Finance
COVID-19 Update
11/16/2020
Our operational status
Classes for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 are a mix of in-person, online, and hybrid modalities. We recommend email and/or Canvas as the best way to reach faculty and instructors. Academic departments are minimally staffed.
For more information: UWL's COVID-19 info hub
Advice from Finance Majors
Monica Hubrich, May 2019 Graduate-Finance Major, Economics Second Major
“Make sure you get involved with something, whatever it is, to make connections with other people. I also strongly encourage asking lots of questions to different people along your academic journey to really get a feel for what type of job you are looking for."
Bailey Valencia, May 2019 Graduate-Finance Major, Healthcare Analytics Management Minor
"Finance majors in their first year(s) should make sure they are understanding the principles/processes well before attempting to apply them to situations. What I wish I would have known as a freshman Finance major, I wish I would have known how many resources are available from Murphy Library in terms of financial literature (Wall Street Journal access for example)."
Taylor Greening, May 2019 Graduate-Finance Major, Management Second Major
"Take advantage of experiences and opportunities outside of the classroom. Internships, job shadowing, and simply talking to people in the financial industry will help you tremendously.”
Welcome to the Department of Finance at UW-La Crosse
The Department of Finance at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is focused on the professional and personal development of our students. The finance major integrates real-world experience with traditional study through the use of:
- case studies
- management of investment portfolios, and
- interaction with local and regional business leaders
Students who successfully complete the program enter into the areas of insurance, banking, investment and trust services, personal financial planning, and corporate finance upon graduation.
Unique features of the Department of Finance at UWL include:
- a student-managed investment fund
- a partnership with local associates of Kaplan-Schweser to provide preparation for CFA® examinations through an elective in the program, and
- a flexible program which allows for a concentration in Risk, Insurance, and Financial Planning or the convenient addition of a minor in Accounting or Economics, among other possibilities
- Student Directed Stock Valuation Analysis and Presentations
Two Majors
- Finance
- Finance - Risk, Insurance and Financial Planning
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