Courses numbered below 100 are developmental and are not acceptable for credit toward graduation. Some other courses numbered above 100 may not carry credit toward graduation; see course description.

The numerical listing after the course titles gives the following information:

first number :	semester credit hours
second number :	lecture hours per week
third number :	laboratory or other contact hours per week.
ACCT 205 :	Introduction to Financial Accounting. 03‑3‑0. (3 semester credit hours. 3 hours lecture per week. No laboratory.) (52.0301)
BIOL 204 :	General Microbiology Laboratory. 1-0-3. (1 semester credit hour. No lecture. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (26.0503)
CHEM 451 :	Research Problems. 2‑1‑3.(2 semester credit hours. 1 hour lecture per week. 3 hours laboratory per week.) (40.0599)

•	If courses have no designation(s), they are generally offered each semester, but student‘s should contact individual departments for variations.
•	Summer Session course offerings vary greatly. Students must consult with their Dean's office for summer course offerings.

The four capital letters in parentheses represent the computerized abbreviation for that subject field; the abbreviation is often used on documents and course schedules. The numbers in parentheses represent the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

Finance (FINC - 52.08)

FINC 302. Financial Management. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: ACCT 206 or 221; ECON 211 or 255, and 212; QBA 282 and junior standing. Methods and techniques employed to manage the financial resources of a business corporation, with emphasis on financial forecasting, statement analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, and short‑term and long‑term financing. (52.0801)

FINC 310. Financial Markets and Institutions. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Theoretical and institutional analysis of money and capital markets and the role of financial intermediaries. Covers interest rate determination; governmental and corporate securities markets; international integration of financial markets; and regulation, organization, and ethics in financial markets and institutions. Sp only. (52.0803)

FINC 328. Principles of Insurance. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: QBA 282 and junior standing. An introductory course to assist students preparing for a career in insurance and to meet the needs of prospective insurance buyers. Sp only. (52.1701)

FINC 341. Principles of Real Estate. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Survey of interest in realty, titles, financing, appraisal, investment criteria for income‑producing real property, and the principles of purchasing and owning a home. Additional coverage includes brokerage, ethics in real estate, and international markets. This course taken in conjunction with BSAD 221 meets the educational requirements for the Louisiana Real Estate Salesperson's License. (52.1501)

FINC 356. Investments. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: FINC 302 and junior standing. People, securities and institutions involved in the securities industry. Alternative investment vehicles within a risk‑return framework. Fa only. (52.0807)

FINC 403. Intermediate Financial Management. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: FINC 302 and junior standing. Theory and current practices in financial management with emphasis on short-term financing. Fa only. (52.0801)

*FINC 405. Financial Statement Analysis. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: FINC 302, ACCT 221 and junior standing. Use of financial statements to analyze the position of a firm. Topics include analysis techniques and the limitations imposed by generally accepted accounting principles. Fa only. (52.0801)

*FINC 410. Commercial Banking. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: FINC 302, and junior standing. Management of commercial banks and the banking system. Emphasis on the management of assets and liabilities within a commercial bank and the operation of commercial banks within the current regulatory environment. Sp only. (52.0803)

FINC 425. Entrepreneurial Finance. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: FINC 302. Special financial arrangements needed to launch and grow enterprises. Progression of alternatives available to financiers and entrepreneurs, from bootstrapping through public offerings. Valuation of privately held firms. (52.0801)

FINC 441. Real Estate Appraisal. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: FINC 341 or permission of department head and junior standing. Examines the three traditional approaches to valuation of real estate including value in use to the individual and contemporary thoughts regarding valuation. Computer software used in analysis of residential and income‑producing properties. (Formerly FINC 342.) Sp only. (52.1501)

*FINC 450. International Finance. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: FINC 302 and junior standing. International investments; money and banking systems; accounting and marketing in multinational business. Sp only. (52.0806)

*FINC 456. Analytics of Investing. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisites: FINC 356 and junior standing. Theory of security valuations of stocks, bonds, warrants, and options. Portfolio theory and modern methods of portfolio construction. Sp only. (52.0807)

FINC 460. Finance Internship. 3‑0‑10. Prerequisites: Permission of department head and junior standing. Field work in a financial institution. Preparation of reports of each aspect of the position as they are encountered. Topics include statement analysis, risk evaluation, customer satisfaction, and regulation. (52.0801)

FINC 490. Seminar in Finance. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Case studies focusing upon integrating financial theory with its application in real world decision making. Sp only. (52.0801)

FINC 500. Seminar in Financial Management. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: FINC 302. Advanced theory and current practices in financial management. Su and Fa only. (52.0801)

FINC 502. Portfolio Management and Investment Theory. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: FINC 356 or 500. Contemporary strategies for portfolio management to achieve specific goals including capital allocation, asset allocation, and security analysis. Fa- even years only. (52.0807)