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FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

FINANCE 305
Course Description

An analysis of the U.S. financial system, its responsiveness to and impact on economic activity and policy, its procedures for assessing and pricing risks on various financial instruments, and its role in the allocation of funds to different sectors in the economy.

Prerequisties

(ECON/FINANCE 300 or concurrent enrollment), or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.45

5.94% from Historical

Completion Rate
98.25%

-0.62% from Historical

A Rate
42.31%

27.24% from Historical

Class Size
286

163.92% from Historical

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