2021-2022
Finance, Bachelor of Science (accelerated masters degree option)
VCU
Community college:
Associate of Arts and Sciences: Business Administration (Germanna Community College)
Associate degree
Program description
The major in finance prepares students for graduate-level study of finance and for careers in corporate finance, the securities industry, banking, financial planning, and insurance/risk management.
Career opportunities
Careers include corporate finance, investments and commercial banking with a concentration in finance. Our program, recognized by the CFA Institute, applies an international focus to the study of financial markets. You’ll learn how to analyze and communicate findings on complex financial issues and how to take creative approaches to problems in the finance industry. Some of our Alumni employers include Bank of Virginia, JP Morgan Chase, Dominion Energy, Genworth Financial and Deloitte.
Bachelor-level job titles
- Budget Analyst
- Equity Research Analyst
- Finance Analyst
- Financial Examiner
- Financial Manager: Branch or Department
- Fixed Income Analyst
- Fraud Examiner/Investigator
- Loan Officer
- Personal Financial Advisor
- Sales Agent
- Securities and Commodities Traders
Graduate and professional level job titles
- Chief Financial Officer
- Hedge Fund Manager
- Management Consultant
- Venture Capitalist
Contact information
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist
Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.
Guaranteed transfer admission requirements
Completion of associate degree
Minimum GPA of 2.5
All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better
Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
- MATH 200 or SCMA 212 or BUSN 212
- SCMA 302
Science required
- No
Foreign language requirements
- No
Additional tuition/fees
- Yes
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
- 2.5 to declare finance/2.0 to graduate
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2021-2022
Finance, Bachelor of Science (accelerated masters degree option)
Germanna Community College (Associate of Arts and Sciences: Business Administration)
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Explore
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Register for SDV 100.
- Log into Navigate and view its features to help you on your pathway.
- Develop strong Excel skills by completing ITE 115.
- Find and connect with a faculty mentor.
- Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor each semester to discuss progress in your degree program.
- Be prepared for academic challenges and utilize tutoring resources to get ahead.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations.
- Volunteer for service learning or community service projects.
- Learn about the transfer admission process for VCU.
- Explore the School of Business website.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus.
- Identify a mentor in a diversity organization.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Get involved with a professional or student organization.
- Visit career services to begin cultivating your own virtual brand across all social media profiles.
- Browse careers related to finance through the career coach.
- Explore the community college’s iGrad’s Job Genius Search Engine to look into building a career and financial future.
- Create Linkedln profile.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
- Use SDV 100 to create a weekly and monthly budget.
- Develop personal and career goals and create SMART steps for 2-3 "dream jobs."
- Work with career services to build resume.
- Take a career assessment through the career coach.
Experience
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Research scholarship opportunities and explore your eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. Use tutoring resources to get ahead.
- Use Navigate to remain on your pathway.
- Visit the VCU School of Business website to become familiar with upcoming course offerings, syllabi, and professors.
- Explore the accelerated BS to MS in Finance program.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
- Research housing for next year.
- Join a professional organization related to finance: Risk Management Association, Richmond Chapter (RMA).
- Attend a talk or other event sponsored by the VCU School of Business, consider joining a VCU club, or meeting with VCU students to make professional and personal connections.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
- Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
- Get involved with service-learning opportunities.
- Attend VCU cultural events, including the monthly Global Café, VCU Diversity Scholars in Research week, or School of Business-related events.
- Become familiar with OMSA at VCU.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Find out about VCU REAL and learn about REAL graduation requirement.
- Attend Career & Internship Fairs throughout the year.
- Acquire career related experience (e.g., job, internship, organization involvement).
- Run for leadership in your student organization.
- If your GPA is 3.5 or higher, consider applying for the VCU Honors College.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
- Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
- Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
- Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
- Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
- Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
Recommended courses
2021-2022
Finance, Bachelor of Science (accelerated masters degree option)
Germanna Community College (Associate of Arts and Sciences: Business Administration)
| Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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| SDV 100 | College Success Skills | UNIV 101 | 1 | Elective |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENG 112 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. | UNIV 111-112 | 3 | General education |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 211 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | BUSN 201 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| BUS 226 | Computer Business Applications | INFO 160, 161, 162 | 3 | Elective |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
| MTH 161 | Precalculus I | MATH 141 | 3 | General education |
| Laboratory Science | Laboratory Science: BIO 101, CHM 101, GOL 105, PHY 201. | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 210 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| Transfer elective | Transfer elective | VCU equivalent | 3 | Elective |
| Laboratory Science | Laboratory Science: BIO 101, 102, CHM 101, 102, GOL 105, 106, PHY 201, 202. | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
| MTH 261 | Applied Calculus | BUSN 212 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| HIS | History elective (select 1): HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, 122 | HIST | 3 | General education |
| ACC 211 | Principles of Accounting I | ACCT 203 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| Humanities | Humanities elective (select 1): ART 101, 102, HUM 100, MUS 121, PHI 101, 220, REL 231 | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
| ENG | Any 200-level ENG literature course (select 1): ENG 241, 242, 243, 244, 251, 252 | ENGL | 3 | General education |
| HIS | History elective (select 1): HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, 122 | HIST | 3 | General education |
| CST 100 | Public Speaking (or CST 110 or CST 126) | BUSN 225 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| ACC 212 | Principles of Accounting II | ACCT 204 | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| Humanities | Humanities elective (select 1): ART 101, 102, HUM 100, MUS 121, PHI 101, 220, REL 231 | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
| Germanna credits transferred to VCU | 60 | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | Requirements |
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| FIRE 312 | Financial Modeling | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 317 | Investments | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 321 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 461 | Cases in Financial Management | 3 | Major |
| FIRE | Select two restricted FIRE electives: FIRE 417, FIRE 441, FIRE 451 | 6 | Major |
| Select four approved finance electives (see VCU advisor) | 12 | Major | |
| BUSN 301 | Career and Professional Development | 1 | Major (Ancillary) |
| SCMA 302 | Business Statistics II | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| BUSN 323 | Legal Environment of Business (or FIRE 459) | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| BUSN 499 | Business Knowledge Exam | 0 | Major (Ancillary) |
| FIRE 311 | Financial Management | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| INFO 360 | Business Information Systems | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| MGMT 303 | Creativity and Ideation | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| MGMT 310 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| MGMT 434 | Strategic Management | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| MKTG 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 | Major (Ancillary ) |
| SCMA 301 | Business Statistics I | 3 | Major (Ancillary ) |
| SCMA 320 | Production/Operations Management | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| Minimum number of credits completed at VCU | 61 | ||
| Bachelor's degree total | 121 | ||