Finance (BA, BS)

• Choose BS or BA Program
• Flexible Schedules
• Radically Affordable Tuition
• HLC Accredited
• Online or On-Campus

While earning your finance degree online, you will develop a strong background for conceiving, creating, and managing effective real-world business challenges. This diverse program consists of 78-80 credit hours.

This affordable online program offers flexible course schedules to help you advance in your career while managing the competing demands of your busy life.

The skills you acquire as a finance student at Lindenwood University will serve you well in the business world. Finance graduates are often employed in corporate finance, investment banking, and more.

The Lindenwood University accounting department offers a bachelor of science in finance, which includes subject-intensive coursework, and a bachelor of arts in finance, which is generally a more expansive and diverse curriculum. When you enroll in the finance degree program, you will learn the theories of finance as well as practical real-world skills needed to succeed in your chosen field of expertise.

If you are interested in the management of money, then a Bachelor's degree in finance is for you. A finance degree is essential for careers such as chief financial officer or investment banker.

Lindenwood brings the best of the on-campus experience – affordable academic programs, unparalleled faculty support, and a community of diverse learners – into your home office via online learning. Flexible classes mean you can study when and where it’s best for you.

Your academic advisors, library services, career center, military student services, and other support systems are never more than a click or a call away. We’ll make sure you have everything you need along the way.

Our curriculum covers a significant (70%) portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK). There are only 264 U.S. schools that have CFA University Affiliated Programs. CFA affiliated program indicates a high-quality curriculum and provides our students with CFA scholarships. As indicated on the CFA Institute site, an Affiliated University signals to their students and to employers that their curriculum is closely tied to the practice of investment management and is helpful to students preparing for the CFA® Program exams.

Finance Faculty at Lindenwood University

The finance faculty at Lindenwood University is made up of degreed educators and professionals who know their subjects and have the experience to back up that knowledge. It is the knowledge they will pass on to you. Small class sizes and easily accessible faculty ensure that you are afforded the attention and instructional time you deserve.

Finance professionals guide individuals, corporations, government agencies, and other firms or organizations through financial struggles and uncertainty. They are also vital in their roles in short-term and long-term planning responsibilities.

A Bachelor of Arts in finance requires 75-77 credit hours and a Bachelor of Science in finance requires 78-80 credit hours of business-related courses and electives, plus a general education core. The difference in a bachelor of arts and a Bachelor of Science is that the core of a BA is generally more diverse and a BS is more concentrated in the subject area. Topics of study for a degree in finance include financing business ventures, investments, financial institutes and markets, and many more topics sure to interest you.

If you pursue a BA or BS in business administration, you may earn an emphasis in finance by completing 12 of your 21-24 credit hours of elective coursework in finance.

Finance, BA

PCB&E GE and PCB&E Core Coursework

51-53 credit hours of coursework from the following requirements:

• General Education Business Requirements
• Core Business Requirements

Major Coursework

12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

• FIN 32010 Corporate Finance I
• FIN 32020 Investments I
• FIN 32050 Financial Institutions and Markets
• FIN 42080 Seminar in Finance

Elective Coursework

12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

• ACCT 31020 Financial Accounting and Reporting I
• ACCT 31021 Financial Accounting and Reporting II
• ACCT 41050 Income Tax
• ACCT 41070 Financial Statement Analysis
• ECON 33025 Money and Banking
• ECON 43078 Econometrics
• ENTR 37520 Real Estate Principles
• ENTR 47510 Financing Business Ventures
• FIN 32015 International Finance
• FIN 32030 Personal Finance
• FIN 32035 Retirement Planning
• FIN 32036 Estate Planning
• FIN 32040 Risk and Insurance
• FIN 39000-39999 Special Topics in Finance
• FIN 42010 Corporate Finance II
• FIN 42020 Investments II
• FIN 42040Investment Applications
• FIN 42095 Internship
• FIN 49000-49999 Special Topics in Finance
• MTH 32400 Theory of Financial Mathematics I
• MTH 32500 Theory of Financial Mathematics II
• MTH 32600 Models for Financial Economics

Finance, BS

PCB&E GE and PCB&E Core Coursework

51-53 credit hours of coursework from the following requirements:

• General Education Business Requirements
• Core Business Requirements

Major Coursework

12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

• FIN 32010 Corporate Finance I
• FIN 32020 Investments I
• FIN 32050 Financial Institutions and Markets
• FIN 42080 Seminar in Finance

Elective Coursework

15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

• ACCT 31020 Financial Accounting and Reporting I
• ACCT 31021 Financial Accounting and Reporting II
• ACCT 41050 Income Tax
• ACCT 41070 Financial Statement Analysis
• ECON 33025 Money and Banking
• ECON 43078 Econometrics
• ENTR 37520 Real Estate Principles
• ENTR 47510 Financing Business Ventures
• FIN 32015 International Finance
• FIN 32030 Personal Finance
• FIN 32035 Retirement Planning
• FIN 32036 Estate Planning
• FIN 32040 Risk and Insurance
• FIN 39000-39999 Special Topics in Finance
• FIN 42010 Corporate Finance II
• FIN 42020 Investments II
• FIN 42040 Investment Applications
• FIN 42095 Internship
• FIN 49000-49999 Special Topics in Finance
• MTH 32400 Theory of Financial Mathematics I
• MTH 32500 Theory of Financial Mathematics II
• MTH 32600 Models for Financial Economics