Foundations of Finance

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Examines basic aspects of the financing and investment decisions made by financial managers. Subjects include financial mathematics, net present value, capital budgeting, valuation of financial securities, risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: FIN 304 . If a student takes both FIN 302 and FIN 304, only FIN 304 will count for credit. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration – i.e. attained business status), Computer Science majors in the Computer Information Systems option, and Biotechnology majors. Prerequisite(s): for CIS students: ( ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , MATH 160 ), or ( ACCT 203 , ECON 201 , ECON 202 , MATH 160 ) and either PSYC 100 or SOC 101 with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses. Prerequisites for BIOT students: ( ACCT 201 , ACCT 202 , MATH 160 ) or ( ACCT 203 , MATH 160 ) with grades of C (2.0) or better in all courses.