The Finance minor provides you with a basic understanding of key financial concepts. Similar to the Finance major, you will learn about such issues as investments, saving, borrowing, risk and valuation. With a finance minor, you will also learn how to apply key concepts to everyday situations in a business environment. The study of finance is concerned with the monetary issues faced by millions of individuals and organizations, whether public or private.
Students with various majors, including those from outside of the Romain College of Business, could benefit from a finance minor. Businesses, both large and small, must learn to make good financial decisions in order to be successful. The Finance minor will equip you with the skills necessary to assist businesses and households in their financial decisions.
The Romain College of Business has earned accreditation from AACSB, which is considered the "gold standard" for business accreditation. Only 5.7% of business schools, globally, have earned that accreditation. Achieving accreditation is a multi-year process of rigorous internal focus, engagement with an AACSB-assigned mentor and peer-reviewed evaluation. Schools must develop and implement a plan to align with accreditation standards. These standards require excellence in areas relating to strategic management and innovation; student, faculty, and staff as active participants; learning and teaching; and academic and professional engagement.
An undergraduate student should initiate a Change of Academic Program if they wish to add or remove a minor.
The student obtains a Change of Academic Program form from the Registrar's Office or the department of the new major/minor, secures the signature of the department chair/director (or dean) of any major/minor to be added, and returns the form to the Registrar's Office for processing.
A student must submit the completed form by the Thursday before priority registration if the change is to be made within the current semester. Unless granted a waiver by the department of the new major, the student must meet all current program requirements for graduation.
Students who choose to minor in finance can pursue a career in a variety of fields including banking, financial analysis, management and much more.
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The University of Southern Indiana is committed to making college accessible to those wishing to further their education by providing numerous scholarships, grants, and financial aid options to assist students in managing tuition expenses.
