2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Finance
For additional information about opportunities your college offers, please refer to the Seidman College of Business section in this catalog at gvsu.edu/seidman.
Website: gvsu.edu/finance
The finance program provides students with an understanding of financial definitions, concepts, relationships, and strategies involving individuals, financial institutions, and non-financial business activities. This 19 credit hours program is designed to provide fundamental knowledge for careers in banking, financial management, investments, portfolio management, and financial planning. It recognizes that finance is becoming an increasingly complex and critical area in the overall management and success of all types of organizations, institutions, business and others, and for individuals as well.
Career Opportunities
Generally, 80 to 90 percent of finance graduates report finding jobs directly related to their major, giving them one of the highest placement rates among new Grand Valley State University graduates. Graduates obtain careers in business and personal finance, investments, banking, insurance, real estate, government, and international financial management. You may become a financial analyst, credit analyst, commercial lender, bank branch manager, mutual fund/pensions manager, project finance manager, cash manager, capital budgeting manager, or financial planner.
Seidman Investment Portfolio Organization (IPO), a student business organization, provides many opportunities to explore different avenues of finance. Students who participate in IPO will gain valuable investment experience by helping to manage a $120,000 stock portfolio.
Program Requirements
The following program is available: