Undergraduate
15-3 Finance Course: Roadmap
This roadmap should be viewed as one plan for structuring your schedule. There is a lot of flexibility in when you take Course 15 classes. Even if you think it is too late to declare Course 15, email: ugeducation@sloan.mit.edu, or come see us in E52-150 (Suite 133).
—First Year Fall
18.01 | |
Elective | |
HASS | |
Science GIR |
—First Year Spring
18.02 | |
Elective | |
HASS | |
Science GIR |
—Sophomore Year Fall
14.01 HASS or 15.0111 | |
15.069 or 18.05 or 14.30 [REST]
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15.501 | |
HASS |
—Sophomore Year Spring
15.417 [CI-M. LAB] or 15.401 | |
15.501 | |
HASS | |
REST Subject |
—Junior Year Fall
15.069 or 18.05 or 14.30
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15.418 [CI-M. LAB] or 15.402 | |
15.501 | |
HASS |
—Junior Year Spring
15-3 | |
15-3 | |
15-3 | |
15.417 [CI-M. LAB] or 15.401 |
—Senior Year Fall
14.01 HASS or 15.0111
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15-3 | |
15-3 | |
HASS |
—Senior Year Spring
15-3 | |
15-3 | |
HASS | |
HASS or Elective |
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Choosing Between Alternate Versions of Subjects
Lab in Investments / Managerial Finance (Finance Theory I): 15.401 is a 9 unit course. 15.417 is a 15 unit course. 15.401 and 15.417 share the same lecture. 15.417 has an additional LAB/CI-M component, hence the extra 6 units. The advantage of 15.417 is that the LAB/CI-M component was specifically designed to give students an "internship-like" experience where the work and deliverable is similar to what one would produce at the end of a summer finance internship or as a first year analyst. Students interested in quantitative finance or sales and trading are especially recommended to take 15.417.
Lab in Corporate Finance / Corporate Finance (Finance Theory II): Similar in structure to 15.401/15.417. 15.402 is a 9 unit course. 15.418 is a 15 unit course. 15.402 and 15.418 share the same lecture. 15.418 has an additional LAB/CI-M component, hence the extra 6 units. As with 15.417, the advantage of 15.418 is that the LAB/CI-M component was specifically designed to give students an "internship-like" experience where the work and deliverable is similar to what one would produce at the end of a summer finance internship or as a first year analyst. Students interested in investment banking or private equity are especially recommended to take 15.418.
Microeconomics: 14.01 counts as a HASS subject and is a prerequisite for higher level Course 14 courses. 15.0111 is a great option for those looking for a focus on using microeconomic principles in business decision making and/or are not looking to do advanced work in Economics.
Probability & Statistics: We anticipate that the majority of Course 15 students will take 15.069, as it involves how to apply probability and statistics in different business areas/situations. 14.30 is an alternative for Course 14/15 and 6-14/15 double majors. 18.05 is an alternative for Course 6 and 18 majors. Contact the Sloan Undergrad Office for alternative options for the Probability & Statistics requirement. Please note, the course or courses MUST cover both Probability and Statistics in depth similar to 15.069.
Course 15 subjects with a '1' in the fourth decimal place (ex. 15.433/15.4331): The subject number with an extra '1' is the undergraduate number of the graduate subject. They meet together, in that they share the same lecture and deliverables, but the faculty have a different expectation and evaluation criteria for the undergraduates as compared to the graduate students (due mainly to the difference in professional experience that students have to draw upon). The undergraduate course number was added as a way to hold seats specifically for undergraduates. As with all undergraduate Course 15 subjects, there is no bidding necessary.
Double Major Roadmaps
To discuss options for double majoring, please reach out to the undergraduate team.
15-3 Finance + 6-3 Computer Science and Engineering
15-3 Finance + 6-14 Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science
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