<p>I recently accepted my admission into Penn State as a Finance major and I just wanted to know what I could expect as an incoming Freshman. What are some of the pros and cons of being a finance major at Smeal. Thanks!</p>
<p>You take the same classes as every other smeal major to get into Smeal. So your freshman year, ideally you’ll probably be taking Econ 102 (microeconomics) English 15 (freshman English) a freshman seminar, and some gen eds, second semester you’ll probably take Math 110 (could be taken first semester. Calculus) MGMT 301 (intro to management), SCM/Stat 200 (intro statistics), and some more gen eds. </p>
<p>You’ve got to have a 3.5 GPA by the end of fall semester Sophomore year and maintain it through spring semester Sophomore year to be admitted to the finance major. A 3.5 GPA is hard. Theres not much sugar coating it. These classes are also not jokes, MGMT 301 is a major pain, Math 110 is tough, (Take Stat 200 (with Roths, if possible) over SCM 200 for statistics youll thank me later). I’m doing a business minor so I basically have to take all of the smeal intro classes the business majors take</p>