Bachelor of Science in Finance

Curriculum

Today's job market requires graduates to be more than just experts in their fields. They need to be able to apply and adapt a wide array of skills and experiences to fit changing business needs. To make sure our students have the knowledge and skills they need to compete in a competitive job market, our finance curriculum has four main components.

Major Courses: Focus and Depth

These courses provide an opportunity to understand the finance field in greater depth. In short, these are the "nuts and bolts" courses you'll need to land a job in the finance industry.

General Education Core

As a career-oriented university with a strong tradition in the liberal arts, Post University is committed to providing you with a firm foundation in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. The general education core at Post University provides you with the ability to make connections across disciplines so you're better prepared to respond to a diverse and constantly changing global marketplace.

The ability to choose those courses that pique your interest is an important feature of the Post General Education Core. Take a look below at the many options available to you.

Leadership Core

At Post, we are committed to preparing students to be successful in their lives and stand out among their peers. A critical element of this learning process is our leadership core of courses, which teaches an interdisciplinary perspective on the business basics affecting all organizations. These include management, leadership, economics, ethics, social responsibility, business ownership, marketing, e-commerce, information technology, accounting, investments, money and personal finances. The skills learned are essential for success in any career, whether in business, a not-for-profit agency or government organization. More important, it is the ability to apply the principles learned in these courses that will set the Post University student apart as a leader in his or her field.

Career and Self-Awareness Core

To be successful in life, people need to understand who they are and what they want to achieve. Our career program offers seminar classes designed to help students enhance self-awareness, build confidence and develop a strong sense of direction.

This collection of short courses offered during your academic studies is intended to provide you with the experiences to become a self-aware, lifelong learner. These courses include personal assessment tools with detailed diagnostic feedback including specific career information, computer simulations, self-study exercises as well as in-class discussion and discovery. All of these activities are supported in the classroom and online through interactive exercises, using a new individualized, career-based resource program available only at Post University.

Cooperative Education Opportunities

At Post, students can take advantage of a robust Co-Op program where they have opportunities to participate in real-life work situations related to their field of study before they graduate.

Why? Because that's what students need to complete and win in today's competitive job market. According to The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), 47% of employers prefer that candidates gain experience through an internship or cooperative education program prior to graduation, and a recent survey conducted by The College Placement Council revealed that 64% of respondents listed work/co-op experience as an important pre-screening criteria when selecting college graduates.

Our Co-Op program gives Post students a real edge over their competition. Not only do our students get a chance to put their classroom learning to the test, but they get opportunities to meet prospective employers, network with people in their field, test-drive their intended career, and build their resumes with concrete examples of how they've made the connection between theory and practice.

B.S. in Finance Curriculum

General Education	60 crs	Leadership Core	3 crs
Basic Skills	12 crs	LCS105 Elements of Organizations	3 crs
ENG101 Composition	3 crs
ENG102 Composition and Literature	3 crs	Business Core	15 crs
ENG207 Speech Communication	3 crs	ACC111 Financial Accounting	3 crs
CIS112 Introduction to Computing	3 crs	ECO201 Macroeconomics	3 crs
		MGT105 Principles of Management	3 crs
Humanities	12 crs	FIN301 Principles of Finance	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	MKT101 Principles of Marketing	3 crs
Elective	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	Major Requirements	33 crs
Elective	3 crs	Major Core	24 crs
		ACC211 Managerial Accounting	3 crs
Social Sciences	12 crs	ECO202 Microeconomics OR
Elective	3 crs	ECO303 Money and Banking	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	FIN302 Corporate Finance	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	FIN305 Financial Statement Analysis	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	FIN401 Insurance and Risk Management	3 crs
		FIN403 Investment Management	3 crs
Math	6 crs	FIN411 International Finance	3 crs
MAT120 College Algebra	3 crs	MAT230 Quantitative Analysis	3 crs
MAT220 Statistics	3 crs
		Concentration	9 crs
Science	3 crs	Concentration Course	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	Concentration Course	3 crs
		Concentration Course	3 crs
General Education Electives	15 crs
Elective	3 crs	Unrestricted Electives	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	Unrestricted Elective	3 crs
Elective	3 crs
Elective	3 crs	Career and Self-Awareness	6 crs
Elective	3 crs	CSA100 College Success Seminar	3 crs
		CSA200 Professional Success Seminar	1cr
		CSA400 Career Capstone	2 crs

Subtotal	60 crs	Subtotal	60 crs

		Grand Total	120 crs

B.S. in Finance Concentrations

Corporate Finance	9 crs	Personal Finance	9 crs
FIN405 Seminar in Finance	3 crs	FIN306 Personal Financial Planning	3 crs
FIN407 Mergers and Acquisitions	3 crs	FIN406 Seminar in Personal Finance	3 crs
BUS411 Business Policy Seminar	3 crs	BUS411 Business Policy Seminar	3 crs

Universities regularly make changes to the curriculum in order to offer quality and relevant degrees. Post University reserves the right to change the curriculum at any time. Any changes to the curriculum will be published as soon as the changes have been approved.