Graduate-Level Core Courses:
The MS in Finance program consists of 10 graduate-level courses (30 s.h.).

• FIN 04511 Quantitative Methods in Finance
• ACC 03510 Financial Statement Analysis
• FIN 04500 Financial Decision Making
• FIN 04600 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
• FIN 04530 Multinational Financial Management
• FIN 04518 Derivative Securities and Financial Risk Management
• FIN04560 Fixed Income Securities
• FIN 04520 Financial Modeling
• FIN 04505 Advanced Financial Planning
• FIN 04540 Financial Institutions Management

Undergraduate Foundation Courses: 

The Rohrer College of Business requires Foundation courses to ensure all students are equipped with key baseline and foundational knowledge needed for undertaking graduate-level coursework in business. During the application process, students’ official transcripts will be reviewed by Admissions to determine which previous coursework counts toward these requirements. Upon acceptance into the MS in Finance program, students will be alerted to which Foundation courses they will need to complete. After students are accepted into the MS in Finance program, they must begin to satisfy any outstanding Foundation requirements as they proceed through the program.  

• Calculus: Techniques & Applications 
• Statistics I 
• Foundations of Accounting OR Principles of Accounting I & II 
• Economics Principles of Economics: A Survey OR Microeconomics & Macroeconomics 
• Principles of Finance 

Typically, students with an undergraduate degree in business will have already satisfied many of these course requirements. As noted, students may begin in the MSF program prior to completing all their Foundation requirements. However, these requirements must be satisfied early in the program to maintain forward momentum towards degree completion. Students may also choose to complete their outstanding Foundation courses before beginning the MSF program if they prefer.  

Foundational coursework may be done in a variety of ways, such as by completing equivalent undergraduate courses, noncredit tests, online courses, and/or community college classes. To access a full list of admission requirements, visit the Rowan University MS in Finance website page and click Admission Requirements. Review our Foundation Fact Sheet for more on Foundation requirements. Contact our Program Coordinator at Graduatebusinessstudies@rowan.edu for pre-admission academic advising if you'd like help planning your pathway or have questions about Foundation requirements.