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2025-2026 University Catalog

B A 323 - Fundamentals of Finance


Units: 3
Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Prerequisite(s): Approved upper division business major, business minor, hospitality and tourism management major, or economics major with an emphasis in international economics. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Copy of transcript.

Objectives of financial management. Financing the business enterprise. Internal financial management. Introduction to the cost of capital, valuation, dividend policy, leverage, international finance, and the techniques of present value and its applications. Sources of capital.

Formerly numbered: Finance 323.