Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Finance] From West Virginia University

Finance students are encouraged to participate in an internship after their first semester in the College. Internships are an extension of the learning experience and provide insights into the actual operations of an organization. The College?s Center for Career Development uses its extensive network of firms and organizations to help students find the right internship for them.

The Finance Club offers professional and social programs. Outside speakers offer information and personal contacts that are very helpful in career development.

Finance faculty have received numerous teaching awards and are widely published in leading finance journals. They have also written textbooks, teaching materials and software packages.

The College offers two bachelor?s degrees: a bachelor of science in business administration and a bachelor of science in economics. All students earning BSBA degrees (accounting, finance, management, marketing and management information systems majors) take the 37 credit-hour core business curriculum. This curriculum is modeled on the interrelationships among the functional areas of business as they occur in the real world. Emphasis is on developing skills for effective teamwork, communication and leadership?the skills employers value highly.

Practically every firm, whether in manufacturing, communications, finance, education or health care, has one or more financial managers. Some of them are treasurers, controllers, credit managers or cash managers. They prepare the financial reports required by the firm to conduct its operations and to ensure that the firm satisfies tax and regulatory requirements.