Majors / Finance

Finance (B.S.)

Indiana State University

Description:

The University offers a bachelor of science (B.S.) in finance.

The Finance Program provides the knowledge and training finance experts need to make and implement decisions regarding managing, investing, and distributing financial resources for businesses and individuals.

Coursework includes a required core of business courses plus study in the following areas of finance:

  • Financial management
  • Investment
  • Financial markets and institutions
  • International finance

In addition, students complete the University's Foundational Studies Program, which provides the knowledge students need in critical thinking, leadership, and interpersonal and communication skills.

The University's Finance Program is taught by professors who are qualified academic and financial professionals. Small classes encourage close interaction between faculty and students and ensure an education where classroom learning is combined with practical experiences to provide the latest training in technology to access and analyze information.

Practical field experiences, including internships that earn college credit, can lead to full-time jobs after graduation. Recent internship sites have included Conseco, Eli Lilly and Co., Northwest Airlines, Crane Naval Base, and Lockheed Martin. Upper-level students (juniors and seniors) also have opportunities to conduct research with faculty as part of the classroom experience.

Student may join the Financial Management Association and the Investment Club. These organizations provide opportunities to interact with the business community through field trips, guest professional speakers, and social activities. Included among these activities are annual visits to financial markets in Chicago, Illinois.

Finance majors also may be invited to join the business honorary, Beta Gamma Sigma, or the professional business fraternities, Delta Sigma Pi and Alpha Kappa Psi. These organizations also provide professional learning and networking opportunities and social activities where students meet other finance majors, business students, and faculty.

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Careers:

Our graduates are prepared for entry-level positions in a variety of financial and non-financial institutions. The program is excellent preparation for certification and/or licensure in specified areas of financial expertise and for advanced study in finance or business.

With experience, a degree in finance can lead to positions such as: cash manager, financial analyst, financial manager, loan officer, and portfolio manager.

Finance Program advisers encourage graduates to pursue certification as a chartered financial analyst if their career goal is portfolio management. Graduates interested in careers in financial planning are urged to add the professional designation of certified financial planner to their credentials.

Accreditation:

The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

In addition, all programs in the Scott College of Business are accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the premier accrediting association of business programs.

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Students have many sources of financial support for their studies, including financial aid, work-study programs, veterans' benefits, and special scholarships for entering freshmen and transfer students.

In addition, the Scott College of Business offers a number of scholarships and financial awards designated specifically for finance majors, including the Leadership and Academic Achievement in Investment Award, the Leadership and Academic Achievement in Finance Award, the Outstanding Finance Major Award, the Financial Executives Institute for Juniors and Seniors Scholarship, and the Ferreira Award in Finance.

For more information about these awards, contact the Finance Program.

Further Information

Finance Program
Scott College of Business
Indiana State University
812-237-2112
www.indstate.edu/business/finance


Last updated: September 25, 2012



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