Fall 2026

Corporation Finance

FINANCE 325 teaches financial management theory and techniques including capital budgeting, valuation, capital structure, dividend policy, and M&A.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Oliver Levine3.9/5Anthony DefuscoRuth Cohen +1 more

Summary

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Reviewers describe the workload as relatively low and note that exams resemble practice questions, though one final was unexpected.

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Prerequisites

Course map

FINANCE/​ECON 300,ACCT I S 301, (MATH 213 or 222) and (GEN BUS 307, 317,ACT SCI 654,ECON 400, 410,STAT/​MATH 310,STAT 312, 333 or concurrent enrollment), or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program

FINANCE 325 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.27/5 from 11 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 2.7/5 difficulty · 3 reviews

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Oliver Levine is described as a smart, caring instructor who makes finance lectures interesting and engaging. Reviewers appreciate his genuine concern for student success and his ability to make dry topics intriguing. He is highly rated for his teaching quality and intellectual presence.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.36 GPA, 59.1% A/AB (n=66 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.37 GPA, 60.9% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.53 GPA, 75.9% A/AB (n=58 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.27 GPA, 48.4% A/AB (n=95 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.47 GPA, 62.6% A/AB (n=174 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.23 GPA, 46.2% A/AB (n=78 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Ilhan Demiralp is described as whiny and annoying, with a review noting he discourages attendance at his office hours. This historical feedback highlights interpersonal concerns rather than instructional clarity.

ANTHONY DEFUSCO is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ILHAN DEMIRALP is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

OLIVER LEVINE is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Online (some classroom)60 / 6010
LEC 003Classroom Instruction60 / 6011
LEC 004Classroom Instruction54 / 549
LEC 005Classroom Instruction60 / 606
LEC 006Classroom Instruction58 / 607
LEC 001Online (some classroom)61 / 6012

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Student experience

the class

Oliver Levine is highly rated for making finance topics interesting and caring about student success, though one reviewer noted a competitive peer environment.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.35 GPA, 64.2% A/AB (n=218 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.35 GPA, 56.7% A/AB (n=319 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.28 GPA, 57.4% A/AB (n=202 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Reviewers describe the workload as relatively low and note that exams resemble practice questions, though one final was unexpected.

Attendance is prioritized because lecture notes alone are insufficient for understanding the material.

Topics

  • Capital budgeting
  • Project and firm valuation
  • Capital structure theory
  • Dividend policy
  • Cost of capital
  • Mergers and acquisitions

Skills

  • Financial management theory and analytical techniques.
  • Capital budgeting, firm valuation, capital structure, dividend policy, and M&A analysis.

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.05 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
FINANCE 325 · Fall 2026

Corporation Finance

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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