Finance & Business Economics

In studying towards the B.S. in Finance, the curriculum is divided into two parts: a common core of business courses and a set of elective courses in specialized areas of finance. The core is designed to provide a broad foundation in the functional areas of business. These courses embody both the disciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives within each area, while providing the cognitive and analytical competencies that will be utilized in the specialized areas of the curriculum.

The Finance curriculum provides specializations in Financial Analysis and in Financial Planning. The specialization level courses apply economic analysis and quantitative techniques to the following various financial problems and issues encountered in all types of business firms and non-business organizations: optimal cash management; analyzing and choosing among alternative investment projects; evaluation of various portfolio strategies and policies; corporate financial analysis; and money and capital markets.

Did You Know?

Among SUNY's comprehensive colleges, Old Westbury ranks among the highest in science and engineering funding to support competitive scientific research. Funding for research is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the New York State Department of Education.

35 Old Westbury students gave up their traditional Spring Break rituals in 2006 and instead volunteered their time and effort in New Orleans to aid recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The JP Morgan Chase Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to support the Curriculum Materials Center in the College library.