Program Description
The Business Administration: Finance program focuses on decision making in three interrelated areas: managerial finance, investments, and financial markets and institutions. Finance is a broad field that primarily studies the acquisition and management of funds by businesses, governments, and individuals. Our finance curriculum provides the theoretical foundations and analytical skills to understand corporate financing and investing decisions, financial markets, security valuation, portfolio management, and financial planning.
Likely Career Paths
Financial Analysis, Budget Analysis, Trust Management, Investment Management, Commercial Lending, Capital Services, Mergers, and Acquisitions
Key Considerations
- Cost: University-wide costs (cwu.edu/financial-aid/cost-attendance)
- Location: Ellensburg, Online
- Primary contact: 509-963-2930 | CBAdvising@cwu.edu | cwu.edu/business/cbadvising
Course Planning
| CWU Course # | CWU Course Name | Transfer Course # |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 251 | Financial Accounting | ACCT& 201 and ACCT& 202 |
| ACCT 252 | Managerial Accounting | ACCT& 203 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Economics- Micro | ECON& 201 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics- Macro | ECON& 202 |
| BUS 241 | Legal Environment of Business | BUS& 201 |
| BUS 221/MATH 211 | Intro Business Statistics | MATH& 146 |
| MATH 153 | Pre-Calculus I | MATH& 141 |
| ECON 130 or other approved math | Foundations of Business Analytics | MATH& 148 |
Other options may be available, we recommend viewing the Transfer Equivalency Site (TES) for other acceptable equivalences or contacting us.
Advising Notes
- We recommend students pursue and earn an Associate in Business- DTA/MRP. However, any WA state DTA (Direct Transfer Agreement) degree will satisfy CWU General Education requirements.
- Students need to earn a 1.7 minimum grade for ACCT&201, 202, 203, ECON& 201, 202, BUS& 201, MATH& 146, MATH& 141, and MATH& 148.
- Major requirements may change over time; students will be expected to meet the catalog requirements in place at the time they are admitted to the major. Current catalog: https://catalog.acalog.cwu.edu/
Other Resources
Admissions: 509-963-1211 | admissions@cwu.edu | cwu.edu/admissions
Financial Aid: 509-963-1611 | FinancialAid@cwu.edu | cwu.edu/financial-aid
Scholarship Information: 509-963-1611 | Scholarships@cwu.edu | cwu.edu/scholarships/
Transfer Center: 509-963-1390 | transfer@cwu.edu | cwu.edu/transfer
Veterans: 509-963-3028 | VA@cwu.edu | cwu.edu/veterans
International: +1-509-963-3612 | intladm@cwu.edu | cwu.edu/programs/international-student-admissions