Extended Accelerator - Bachelor of Science - Finance

Program Description

Extended Accelerator Program (EAP) combines language, culture and academics to give students a deep understanding of life in and out of the American classroom and includes personalized English-language instruction and tutoring.

As a student in the Extended Accelerator, you’ll get:

• A contextual curriculum that mixes language, culture and academics
• Exclusive access to a course focusing on life in the U.S. and in the local community
• A full year’s worth of college credits
• Extensive English-language tutoring, academic advising and student support
• Personalized English-language support specific to the classes you take

Bachelor of Science in Finance prepares students for a range of opportunities in finance, including trading, corporate finance and banking. Through close ties with finance professionals, the institute supplements the course materials with guest speakers from across the financial sectors. The research faculty provide students with innovative educational programs that help students apply new insights to critical business problems.

At UIC Business, Students find their dream careers. Some students may choose a "specialization" for their studies that lead to certain career paths in finance. These include corporate financial analysis; investment management; banking; global finance; real estate; and risk management.

With a finance degree, students will have the skills and knowledge to:

• Prepare financial statements, business activity reports and forecasts
  
• Review company financial reports and seek ways to reduce costs
• Analyze market trends to find opportunities for expansion or for acquiring other companies
• Help management make financial decisions
• Recommend individual investments and collections of investments or portfolios
• Study a company’s financial statements to determine its value
• Buy and sell securities, such as stocks and bonds
• Buy and sell commodities, such as corn, oil and gold
• Monitor financial markets and the performance of individual securities
• Evaluate cost and revenue of agreements

UIC Business students are prepared for jobs in corporate finance, banking, trading and financial services positions.