Skip to main content
Penn State Harrisburg
Hotline Visit Apply Give
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • Graduate Programs
  • Admissions and Financial Aid
    • Office of Admissions
    • Tuition and Financial Aid
  • Research
  • Information For
    • Future Students
    • Parents & Families
    • Alumni & Supporters
    • Current Students
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Workforce Professionals
Full site navigation menu

This dialog contains the full navigation menu for this site.

Penn State Harrisburg
Enter the terms you wish to search for.
Search type:
Hotline Visit Apply Give
  • This is Penn State
    • Vision, Mission and Values
    • Diversity and Inclusion at Penn State Harrisburg
    • Outreach and Economic Development Services
    • Board of Advisers
    • Administration
    • Chancellor's Office
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • Graduate Degrees
    • Minors
    • Graduate or Postbaccalaureate Certificates
    • Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees
    • Education Certifications and Endorsements
  • Admissions
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
  • Research
  • Athletics
  • Student Life

Find Information For:

  • Future Students
  • Parents & Families
  • Alumni & Supporters
  • Current Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Workforce Professionals

Helpful Links

  • Contact Us
  • Give Today
  • Directory
  • Events Calendar

Connect With Us

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • flickr
  • youtube
  • instagram
  1. Home
  2. School of Business Administration
  3. Finance (B.S.)

Assessment

Program Learning Goals and Objectives

  • Goal 1: Be Effective Communicators
    • Objective 1.1: Convey ideas in a clear, coherent manner in written communication
    • Objective 1.2: Present verbally thoughts and ideas in a way that can be clearly understood by a target audience
  • Goal 2: Be Ethically and Socially Responsible
    • Objective 2.1: Be competent in analyzing social and ethical decision making issues in organizations
  • Goal 3: Be Critical Thinkers
    • Objective 3.1:Be able to think and identify multiple dimensions of company issues and performances and make an assessment of company performances in achieving financial and strategic objectives, tracking their achievements, and giving management of companies a more complete and balanced view of how organization is performing
  • Goal 4: Have Competence in their Discipline
    • Objective 4.1:Demonstrate knowledge of the history and current practices in their major and recognize, recommend, and implement best practices in their areas of specialization
  • B. Finance Program: Graduates of the economics and finance program will understand the terminology of economics and finance, have analytical skills in economics and finance, have proficiency in the use of spreadsheets and other applications of technology as they pertain to economics and finance
    • FIN 1.1: Students will obtain knowledge of time value of money, stock, and bond valuation
    • FIN 1.2: Students will obtain knowledge of how firms budget capital, how firms raise capital, and of cost of capital
    • FIN 1.3: Students will obtain knowledge of the relationship between risk and return, portfolio theory, and investment analysis
    • FIN 1.4: Students will obtain knowledge of market efficiency 
    • FIN 1.5: Students will obtain competency in understanding the nature of demand and supply, how equilibrium arises, equilibrium price and quantity, and how competitive and imperfectly competitive markets work

Finance (B.S.)

  • Curriculum
  • Courses
  • Program Requirements for Admission
  • Assessment
  • Clubs and Honor Societies
  • Program Contacts

See Also

  • Suggested Academic Plan
  • Brochure (PDF)
  • Request Information
Pennsylvania map showing Penn State campuses with Penn State Harrisburg highlighted

Penn State Harrisburg

A comprehensive college in southcentral Pennsylvania offering more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programs.
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • flickr
  • youtube
  • instagram
Visit Apply Give
  • This is Penn State
    • Administration
    • Vision, Mission and Values
    • Board of Advisors
    • Outreach and Economic Development Services
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • Graduate Degrees
    • Academic Calendar
  • Admission
    • Office of Admissions
    • Housing Options
    • Veterans
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
    • Office of Student Aid
    • Bursar's Office
  • Research
    • Office of Research and Outreach
    • Harrisburg LaunchBox
  • Student Life
    • Office of Student Life
    • Student Affairs
    • Student Initiated Fee
  • Community Safety & Health
    • University Police and Public Safety
    • PSUAlert
    • Weather Policy
Penn State University
777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057 717-948-6000

Footer Legal Menu

  • Privacy
  • Non-discrimination
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright
  • Directory
  • The Pennsylvania State University © 2023
  • We Are Penn State