Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a Concentration in Finance Online
Prepare for a career in banking, corporate finance, investments, or financial planning as you build expertise in financial strategy to help individuals and organizations.
Apply by:
10/5/25
Start class:
10/27/25
Overview
Discover the advantages of a BSBM Finance
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Total Tuition
As few as Variable
Duration
120
Credit Hours
Study the latest financial theories and learn how to put them to practice with the affordable Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a Concentration in Finance online program from UW-Parkside. Through an engaging online format, you will explore commercial lending, bank management, investment banking, security analysis, portfolio management, asset acquisition, and strategic planning. Plus, stock investment projects and banking simulations will give you real-world fund management experience.
Strengthen your core business knowledge in 100% online courses and benefit from the expertise of business administration instructors as well as visiting scholars and guest speakers. This online bachelor’s in finance prepares and qualifies you for an intellectually and financially rewarding career.
Accreditation:
The Department of Business programs at UW-Parkside are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
In this online B.S. in Business Management program, you will learn to:
- Recognize the ethical implications in a business situation and choose and defend an appropriate resolution
- Convey ideas, issues, and solutions to diverse audiences, using effective written and oral communication and compelling presentations
- Apply project management principles and practices in business situations
- Articulate important diversity issues including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, age, socio-economic status, and political/religious/sexual orientation, in business management
- Effectively use data and technology to support business decisions
- Understand financial management and analysis from both a theoretical and practical perspective
- Apply investment strategy principles to diverse organizations
- Recognize the ethical implications in a business situation and choose and defend an appropriate resolution
- Convey ideas, issues, and solutions to diverse audiences, using effective written and oral communication and compelling presentations
- Apply project management principles and practices in business situations
- Articulate important diversity issues including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, age, socio-economic status, and political/religious/sexual orientation, in business management
- Effectively use data and technology to support business decisions
- Understand financial management and analysis from both a theoretical and practical perspective
- Apply investment strategy principles to diverse organizations
As a graduate, you will be prepared for a variety of careers, including:
- Account Analyst
- Broker
- Dealer
- Stock Trader
- Financial Planner
- Business Consultant
- Mortgage Broker
- Portfolio Manager
- Account Analyst
- Broker
- Dealer
- Stock Trader
- Financial Planner
- Business Consultant
- Mortgage Broker
- Portfolio Manager
Also available:
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside offers a variety of undergraduate programs. Learn about our other online bachelor’s degree programs.
$471
Per Credit Hour
Up to 90 hours
Transfer Credits
120
Credit Hours
Accreditation:
The Department of Business programs at UW-Parkside are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
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Tuition
Affordable tuition helps you invest in your future
Tuition for the online B.S. in Business Management with a Concentration in Finance program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included. Tuition may be subject to change on a yearly basis.
| Per Credit Hour | Per Course |
|---|---|
| $471 | $1,413 |
Tuition breakdown:
$471
Per Credit Hour
Calendar
Find our next start date
The B.S. in Business Management with a Concentration in Finance online program is delivered in an online format ideal for working adults, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year. Choose the start date that best suits your goals.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall II | 10/27/25 | 10/5/25 | 10/5/25 | 10/15/25 | 10/30/25 | 12/12/25 | 7 weeks |
| Spring I | 2/2/26 | 1/11/26 | 1/11/26 | 1/21/26 | 2/5/26 | 3/20/26 | 7 weeks |
| Spring II | 3/30/26 | 3/8/26 | 3/8/26 | 3/18/26 | 4/2/26 | 5/15/26 | 7 weeks |
Now enrolling:
10/5/25
Apply Date
10/27/25
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Admissions
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For admission into the B.S. in Business Management with a Concentration in Finance, you must provide transcripts from all institutions previously attended as well as meet the requirements below.
Admission Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalency
- All official transcripts
- No fee to apply
Freshmen
- GPA 2.2 on a 4.0 scale unweighted
- High School transcript or equivalent or all college transcripts for completed college-level course(s)
Transfer Student (12+ transferable credits)
- GPA 2.0 or higher for transferable credit
- Proof of High School Diploma or GED if the student does not already hold an AA/AS and official transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended
- Science credit within seven years. If the foreign language requirement is completed with high school course work, provide high school transcripts (not needed for admissions, completion requirement).
International Student
- GPA 2.0
- Official transcripts in English translation documenting completion of secondary school and attendance at all other institutions of higher education (if applicable)
- Transcripts must be submitted to a professional evaluation service that is recognized through NACES (naces.org). Education Credentials Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) and World Education Services (WES) are recommended. An additional fee will be charged by the evaluation service.
- Transfer students require a course-by-course evaluation. Freshman student evaluation does not need to be course by course. The evaluation cannot be more than five years old.
- Proof of English Proficiency: (if education was not conducted in English)
- TOEFL, 71 (internet based)
- IELTS, 6.0
- ACT English subscore, 23 or higher
- DuoLingo, 100 or higher
- Pearsons, 45 or higher
Official transcripts from high schools or all institutions of higher education previously attended or GED/HSED scores should be mailed directly from the institution(s) to UW-Parkside at this address:
Admissions Office
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI 53144
Official transcripts sent directly from issuing institution(s) are also accepted electronically by selecting UW-Parkside as the receiving institution and/or providing [email protected] as the email address.
Applicants are also strongly encouraged to upload a copy of their unofficial transcripts and a current resume at the time of application at: https://your.uwp.edu/register/appdocs.
Have a question? Call us at 844-492-2160.
Courses
Gain career-relevant skills in the B.S. in Business Management – Finance
The B.S. in Business Management with a concentration in Finance online curriculum is comprised of 120 credit hours, including 15 credit hours of fundamental preparation courses, 15 credit hours of business preparation courses, 18 credit hours of business foundation core courses, 15 credit hours of concentration courses, and 52-55 credit hours of general university degree requirements.
A minimum grade of C or better is required in each course below (C- is not acceptable)
QM 110: Quant. Analysis in Business
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys applied business concepts that include statistics, mathematics, operations management, accounting, finance, marketing, and project management. Emphasizes using data and spreadsheets as a means for modeling business concepts.
ENGL 202: Technical Writing
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Writing instruction with an emphasis on presenting written and oral reports and interpreting technical writing. Prerequisites: ENGL 101 with a grade of C- or better.
COMM 105: Public Speaking for the 21st Century
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develops professional speaking and presentation skills in live and virtual contexts. Explores methods of persuasion, argumentation, and organization in virtual and physical speaking contexts.
Prerequisites: None.
ECON 120: Principles of Microeconomics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develops and applies principles and models of demand and supply, consumer behavior, producer behavior, competitive and imperfectly competitive markets, and related contemporary economic policy issues.
Prerequisites: MATH 104 or MATH 111 with a C- or better.
ECON 121: Principles of Macroeconomics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develops and applies principles and models of economic aggregates such as national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, and the monetary system and analyzes monetary and fiscal policy.
Prerequisites: MATH 104 or MATH 111 with a C- or better.
A minimum grade of C or better is required in each course below (C- is not acceptable)
ACCT 201: Financial Accounting
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces financial accounting emphasizing basic concepts and procedures in accumulating, measuring, and communicating financial information. Includes preparation, analysis and interpretation of financial statements.
Prerequisites: MATH 104 or MATH 111.
ACCT 202: Managerial Accounting
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Identifies relevant accounting and financial information for managerial decisions. Analyzes product costing, pricing, capital budgeting, profit planning, performance reporting and variance analysis.
Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ECON 120, QM 210, Microsoft Excel knowledge.
BUS 272: Legal Environment of Business
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the legal and ethical environment in which business operates, with emphasis on government regulation.
Prerequisites: None.
QM 210: Business Statistics 1
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces descriptive statistical analysis; probability and expectation; discrete and continuous probability models; sampling distributions; hypothesis testing and estimation. Emphasizes conceptual understanding of statistical analysis and its application to and interpretation for business problems.
Prerequisites: MATH 112 or QM 110.
QM 310: Business Statistics II
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Explains advanced inferential techniques including analysis of variance; simple and multiple linear correlation and regression techniques; Bayesian decision analysis; time-series analysis; non-parametric techniques; use of computer analysis for applied business problems.
Prerequisites: QM 210; completion of a minimum of 54 credits, business major/minor.
QM 319: Operations Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the role of the operations function in an organization; strategy and competitiveness, supply chain management, forecasting and inventory control. total quality management, statistical quality control, lean manufacturing, scheduling, project management, and application of these principles in manufacturing and service organizations.
Prerequisites: QM 210; completion of a minimum of 54 credits, business major/minor.
MIS 320 : Management Information Systems
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the computer as a problem-solving tool, as part of data processing systems, MIS and decision support systems; information systems planning and development; explores database management, networking and web technologies; project management.
Prerequisites: ACCT 201; completion of a minimum of 54 credits; business major/minor.
FIN 330: Managerial Finance
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces concepts and practices of managerial finance, time value of money, bond and stock valuation, financial statements, capital budgeting and cost of capital.
Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ECON 121; QM 210 or MATH 309; completion of a minimum of 54 credits; business major/minor.
MGT 349: Organizational Behavior
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces individual and group behavior in organizations and to organizational theory. Includes motivation, communication, stress, leadership decision-making, organizational processes and structures, and interactions between organizations and external environments.
MKT 350: Marketing Principles
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the general marketing process, which is involved in the distribution and exchange of goods and services. Surveys product, pricing, promotion, distribution, and buyer behavior variables within the context of market planning.
Prerequisites: ECON 120; completion of a minimum of 54 credits, business major/minor.
BUS 495: Capstone in Strategic Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on strategic management as a critical function and responsibility of general managers. Encompasses all functional areas of an organization including marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, and management information systems. Develops critical skills in analyzing organizations, their competitive environments, and strategic alternatives.
Prerequisites: Senior standing; FIN 330, MGT 349, MKT 350; business major/minor.
Students must acquire an overall average GPA of 2.5 in 300/400 level foundation, major and concentration courses
FIN 335: Investments
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces securities markets and various investment instruments. Includes the organization and operation of global security markets, risk and return analysis, asset allocation, and efficient markets.
Prerequisites: FIN 330, QM 310.
FIN 336: Management of Finance Institutions
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the structure and operation of financial institutions including commercial banks, thrifts, credit unions, insurance companies, security firms and investment banks, finance companies, mutual funds, and pension funds. Covers the techniques used to analyze and manage risks of financial institutions.
Prerequisites: QM 310, FIN 330 or concurrent registration.
FIN 431: Advanced Managerial Finance
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
In-depth analysis of topics in managerial finance, lease financing, capital structure and valuation, dividend policy, business expansion and contraction, and international finance.
Prerequisites: FIN 330, QM 310.
FIN 435: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, International
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Emphasizes developing skills for appraising the value of equities and fixed-income securities; includes a comprehensive financial markets trading simulation providing experience in the theory and practice of securities trading and portfolio management.
Prerequisites: FIN 335; business major/minor.
FIN 437: International Financial Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Investigates the role of financial management in a multinational corporation context. Introduces concepts of foreign exchange rates, foreign exchange risk, hedging, and long term aspects of multinational financial management.
Prerequisites: FIN 330; business major/minor.
General education requirements include skills requirements, and general education courses in the Humanities and Arts, Natural Science and Social and Behavioral sicence. Course are selected in consultation with an academic advisor.
LBST 103: Understanding Social Justice
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines social inequalities and injustices that influence politics, economy, education, and self image through the eyes and voices of multiple marginalized persons/groups.
Prerequisites: None.
THEA 110: Theatre Appreciation
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Explores enjoyment and understanding of the art of theatre. Examines the teamwork involved to create live entertainment and the impact of theatre on society from ancient history to present day. Reviews plays and live theatrical performances. Open to all students. Requires field trip/ticket fee.
Prerequisites: None.
ART 125: Survey of World Art
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines art history from the prehistoric era to the present with a global perspective. Covers the application visual analysis and to understand art in its social, political and historic contexts.
CSCI 105: Introduction to Computers
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Explores computer components and the principles of operation; networking, the Internet and the World Wide Web; problem solving techniques, introduction to algorithms, elementary programming concepts.
GEOS 107: Geology of National Parklands
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces fundamentals of geology as they relate to national parklands, including geological setting, geological features, and significance of designation.
Prerequisites: None.
HLTH 280: Nutrition for Wellness
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develops an understanding of the interaction of good nutrition and wellness. Focuses on nutritional strategies to maximize health including the needs and considers responses of special populations to diet. Community-based learning designation.
Prerequisites: None.
GEOG 100: Physical Geography/The Environment
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Investigates the patterns and processes of Earth's physical and biological systems and their influence on human behavior and distribution. Includes human impacts on climate, hydrologic cycle, and ecosystem development.
Prerequisites: None.
CRMJ 101: Introduction to Criminal Justice
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces agencies and processes involved in the criminal justice system: law enforcement, the courts, corrections and juvenile justice. Analyzes the roles and problems within criminal justice agencies in a democratic society.
Prerequisites: None.
PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychological Science
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the scientific study of mind and behavior, providing coverage of the major areas of research in psychology, including thinking, social interaction, human development, the nervous systems, abnormal psychology, personality, learning, the history and applications of psychological science, and others.
Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or concurrent registration.
SOCA 101: Introduction to Sociology
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines social relations, social organization, and social systems through the study of process, structure, and function.
Prerequisites: None.
LBST 210: Introduction to Leadership
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces principles of leadership from an interdisciplinary theoretical and practical perspective. Introduces skills such as self-assessment, communication strategies, understanding group dynamics and working in coalitions, setting goals while remaining flexible, and managing conflict.
Prerequisites: None.
ENGL 101 : Composition and Reading
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Develops college-level competencies in writing and reading in a variety of subject and thematic contexts, emphasizing argumentation. Satisfies skills requirements in reading and writing.
Prerequisites: Placement score or grade of C- or better in ENGL 100.
Math 104: College Math with Applications
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Covers topics from college algebra (such as functions, linear, exponential and logarithmic models), statistics, and graphing. Emphasizes proportional reasoning, modeling, problem-solving and applications. Intended for students whose program does not require further coursework in pre-calculus or calculus. Four-hour lecture.
Prerequisites: MATH 100 with a grade of C- or better; or appropriate placement.
Consult with your Academic Advisor
INTS 100: Introduction to International Studies
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the international impact on the state, community and individual levels of human experience. Includes developing practical orientations toward the international experience, such as language and cultural appreciation, social and political tolerance, and environmental adaptation.
ENGL 202: Technical Writing
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Writing instruction with an emphasis on presenting written and oral reports and interpreting technical writing. Prerequisites: ENGL 101 with a grade of C- or better.
PSYC 205: Cognitive Psychology
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Covers theory and research of human cognitive processes including perception, attention, visual cognition, learning, memory, language, decision making, problem solving, intelligence, and social cognition.
SOCA 206 : Race and Ethnicity
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the formation and dynamics of ethnic and race relations in the United States and their social consequences in terms of marginalizing people and the unfair distribution of their life chances. Fulfills Ethnic Diversity Requirement.
Cross-listed with: ETHN 206.
Prerequisites: ANTH 100 or SOCA 101.
PSYC 210: Introduction to Human Development
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Covers theories, concepts, and research pertaining to human development throughout the lifespan including biological, cognitive, emotional and social development
PSYC 220: Social Psychology
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the individual in social contexts including person perception, attribution processes, the self, interpersonal attraction, attitude formation, aggression, prosocial behavior and social influence.
COMM 285: Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines approaches to understanding, transforming, and resolving conflicts. Includes case studies at the interpersonal, organizational, community, cultural, and international levels.
UWP 294: Work-Based Learning
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides opportunity for analyzing and applying essential learning knowledge and skills to current work experience. Prerequisites: None.
Students enrolled in UWP 294 should have a job for which they are working at least 6 hours per week.
COMM 303: Organizational Communication
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the role of communication in organizational settings. Includes organizational communication theories and elements, as well as contemporary organizational systems and their functioning.
CRMJ/SOCA 305: Family Violence
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the criminal justice response to family violence, including child abuse, spousal abuse, elder abuse, and date rape. Explores prevalence and extent of family violence as well as strategies for treatment and prevention. Cross-listed with: SOCA 305. Prerequisite: SOCA 101
SOCA 332: Sociology of Mental Illness
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines mental illness as a social role/social label is examined in terms of institutional and sociocultural factors. Prerequisite: SOCA 101
HRM 442: Training and Performance
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines managing employees to maximize job performance, including employee training and development as well as performance management. Applies a systems approach to design, implementation, and evaluation of the processes. SEG or CBL project component expected. Community-based learning designation.
LBST 494: Internship in Leadership and Personalized Studies
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides opportunity for directed field experience, focusing on applying scholarly concepts to the workplace. Specific arrangements to be made in consultation with advisor. Maximum of 6 credits may be applied to the major.