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FIN-3104: Introduction to Finance

Description: Overview of financial decision-making process focusing on the creation of wealth. Topics covered include the time value of money, how stocks and bonds are valued, financial decision-making within a firm, an overview of financial markets, and investment banking. The course is designed for finance and non-finance majors.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 60

Average GPA: 3.13 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 27.46%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.43%

Kaschia M Wade202120.8%39.6%25.9%5.8%1.9%6.0%2.736
Sara B Easterwood202333.6%31.0%26.7%1.2%0.0%7.5%3.052
Derek D Klock202216.9%32.5%30.7%7.9%2.8%9.4%2.572
Staff Hosseinian202155.3%32.1%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.392
Brian R Hart202455.9%32.4%8.5%0.9%0.4%1.8%3.438
Eric P Hogan201914.9%38.9%32.6%5.9%1.2%6.6%2.613
Don H Andree202417.4%52.0%26.5%1.6%0.5%2.0%2.855
Chun Wei Lin202443.7%47.2%6.1%1.4%0.0%1.4%3.322
Jacob S Powell202449.8%35.0%10.9%2.1%0.7%1.5%3.307
Elizabeth S Bickmore202436.8%30.4%22.8%1.3%0.7%7.9%3.112
Arthur J Keown202345.6%33.6%17.1%1.0%0.7%2.0%3.2313
Elesha H Wikle202447.4%37.6%12.3%0.3%0.7%1.7%3.304
Haiyan Zhu202148.5%43.6%7.1%0.9%0.0%0.0%3.422
Steven L Beach202439.3%29.3%11.3%2.3%1.2%16.9%3.201
Thomas B Reilly202327.5%37.5%17.6%2.5%2.5%12.5%2.861

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Winter 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W