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FIN 22 courses with the subject FIN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
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Develop life-long money management skills to achieve short and long-term goals. Topics include establishing goals, setting priorities, budgeting, banking basics, saving, investing, insurance, managing debt, and financing large purchases.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu FIN 210 Managing Your Money for Financial Success 3
An introduction to personal financial planning including goal setting, cash management, credit, insurance, housing, educational planning, and financial institutions and markets (Liberal Studies P1).
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu FIN 301 Financial Statement Analysis
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Subject FIN Type course Edition 2023-2024 Source www.wcu.edu FIN 305 Financial Management 3
Financial analysis and planning; time-value of money; risk; leverage; capital acquisition, management, and budgeting.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ACCT 251 . Credits: 3 FIN 306 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation 3
Short-term liquidity, cash flow from operations, funds flow, capital structure, long-term solvency, return on investment, asset utilization, and operating performance. Cross-listed with ACCT 306.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 Credits: 3 FIN 335 Financial Institutions 3
An introduction to the financial services industry: institutions, money, capital, and derivative instruments.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite ECON 232 or FIN 305 . Credits: 3 FIN 350 So You Want to Be a Millionaire 3
A multi-discipline approach to issues related to individual wealth accumulation and management (Liberal Studies P1).
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Sophomore Standing. Credits: 3 FIN 389 Cooperative Education in Finance 1
Cooperative Education in Finance. See Cooperative Education Program.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 1 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite 2.00 GPA on courses in business. Credits: 1 or 3, R15 FIN 406 Investment Strategies 3
Investments for individuals, institutions, and business; securities and securities markets.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 . Credits: 3 FIN 407 International Finance 3
International financial environment, exchange rate behavior, exchange rate risk management, and multinational business asset and liability management.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 . Credits: 3 FIN 409 Entrepreneurial Finance 3
Problems in cash management; financing small business; problems associated with new ventures.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 . Credits: 3 FIN 410 Retirement Planning 3
Retirement planning; goals, strategies, implementation and employee benefits.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 . Credits: 3 FIN 440 Bank Practice and Policy 3
Principles underlying the employment of bank funds’ allocations of funds to asset classes, and changing bank practices.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu FIN 450 Contemporary Managerial Finance 3
Performance measures including EVA and MVA. Working capital management and short-term financing, capital budgeting, break-even and leverage analysis, mergers, and acquisitions.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 . Credits: 3 FIN 470 Portfolio Management 3
A “hands on” course managing an all-equity portfolio; corporate, industry and market analysis.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 or permission of instructor. Credits: 3 FIN 480 Independent Research 3
Independent Research.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Permission of department head. Credits: 3 FIN 483 Internship in Finance 3
Work experience in finance. S/U grading. Minimum of 10 hours per week.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Junior Standing, 2.00 GPA, written application, and permission of department head. Credits: 3, R9 FIN 484 Internship in Finance 3
Work experience in finance. S/U grading. Minimum of 10 hours per week.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Junior Standing, 2.00 GPA, written application, and permission of department head. Credits: 3, R9 FIN 485 Internship in Finance 3
Work experience in finance. S/U grading. Minimum of 10 hours per week.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Junior Standing, 2.00 GPA, written application, and permission of department head. Credits: 3, R9 FIN 493 Topics in Finance 1-3
Subject FIN Credits (min) 1 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite Permission of department head. Credits: 1-3, R6 FIN 496 Estate & Trust Planning 3
Integration of alternative investment instruments and opportunities, tax planning and strategies, retirement and estate planning, with computer software applications.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu FIN 499 Case Studies in Financial Planning 3
Development of written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills and synthesis of knowledge through case studies.
Subject FIN Credits (min) 3 Credits (max) 3 Credit unit Credits Type course Edition 2026-2027 Catalog CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog Source catalog.wcu.edu Prerequisite FIN 305 . Credits: 3 Source: Western Carolina University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
