and Perspectives:
0 items
Culture, Change, and Behavior
0 items
Globalization
0 items
Institutions and Power
0 items
Race, Gender, and Inequality
0 items
Scientific Inquiry
0 items
Values, Ethics, and Society
0 items
Business Dynamics/Business Administration Minor (18 Credits)
0 items
All courses are required:
6 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Arts and Sciences Electives (15 Credits)
electives · 1 item
- Select fifteen credits designated as Arts & SciencesNot resolved to a course15
Unrestricted Electives (21 Credits)
electives · 1 item
- Select twenty-one elective creditsNot resolved to a course21
General Finance Concentration
concentration · 1 item
- Any three Finance (FI) or Finance and Technology (FT) courses not otherwise required.Not resolved to a course9
Capital Markets Concentration
concentration · 13 items
- 3
- Select two of the following:Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Investment Applications of Natural Language Processing”4
Subject to department permission, any other relevant elective.
electives · 0 items
Corporate Finance Concentration
concentration · 11 items
- 3
- Select two of the following:Not resolved to a course6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Investment Applications of Natural Language Processing”4
Subject to department permission, any other relevant elective.
electives · 0 items
Personal Financial Planning Concentration
concentration · 11 items
- 3
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Insurance and Risk Management, Retirement Planning and Estate Planning”
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Investment Applications of Natural Language Processing”4
Subject to department permission, any other relevant elective.
electives · 0 items
Students enrolled in the above Personal Financial Planning Concentration have the option to also satisfy the requirements for successful completion of the undergraduate CFP Board Registered “Financial Planning Concentration”1 by specifically completing the following four courses, in addition to the required FI360 and FI361 (Capstone) courses (a total of 18 credits):
concentration · 4 items
- or: FI 623 Investments3
- or: FI 627 Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics3
- or: FI 631 Financial Modeling3
- As published: “Insurance and Risk Management, Retirement Planning and Estate Planning”
1 Students completing this CFP Board Registered Program at Bentley will have met the Education requirement for CFP® Certification Examination administered by CFP Board.
0 items
Sustainable Investing Concentration
concentration · 9 items
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Subject to department permission, any other relevant elective.
electives · 0 items
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