Master of Arts in Finance - Degree Requirements

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Degree Requirements

Intensive Summer Seminar

FIN 300 CM - Seminar in Finance and Accounting Practices

Leadership Development

8 full-credit courses

FIN 330 CM - Corporate Financial Management
FIN 340 CM - Investments
FIN 350 CM - Global Finance
FIN 386 CM - Financial Reporting and Communication for those who lack sufficient backgrounds in accounting
4-5 electives chosen based on background, interests, and available slots

Students admitted to the BA/MA combined degree program can enroll in specific courses during their third and fourth years, as approved by the Director of the Graduate Program or the Dean of the Robert Day School.

GPA Requirements

Students in the graduate program must maintain at least a B- (8.00) average in order to remain in good academic standing at Claremont McKenna College and earn the MA degree. If a student earns a GPA below 8.00 in the fall semester, the student will be placed on academic probation. The degree will be granted only if the GPA at the end of the spring semester is at least 8.00. Further, students who earn any single grade of F will be dismissed from the program without earning the degree.

Fall courses are not offered in the spring, so there is no opportunity to retake or make up courses. Withdrawing from a course is the same as withdrawing from the program, although in special circumstances the student may be considered for readmission in a subsequent academic year. All 8 of the student’s approved regular-session courses must be taken for a letter grade (FIN 300 CM , FIN 301A CM , and FIN 301B CM are graded on a credit/no credit basis).

Graduation

Claremont McKenna College has one formal graduation ceremony each year, which takes place the Saturday after the end of final examinations in May. It is a degree-granting ceremony in which diplomas are awarded to students who have completed all requirements for their degrees. Master of Arts in Finance students who have fully completed all graduation requirements are encouraged to participate. Students who complete graduation requirements in the middle of an academic year (September and December graduates) are welcome to participate in the commencement exercise the following May.