Semester 1fall
Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
A suggested order for the 39 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 1 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.
Semester 1fall
Generated from Boston College’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Semester 3fall
Semester 5fall
Semester 6spring
Semester 7fall
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MFIN coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MFIN work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 39 MFIN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 13 more MFIN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MFIN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Five Prescribed Courses17 required · verify with the official sheet
Five Prescribed Courses 1. MFIN1021 Fundamentals of Finance (formerly Basic Finance) (prerequisite: ACCT1021) 2. MFIN1127 Corporate Finance (prerequisite: MFIN1021) 3. MFIN1151 Investments (prerequisite: MFIN1021) 4. One elective from the following list* (courses listed below must be taken in CSOM)
Objectives1 required · verify with the official sheet
Objectives The objectives of the Accounting Concentration are as follows: (1) Prepare the student to successfully pass the CPA exam. The exam includes three core parts - covering financial reporting, auditing, and tax – and a fourth part chosen by the candidate (business analysis, information system
Business Analytics Co-Concentration Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Business Analytics Co-Concentration Requirements Business Analytics Concentration: Class of 2026 The following courses are required for students concentrating in Business Analytics who belong to the class of 2026: Select two additional courses, excluding any courses taken from above list: Select two
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
Gateway: MFIN 7704
Gateway: MFIN 8801
Gateway: MFIN 1127
Gateway: MFIN 1151
The deepest prerequisite chains in MFIN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at MFIN 2202
4 courses deep, ending at MFIN 2205
4 courses deep, ending at MFIN 8803
4 courses deep, ending at MFIN 8821
Guidelines and Courses1 required · verify with the official sheet
Guidelines and Courses This concentration requires four courses (12 credit hours): one intermediate accounting course, one required elective in either managerial cost analysis or financial statement analysis, and two other electives from a set of approved electives in accounting, finance, business a
Operations Management Concentration Requirements: Class of 20262 required · verify with the official sheet
Operations Management Concentration Requirements: Class of 2026 The following two courses are required for the concentration who belong to the class of 2026: Also, take two of the following:
Operations Management Concentration Requirements: Class of 2027 and 20282 required · verify with the official sheet
Operations Management Concentration Requirements: Class of 2027 and 2028 The following courses are required for students concentrating in Operations Management who belong to the class of 2027 and 2028: Also, take two of the following:
Marketing1 required · verify with the official sheet
Marketing Required course: Choose one additional MKTG elective course.
Required Courses1 required · verify with the official sheet
Required Courses The courses in the co-concentration include the following: Required: Additional requirement for the Class of 2025 and beyond; select one (1) of the following (1 credit): Required: one of the following four courses: Students must also take an additional two electives from the require
All MFIN courses in the Boston College catalog
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Use your school emailInstructors on MFIN sections in Fall 2026, from the registrar's schedule.
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