Behind every smart investment and every well-structured deal is someone who ran the numbers. FSC's BS in Finance gives you the analytical skills, real trading experience, and professional credentials to be that person.
Finance is the management, creation, and study of money and investments. As a finance major, you'll learn how individuals and organizations raise capital and how to allocate resources across competing investment opportunities, building the financial decision-making skills that drive every successful enterprise.
Florida Southern's BS in Finance is focused on the practical application of finance. You'll gain a solid foundation in corporate finance and the analytical tools used every day in financial services, investment analysis, and research, learning to monitor financial markets, assess goals, and generate the recommendations that help businesses make and keep their profits.
Develop both the quantitative and qualitative reasoning to analyze financial information and turn it into action. Through the Student Managed Investment Fund, case studies, simulations, and internships, you'll build the practical skills and real-world insight that top finance employers look for.
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Learn More about transfer admissionsFSC's Finance curriculum builds quantitative and qualitative reasoning and applies it directly to the field. On a strong business foundation, you'll develop finance-specific expertise through courses in investments, advanced managerial finance, and microeconomics, then go deeper through electives in areas like monetary economics, international trade and finance, econometrics, and quantitative business modeling.
The program's practical focus, paired with the Student Managed Investment Fund and Bloomberg trading terminals, means you graduate having applied financial theory to real markets, not just studied it.
The BS in Finance totals 124 credit hours, built on a business core and a focused finance core.
Business Core
Foundational coursework in financial and managerial accounting, business principles, management, Excel for business, business systems, professional development, legal environment of business, applied statistics and analytics, a business administration internship, strategic management, macroeconomics, managerial finance, and marketing principles.
Finance Core
Finance-specific coursework in microeconomics, investments, and advanced managerial finance, plus eight hours of finance electives chosen from areas including upper-level finance, spreadsheet modeling and quantitative business decisions, business analytics, monetary economics, econometrics, and international trade and finance.
General Education and Electives
Additional hours in FSC's WRIGHT Foundations, BS degree requirements, and electives round out the full 124-credit degree.
Many extracurricular organizations are associated with the Finance major, including Delta Sigma Pi, the professional business fraternity; the Real Estate Club; and the Dean's Advisory Council. Through these organizations you'll connect with students and alumni working at companies around the world.
Finance students also help steward FSC's $100,000 student-managed investment fund, researching and trading real positions through the program's Bloomberg trading terminals.
Florida Southern's business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a mark of excellence held by only 6 percent of business schools worldwide. The Finance program builds on that foundation as part of the CFA Institute University Affiliate Program, a designation confirming the curriculum meets the CFA Institute's high standards for faculty expertise, resources, and course content. Together, they align your degree with the global standard for investment professionals and help prepare you for the CFA program exams.
Finance consistently ranks among the highest-paying business fields, and the numbers back it up. Entry-level financial analysts earn around $63,700 to start, and the national median wage for financial and investment analysts is $101,350, more than double the median for all occupations. The field is growing, too, with employment for financial analysts projected to rise 6 percent through 2034, faster than the average for all jobs.
FSC finance graduates enter this market as financial analysts, investment bankers, risk managers, and financial advisors, equipped with the analytical skills, real investment experience, and credentials to compete.
Leveraging strong analytical skills, financial expertise, and strategic thinking, FSC finance graduates pursue careers in investment banking, corporate finance, asset management, financial consulting, and more. The degree prepares you to enter the workforce as a financial analyst, investment banker, risk manager, or financial advisor.
Monitor and analyze trends in financial markets, assess financial goals, and generate the recommendations that guide business decisions. FSC's grounding in financial accounting, applied statistics, and investments prepares you to synthesize information and advise with confidence.
Help organizations raise capital, structure deals, and navigate mergers and acquisitions. FSC's rigorous corporate finance and quantitative coursework, paired with hands-on investment experience, builds the foundation for one of finance's most competitive paths.
Manage investments to grow and protect capital over time. Through the Student Managed Investment Fund and Bloomberg terminal experience, FSC finance students practice real portfolio decision-making before they graduate.
Identify, measure, and mitigate the financial risks every organization faces. FSC's analytical and quantitative training prepares you to model risk and protect an organization's financial health.
Guide individuals and businesses through investment, budgeting, and long-term financial planning. FSC's blend of technical finance skill and client-ready communication prepares you to advise with credibility.
"After summer positions with the Naples Zoo and Auto-Owners Insurance, I was offered an internship with JP Morgan Chase. These opportunities would not have been possible without the guidance provided by the faculty. They offer great advice and are a support system, something not every institution can offer."
Being a student at the Barney Barnett School of Business at Florida Southern College has had a truly transformative impact on my life. Since starting my college career, I’ve been surrounded by supportive professors, countless internship opportunities, incredible peers, and encouragement to learn and grow.
Spend time outside the classroom building your financial savvy while making real-world connections.
Apply real-world financial management strategies as you research and trade stocks through the program's Bloomberg trading terminals, helping steward FSC's $100,000 student-managed investment fund.
Professional organizations like Delta Sigma Pi and Sigma Beta Delta connect you with current students and alumni working for companies around the globe.
Expose yourself to international markets and culture through FSC's MayMester option, studying business, banking, and finance at the ZHAW School of Management and Law in Winterthur, Switzerland.
FSC finance students land internships with leading firms, including JPMorgan Chase, Ernst & Young, and Goldman Sachs, building the networks and résumés that launch careers. Graduates go on to Bank of America, Citi, and Fidelity Investments.
From the Student Managed Investment Fund and Bloomberg trading terminals to internships, case studies, simulations, and the ZHAW Switzerland MayMester, FSC finance students are always applying financial thinking to real decisions. Every experience builds the analytical credibility and professional network that finance careers demand.
Learn from faculty who don't just teach finance, they practice it. FSC's finance professors bring research published in peer-reviewed journals, real market expertise, and a low student-to-faculty ratio that means you'll work with them directly, not from the back of a lecture hall.
Associate Professor of Finance and Economics, The Anne and Bill France Chair in Business
Associate Professor of Economics
Assistant Professor of Finance
Assistant Professor of Finance
FSC finance graduates pursue careers as financial analysts, investment bankers, asset and portfolio managers, risk managers, and financial advisors, across corporate finance, commercial banking, investment services, and real estate. The degree also prepares graduates for advanced study in finance and business.
Finance is consistently one of the highest-paying and most in-demand business majors. Every organization needs people who can manage capital, analyze risk, and guide investment decisions. FSC's practical, AACSB-accredited program, CFA Institute affiliation, and hands-on investment experience make it an especially strong choice.
Accounting focuses on recording, reporting, and analyzing an organization's financial history. Finance is more forward-looking, focused on managing capital, investments, and risk to guide future decisions. At FSC, both share a strong business core and CFA-aligned coursework, and many students find the disciplines complement each other.
Yes. Finance students research and trade real positions through the program's Bloomberg trading terminals and help steward FSC's $100,000 student-managed investment fund, applying financial theory to live markets before they graduate.
Florida Southern College's Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise offers a practical, rigorous finance program with AACSB accreditation, CFA Institute University Affiliate status, Bloomberg trading terminals, a student-managed investment fund, and small classes where faculty know your name.
Investment banking involves helping organizations raise capital, structure deals, and manage mergers and acquisitions. FSC's rigorous corporate finance and quantitative coursework, combined with hands-on investment experience, builds the foundation for this competitive and high-earning career path.
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