Banking and Finance

In the banking and finance field, recent Albion graduates have taken positions with Goldman Sachs, Bank America, Michigan Diversified Financial Services, EDS, Michigan National Bank, Comerica Bank, Investors Diversified Services, Paine Webber, Bank One, GMAC, OLDE Brokerage, and numerous other banking and financial concerns.

Students who are interested in pursuing a career in banking and/or finance should consider the sequence of courses offered below:

	Fall	Spring
Freshman	Introduction to Economics (E&M 101)^R3 Math 125^R or Math 141 Liberal Arts 101 Mode/Category^2	The Economy and Financial Markets (E&M 102)^R Math 141, 143, or Other Math Course Mode/Category^2 Mode/Category^2
Sophomore	Financial Accounting (E&M 211)^R Intermediate Microeconomics (E&M 230)^R Mode/Category^2 Mode/Category^2	Managerial Accounting (E&M212) Intermediate Macroeconomics (E&M 232)^R Statistics: E&M 235 or Math 210, or 309 ^R Mode/Category^2
Junior	Intermediate Accounting I (E&M 311) Financial Management (E&M 348) Money and Banking (E&M 331) Mode/Category^2	Intermediate Accounting II (E&M 312) Financial Markets (E&M 368) Mode/Category^2 Elective^4
Senior	Portfolio Theory (E&M 344) International Finance (E&M 365) Elective^4 Elective^4	Elective^4/Directed Study Elective^4 Elective^4 Elective^4

^RRequired for major:  Includes E&M 101, E&M 102, E&M 211, E&M 230, E&M 232, and three other E&M courses; plus Math 125 or higher and statistics (E&M 235, Math 210, or Math 309)

¹Required freshman course

²Pick course from one of nine areas required for graduation

³E&M 101 counts for one of the nine Mode/Category courses.

⁴Electives can be from any department. The student can use these courses to pursue a special interest or broaden their exposure to other disciplines. If the student has plans for graduate finance studies, then additional math and economics courses are recommended.