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Banking and Financial Services

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Enhance Your Degree With A Banking and Financial Services Minor

The banking and financial services minor program at UW prepares students for a career in finance. Students graduate with a deep understanding of the management and regulation of financial institutions.

If a banking or finance career interests you, consider adding a finance minor to any four-year degree program. The best part of the program? It’s customizable to your interests. All students take three required finance courses and choose two advanced business electives.

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Program Requirements

Courses & Curriculum

Department

College of Business
Department of Accounting and Finance

About the Banking and Financial Services Minor

The banking and financial services minor is an accredited 15-credit-hour program that provides students with a finance background.

Students graduate from the program feeling prepared for any finance career — or any business-related career, for that matter. As part of the program, students take three required finance courses and choose two additional business electives.

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Students must be enrolled in a degree program to pursue a minor in finance.

Please note that students must achieve a grade of C or higher in their minor classes.

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What Can You Do with a Banking and Financial Services Minor?

A finance background is helpful to anyone pursuing a career in business — regardless of specific industry or job title. 

Banking and Finance Careers

Here is a sampling of roles UW finance graduates have pursued:

  • Finance Manager
  • Director of Finance
  • Financial Planning Analyst
  • VP of Finance
  • Director of Sales Finance
  • Account Executive
  • Trust Administrator
  • Regulatory Manager
  • Accounting Manager
  • Pricing Analyst

 

 

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Where UW Finance Grads Are Now

  • Wyoming Bank & Trust
  • Amazon Games
  • Bank of Oklahoma
  • Live Nation
  • Sysco
  • Sierra Nevada Corporation
  • Investment Trust Company
  • Black Hills Corporation
  • Circadence Corporation
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Banking and Finance Minor Highlights

UW’s College of Business prepares students to excel in any career path they choose. The finance minor is no exception.

Students are given the opportunity to study important banking concepts and take classes in their areas of interest. So they graduate with marketable skills and experience.

Career Readiness

The University of Wyoming's finance program prepares students for various banking and financial services careers. Students graduate with a solid understanding of the management and regulation of financial institutions.

Student Organizations

UW is home to many thriving student-led organizations. As a prospective finance minor, here are some of the organizations you may be interested in:

Financial Management Association of the University of Wyoming
Economics Club
Women in Business at the University of Wyoming
Wyoming Collegiate DECA
Student Center for Public Trust (Ethics Club)
University of Wyoming Blockchain Club

 

Related Programs

Interested in a finance minor? These programs may also be of interest to you:

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Phone: (307) 766-8249

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