BUSFIN 4211

Corporate Finance

3 cr

Analysis of advanced capital budgeting problems through understanding the theories and applications of capital structure, leasing and real options. Theories and applications in corporate control, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. Prereq: 3220, AcctMIS 2200, 2300, BusOBA 2320, 2321, and BusMHR 2291 or 2292. Not open to students with credit for 4210 or 4212.

Grade history

5,499 students across 15 instructors · course avg 3.33

Instructor unknown

3.33 GPAmedian 3.3

1,830 students · 14 terms

1,830 students total · 14 terms · click to see per-term

Chad D Zipfel

3.39 GPAmedian 3.7

715 students · 10 terms

715 students total · 10 terms · click to see per-term

Victor Lyonnet

3.25 GPAmedian 3.3

520 students · 4 terms

520 students total · 4 terms · click to see per-term

Ye Li

3.38 GPAmedian 3.7

494 students · 4 terms

494 students total · 4 terms · click to see per-term

Michael David Wittry

3.40 GPAmedian 3.7

484 students · 4 terms

484 students total · 4 terms · click to see per-term

Karen Hopper Wruck

3.44 GPAmedian 3.7

463 students · 6 terms

463 students total · 6 terms · click to see per-term

William Patterson

3.00 GPAmedian 3.0

223 students · 2 terms

223 students total · 2 terms · click to see per-term

Benjamin Bennett

3.32 GPAmedian 3.3

167 students · 1 term

167 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Carl Liebersohn

3.53 GPAmedian 3.7

151 students · 2 terms

151 students total · 2 terms · click to see per-term

Jay Winston Wellman

3.10 GPAmedian 3.3

140 students · 1 term

140 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

Susan Clark

3.13 GPAmedian 3.0

94 students · 2 terms

94 students total · 2 terms · click to see per-term

Tom Grimstvedt Meling

3.39 GPAmedian 3.7

78 students · 1 term

78 students total · 1 term · click to see per-term

+3 more instructors with grade history

Source: historical OSU grade releases via thegradeguide.com (Adam Gluck), Spring 2016 – Summer 2023. FERPA-filtered: sections under 10 students excluded.

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Instructors

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460 / 450

Open

Instructors

Christoph Schiller3 sections4.2★Sergey Sarkisyan3 sections4.6★Chad D Zipfel2 sections3.6★3.39 GPAreddit(7)Christopher O'Daniel2 sections

Sections in Autumn 2026

#	Sec	Instructor	Hist. GPA	Days/Time	Room	Enrollment
2334	0010	Christoph Schiller	—	TR 11:10 am-12:30 pm	SB 200 200	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2335	0030	Sergey Sarkisyan	—	TR 8:00 am-9:20 am	SB 200 200	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2336	0040	Chad D Zipfel	3.39 GPA	MW 11:10 am-12:30 pm	GE 355 355	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2337	0050	Sergey Sarkisyan	—	TR 11:10 am-12:30 pm	SB 215 215	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2338	0060	Chad D Zipfel	3.39 GPA	TR 8:00 am-9:20 am	SB 220 220	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2473	0070	Christopher O'Daniel	—	TR 3:55 pm-5:15 pm	SB 220 220	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2642	0080	Christoph Schiller	—	TR 2:20 pm-3:40 pm	SB 319 319	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2662	0090	Sergey Sarkisyan	—	TR 9:35 am-10:55 am	GE 315 315	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2738	0110	Christopher O'Daniel	—	TR 5:30 pm-6:50 pm	SB 319 319	Closed · 46/45+16 wl
2824	0130	Christoph Schiller	—	TR 12:45 pm-2:05 pm	SB 220 220	Closed · 46/45+16 wl