Finance

The Finance curriculum leads to an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. This curriculum provides a strong business background with special focus on financial analysis. Completion of this curriculum will prepare students for positions as branch bank manager, consumer loan office manager, analyst, statistical assistant in a securities office or other positions in the banking, security, investment and loan business.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Finance curriculum, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the conceptual framework for why markets exist

2. Understand the role of federal regulation and financial institutions in the market

3. Consider and interpret risk in investments and examine the theory of portfolio construction and the efficient-markets theory

4. Communicate effectively with customers and other financial professionals orally and in writing

Program Entry Requirements:
The program is open to interested students, assuming space is available. However, new students are normally required to take the College’s placement tests at their time of entry. Students identified as needing developmental course work must satisfactorily complete the appropriate English and mathematics courses as a part of their degree program.

Program of Study and Graduation Requirements:
A minimum of 62 credits and a grade point average of 2.0 are required for graduation.

Finance

Course Number and Name	Prerequisites and Corequisites	Credits	Gen Ed Req.
FIRST SEMESTER
ECON 181 - Principles of Economics (MACRO)		3
ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting		4
ENGL 101 - English Composition I		3	Composition
MATH 151 or MATH 161 or MATH 162 or MATH 171	MATH 118 with a C or better or MATH 161 placement for MATH 151 and MATH 161; MATH 162 placement for MATH 162 MATH 171 placement for MATH 171	3	Mathematics
MNGT 121 - Introduction to Business		3
SECOND SEMESTER
ENGL 102 - English Composition II	ENGL 101	3	Composition & Info Lit.
ACCT 102 - Managerial Accounting	ACCT 101	3
ECON 182 - Principles of Economics (MICRO)		3
Social Science Elective		3	Soc Science
FIN 151 - Risk Management and Insurance		3
THIRD SEMESTER
ECON 112 - Statistics I	MATH 118 or higher placement	4
MNGT 141 - Business Management Principles	MNGT 121	3
FIN 191 - Financial Management	ACCT 101	3
CIS 103 - PC Applications		3	Tech Comp
Humanities Elective		3	Humanities
FOURTH SEMESTER
ECON 114 - Statistics II	ECON 112	3
ECON 291 - Financial Markets and Institutions or FIN 292 - Investments	ECON 181 FIN 191	3
Science Elective		3/4	Science
General Elective		3
General Elective		3
MINIMUM CREDITS NEEDED TO GRADUATE		62

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

All General Education requirements are met through required courses (as indicated above) except for the Writing Intensive requirement, the Interpretive Studies requirement and American/Global Diversity requirement. Therefore, in order to graduate, students in this program must choose one course that is designated Writing Intensive, one course that is designated Interpretive, and one course that is designated American/Global Diversity. The same course may be used to fulfill several requirements. A list of courses that fulfill these requirements and a more detailed explanation of the College’s general education requirements appears elsewhere in this catalog and on www.ccp.edu.

For More Information Contact:

The Division of Business and Technology, Room C1-9, 1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130, Telephone (215) 496-6164; or the College Information Center (215) 751-8010.