Program Overview

Bachelor's in Finance, BSBA

Learn Critical Industry Skills

Our curriculum covers theory through applied projects, cases, and hands-on experiences so that you can build critical skills and key competencies that employers value. Your coursework will help you prepare for professional certification exams, including:

• Financial Value and Modeling Analyst
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Your Fast Track to Graduate School

Earn your bachelor’s and your MBA in five years, in less time and cost than traditional tracks. Explore the accelerated MBA track.

Learn in a Major U.S. Financial Hub

Chicago is the second-largest financial center in the United States, and most major finance firms have office locations here. Many students complete internships here and eventually work for these firms post-graduation, and many finance teams recruit on the Roosevelt campus. Many graduates go on to work for:

• Goldman Sachs
• J.P. Morgan
• Bank of America
• Northern Trust

Admission Info

Location

• Chicago, McHenry County College University Center
• Start Term: Spring, Summer, Fall

Admission Requirements

• Online application
• SAT/ACT scores optional
• Self-reported academic information from high school
• Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities in the United States
• Foreign Credential Evaluation for course work completed outside the U.S.
• English Language Proficiency requirement for all students who completed a degree program outside the United States

Sample Finance Courses

• Money and Banking
• Corporate Finance
• Investments
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Derivative Securities

Careers for Finance Majors

Finance graduates are in demand in today’s marketplace. A finance degree prepares you for careers such as:

• Accounting
• Banking
• Corporate finance
• Personal financial planning
• Securities exchanges

Some of the titles that our alumni hold:

• Financial analyst
• Accountant
• Controller
• Financial advisor
• Finance manager

Roosevelt graduates work for major companies like:

• Athletico
• American Express
• Google
• JLL
• Morgan Stanley
• Walgreens

Meet Your Faculty

• Rifat Gorener, Associate Dean, Heller College of Business
• Tanweer Hasan, Rolf A. Weil Prof. of Finance
• Don Rey, Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance
• Meng Li, Professor of Finance and Accounting
• Justin Shea, Asst Teaching Prof Finance
• Henry Silverman, Asoc Prof Finance