The Financial Markets Program is a program in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics geared for finance majors or minors with a strong desire to work in the Financial Services Industry.

Students in their junior year with interest in the Financial Services Industry are considered by the Program by invitation only. Students must meet or exceed the following requirements to enter the Financial Markets Program:

· Minimum overall GPA of 2.50.
· B or higher in FMIS 3601 Corporate Finance
· Successfully complete the following by the end of their junior year:
- FMIS 3644 Investment Fundamentals
- ACCT 3619 Financial Statement Analysis

Students who have met these requirements are then interviewed personally by the Financial Markets Program Selection Committee. They are then notified by early spring if they are admitted into the coming years’ Financial Markets Program. Notifying the selected applicants in the spring gives them the opportunity to fully integrate themselves into the Program by working closely with the participants in the current Program.

The Financial Markets Program is a year long nine credit program. Participants must commit for the full term. Program topics include:

· FMIS 4616: Security Analysis (3 Fall Semester Credits)
· FMIS 4620: Portfolio Analysis & Management (3 Fall Semester Credits)
· J-Term Practicum (1½ weeks during January at Well Fargo in Minneapolis)
· FMIS 4624: Applied Portfolio Management (3 Spring Semester Credits)

Participants are required to attend class weekly, attend the J-Term Practicum, and participate in financial related events and field trips. Class is held in the Financial Markets Lab in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics which the participants have full access to.

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Last Modified: February 19, 2005