As a Louisiana Tech finance major, you?ll get hands-on experience in research, pricing, and investing through career-building internships, simulated training, and managing real-world portfolios. Plus, you?ll enjoy access to Ray?s Financial Trading Room (a state-of-the-art real-world trading environment) and our Student Managed Investment Fund (a $200,000 long-term investment portfolio finance students manage). Our robust curriculum, combined with our CFA? University Affiliation, fully prepares you to lead the future of investment management in the high-tech international marketplace.

The Finance curriculum provides students with the background to enter a variety of financial fields. The curriculum is designed for students who have an interest in financial management (including financial position analysis, working capital management, funds acquisition and capital investment analysis), commercial banking, securities analysis, insurance, and real estate.

Any student currently enrolled in the finance program may not take a finance course at another institution without the prior approval of the department head. In addition, finance majors are encouraged to take 3 hours (one course) of their Directed Electives in accounting or economics.