DEGREE PROGRAMS

Bachelor of Science in Finance

The Bachelor of Science in finance exposes students to the traditional areas of study within the discipline of finance: corporate finance, investments, and financial institutions. The department offers a variety of tracks which provides the opportunity to complete to specialize within the major. The finance program is designed to expose students to the traditional areas of study within the discipline of finance: corporate finance, investments, risk management, and financial institutions.

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Finance Quant Track (FINq)

FINq provides the opportunity to complete the required finance courses with a greater focus on quantitative aspects of finance and an increased application of computer and statistical software and applications that includes Python, Excel, and other relevant tools. Finance majors are invited to apply to FINq in their first semester. Students with acceptable scores in AP calculus, AP statistics, and AP economics, and SAT (math) scores above 600 are strongly encouraged to apply for this track.

Finance Minor

Students may also choose to complement another program of study with a minor in finance, with approval of the School of Business undergraduate programs office and completion of six required finance courses and one finance elective.

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

FACULTY

About 20 accomplished individuals make up our faculty, bringing to our students a wealth of expertise and insight. Our faculty hold doctoral degrees from highly regarded universities such as the University of Georgia, the University of Texas, the University of South Florida, Syracuse University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst, and advanced degrees from universities that include Harvard University, McGill University, and Fordham University.

They have worked or consulted for a range of corporations, non-profits, and government agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the World Bank, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the CFA Institute, the CAIA Association, Fitch Ratings, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup. Their work is published in a wide variety of high-quality peer reviewed journals.

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IN THE NEWS

AFTER PC

The Providence College School of Business, home to the Department of Finance, is one of just 30% of U.S. business schools accredited by AACSB International. It’s also listed by Poets and Quants as being among the top undergraduate business schools in the nation. What’s more, nearly every PC Business graduate participates in at least one internship at esteemed organizations such as Fidelity Investments, GPS Investment Advisors, IMG, Signet Investment Group, Textron, and others positioning them well for post-graduate success.

98%

of 2021 – 2025 finance graduates are employed or attending graduate school

79%

are employed only

12%

are attending school only

6%

are employed and attending school

Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of the separate figures.