FIN 357Upper division3 credit hours
FIN 357 Business Finance
Since 2011, FIN 357 has averaged 3.05 with 21% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.05, below the 3.42 average for undergraduate FIN classes that term.
Registration detailsBefore you register
Listed for Spring 2027 · UT’s published schedule
UT prerequisites and restrictions
- Prerequisites
- Credit or registration for Accounting 312 or 312H; and Statistics 301 or 301H.
- Who can take it
- Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.
- Catalog edition
- 2026–27
- Class hours a week
- 3
- Grading
- Letter grade only
- Repeat for credit
- No
Grade distribution
Spring 2026: 641 letter grades, 3.05 average GPA, 28% A’s, 15 sections
Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.
Grade counts
| Grade | Students | Share | All terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 181 | 28.2% | 21.4% |
| A− | 109 | 17.0% | 15.7% |
| B+ | 63 | 9.8% | 15.7% |
| B | 81 | 12.6% | 15.1% |
| B− | 47 | 7.3% | 10.1% |
| C+ | 40 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
| C | 38 | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| C− | 22 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| D+ | 15 | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| D | 17 | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| D− | 13 | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| F | 15 | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| Q, W, CR, and others | 80 | Not in the average | |
How have grades changed?
UT’s grade reports show 46 terms from Summer 2011 to Summer 2026 (15 falls, 15 springs, and 16 summers).
Grades by term
| Term | Sections | Letter grades | Average GPA | A’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | 3 | 114 | 3.14 | 40.4% |
| Spring 2026 | 15 | 641 | 3.05 | 28.2% |
| Fall 2025 | 15 | 664 | 3.07 | 26.4% |
| Summer 2025 | 2 | 125 | 3.01 | 19.2% |
| Spring 2025 | 14 | 607 | 2.98 | 24.5% |
| Fall 2024 | 14 | 598 | 3.03 | 25.3% |
| Summer 2024 | 2 | 104 | 2.94 | 21.2% |
| Spring 2024 | 14 | 542 | 2.92 | 31.0% |
| Fall 2023 | 13 | 601 | 3.03 | 24.5% |
| Summer 2023 | 1 | 52 | 2.53 | 5.8% |
| Spring 2023 | 14 | 458 | 3.03 | 30.8% |
| Fall 2022 | 11 | 528 | 3.05 | 21.6% |
| Summer 2022 | 4 | 65 | 2.85 | 27.7% |
| Spring 2022 | 13 | 514 | 3.00 | 21.2% |
| Fall 2021 | 11 | 454 | 3.01 | 21.6% |
| Summer 2021 | 5 | 97 | 2.96 | 12.4% |
| Spring 2021 | 12 | 380 | 3.50 | 36.1% |
| Fall 2020 | 11 | 427 | 3.13 | 21.5% |
| Summer 2020 | 4 | 142 | 3.30 | 31.7% |
| Spring 2020 | 13 | 314 | 3.56 | 39.8% |
| Fall 2019 | 12 | 476 | 3.00 | 14.9% |
| Summer 2019 | 3 | 75 | 2.85 | 16.0% |
| Spring 2019 | 14 | 540 | 3.02 | 17.4% |
| Fall 2018 | 13 | 473 | 3.00 | 14.2% |
| Summer 2018 | 3 | 71 | 2.90 | 18.3% |
| Spring 2018 | 14 | 628 | 3.02 | 15.6% |
| Fall 2017 | 13 | 457 | 3.03 | 15.3% |
| Summer 2017 | 3 | 101 | 3.00 | 15.8% |
| Spring 2017 | 14 | 627 | 3.02 | 16.6% |
| Fall 2016 | 12 | 431 | 3.02 | 17.9% |
| Summer 2016 | 3 | 92 | 3.00 | 27.2% |
| Spring 2016 | 12 | 671 | 3.08 | 15.9% |
| Fall 2015 | 11 | 502 | 3.06 | 16.1% |
| Summer 2015 | 3 | 115 | 3.12 | 20.0% |
| Spring 2015 | 10 | 579 | 3.16 | 23.1% |
| Fall 2014 | 11 | 496 | 2.97 | 20.2% |
| Summer 2014 | 3 | 98 | 3.16 | 25.5% |
| Spring 2014 | 9 | 537 | 3.01 | 16.6% |
| Fall 2013 | 10 | 528 | 3.08 | 20.5% |
| Summer 2013 | 3 | 98 | 3.08 | 19.4% |
| Spring 2013 | 10 | 493 | 3.12 | 21.5% |
| Fall 2012 | 10 | 573 | 2.99 | 16.6% |
| Summer 2012 | 3 | 119 | 3.10 | 26.9% |
| Spring 2012 | 6 | 339 | 2.94 | 11.8% |
| Fall 2011 | 10 | 626 | 2.99 | 16.8% |
| Summer 2011 | 2 | 94 | 3.28 | 22.3% |
What’s FIN 357 about?
Principles of finance, with application to all aspects of the business firm; particular attention to cost of capital, investment decisions, management of assets, and procurement of funds. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 320F, 357, 357H. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
What do the syllabi ask you to do?
Spring 2019 · Michael Sury
Section 03324 · Read this syllabus · Summary checked November 4, 2026
This older section combined exam preparation with regular software-based homework and an in-class spreadsheet case. Use it as an example of course structure, then read your own term’s syllabus before buying materials.
- How the grade is decided
- Three noncumulative exams carry 25% each. The remaining 25% comes from Connect homework (5%), iClicker quizzes (5%), problem-solving quizzes and exercises (10%), and an Excel valuation case (5%).
- Assignments
- The syllabus drops the two lowest homework scores and five lowest iClicker scores. The valuation exercise is completed in class. Required Connect problems give repeated practice before the exams.
- Required materials
- This section required Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12th edition, a Connect access code, and a calculator with financial functions. Phones and online calculators were not allowed during exams.
These summaries describe the named sections and terms. Read your section’s syllabus for its current grading rules and materials.
Prepare for class
- Cost of capital
- Investment decisions
- Asset management
- Financing
Review · Review present value and the difference between a project's cash flows and its financing.
Self-check · A project costs $100 now and returns $110 in one year. What is its net present value at a 10% discount rate?
Show the answer
$0. The future $110 is worth $100 today, which exactly offsets the initial cost.
Instructors and course documents
Open a term for section numbers and syllabi.
Spring 2019 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 03305 · Syllabus
Spring 2019 · James Miller · 3 sections
Spring 2019 · Mary Poloskey · 4 sections
Earlier terms and instructors (95)
Fall 2018 · James Miller · 4 sections
Fall 2018 · Mary Poloskey · 3 sections
Summer 2018 · Lee Seltzer · 1 section
- Section 71480 · Syllabus
Spring 2018 · James Miller · 4 sections
Spring 2018 · Mary Poloskey · 3 sections
Spring 2018 · Michael Sury · 1 section
- Section 02855 · Syllabus
Fall 2017 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 03635 · Syllabus
Fall 2017 · James Miller · 4 sections
Fall 2017 · Mary Poloskey · 3 sections
Fall 2017 · Michael Sury · 1 section
- Section 03665 · Syllabus
Spring 2017 · Casey Dougal · 4 sections
Spring 2017 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 03475 · Syllabus
Spring 2017 · James Miller · 4 sections
Spring 2017 · Mary Poloskey · 3 sections
Fall 2016 · Daniel Rettl · 4 sections
Fall 2016 · James Miller · 4 sections
Fall 2016 · Mary Poloskey · 1 section
- Section 03740 · Syllabus
Fall 2016 · Robert Duvic · 1 section
- Section 03705 · Syllabus
Summer 2016 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 71540 · Syllabus
Spring 2016 · James Miller · 3 sections
Spring 2016 · Mary Poloskey · 4 sections
Spring 2016 · Robert Duvic · 3 sections
Fall 2015 · James Miller · 3 sections
Summer 2015 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 71785 · Syllabus
Spring 2015 · Beverly Hadaway · 1 section
- Section 03145 · Syllabus
Spring 2015 · Gregory Alves · 1 section
- Section 03155 · Syllabus
Spring 2015 · Mary Poloskey · 3 sections
Spring 2015 · Robert Duvic · 1 section
- Section 03130 · Syllabus
Spring 2015 · Stuart Webb · 3 sections
Spring 2015 · Warren Hahn · 1 section
- Section 03140 · Syllabus
Fall 2014 · Robert Duvic · 3 sections
Summer 2014 · Parth Venkat · 1 section
- Section 71685 · Syllabus
Summer 2014 · Yue Sun · 1 section
- Section 71590 · Syllabus
Summer 2014 · Zesong Liu · 1 section
- Section 71592 · Syllabus
Spring 2014 · Robert Duvic · 4 sections
Spring 2014 · Stuart Webb · 3 sections
Fall 2013 · Ari Kang · 1 section
- Section 03430 · Syllabus
Fall 2013 · Beverly Hadaway · 1 section
- Section 03450 · Syllabus
Fall 2013 · James Lowery · 3 sections
Fall 2013 · Robert Duvic · 3 sections
Summer 2013 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 71840 · Syllabus
Spring 2013 · Denys Maslov · 1 section
- Section 03375 · Syllabus
Spring 2013 · Irem Demirci · 1 section
- Section 03345 · Syllabus
Spring 2013 · James Miller · 3 sections
Spring 2013 · Nicholas Crain · 1 section
- Section 03360 · Syllabus
Spring 2013 · Robert Duvic · 3 sections
Fall 2012 · Beverly Hadaway · 1 section
- Section 03395 · Syllabus
Fall 2012 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 03375 · Syllabus
Fall 2012 · James Miller · 1 section
- Section 03415 · Syllabus
Fall 2012 · Robert Duvic · 3 sections
Summer 2012 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 71705 · Syllabus
Summer 2012 · Jordan Nickerson · 1 section
- Section 71610 · Syllabus
Summer 2012 · Mitch Towner · 1 section
- Section 71615 · Syllabus
Spring 2012 · Heidi Toprac · 1 section
- Section 03060 · Syllabus
Spring 2012 · Mary Poloskey · 1 section
- Section 03065 · Syllabus
Spring 2012 · Robert Duvic · 4 sections
Fall 2011 · James Miller · 3 sections
Fall 2011 · Robert Duvic · 3 sections
Summer 2011 · Bomi Lee · 1 section
- Section 71620 · Syllabus
Summer 2011 · Chang Mo Kang · 1 section
- Section 71535 · Syllabus
Spring 2011 · Andrew Koch · 1 section
- Section 02970 · Syllabus
Spring 2011 · James Miller · 1 section
- Section 02960 · Syllabus
Spring 2011 · Robert Duvic · 4 sections
Fall 2010 · Garry Twite · 1 section
- Section 03220 · Syllabus
Fall 2010 · James Miller · 4 sections
Fall 2010 · Mary Poloskey · 1 section
- Section 03235 · Syllabus
Fall 2010 · Robert Duvic · 3 sections
Instructor evaluations
UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. Open a term and look for FIN 357 in it: Spring 2026 · Fall 2025 · Summer 2025 · Spring 2025.
UT’s CES ratings search · Results before Fall 2022 · Syllabi and evaluations for FIN 357
The guide links UT’s own results and copies no numbers.
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Sources
The Spring 2027 listing comes from UT’s printed schedule, checked November 9, 2026.
Class details come from UT’s Finance catalog page, 2026–27 edition, checked October 27, 2026. Match requirements to your own catalog and degree plan.
Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy.
Each letter grade counts once. A− has its own bar. Subject averages cover the same subject, level, and term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.
Instructors and syllabus links come from UT’s public syllabus index, checked October 27, 2026.