Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate FIN coursework.
Generated from Pennsylvania State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 FIN 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 3 FIN and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 59 more FIN courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on FIN, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Prescribed Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 9 credits from the following:
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in FIN. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at FIN 478
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from the following:; Other 300-400-level international business course
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Other 300- or 400-Level International Business Courses; Select 6 credits from the business or data analyst focus area:
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required · verify with the official sheet
Select 12 credits from any MIS/Business/COMPSC courses.; Select 6 credits from any business major field or any non-business major field, except for all KINES (GHW) courses, any ENGL course below ENGL 15 , and any MATH course below MATH 110 . Exceptions may be petitioned through the applicable department chair.
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following list:; Other 300-400-level International Business courses; Select 15 credits of Marketing electives from:
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required
Select 18 credits from any business major field or any non-business major field, except for all KINES (GHW) courses, any ENGL course below ENGL 15 , and any MATH course below MATH 110 . Exceptions may be petitioned through the applicable department chair.
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:; Other 300- or 400-level international business courses; Select 6 credits of 300- or 400-level courses such as MIS 404 and MGMT 430; Select 3 credits from the following:; Select 3 credits from:
Supporting Courses and Related Areas1 required
Select 13 credits from any business major field or any non-business major field, except for all KINES (GHW) courses, any ENGL course below ENGL 15 , and any MATH course below MATH 110 . Exceptions may be petitioned through the applicable department chair.
Additional Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better; Select 3 credits from the following:
All FIN courses in the Penn State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under FIN yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
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