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The finance program equips students for professional roles in financial leadership across diverse business sectors and financial organizations. Those pursuing finance studies engage with corporate finance coursework, analyzing how initiatives and fiscal strategies impact shareholder value. The curriculum covers capital allocation, investment evaluation, funding costs, payout strategies, leverage decisions, lease arrangements, and derivatives valuation. Learners also explore various investment vehicles, assessing their comparative advantages, while investigating financial intermediaries' functions - including commercial banks' and thrifts' balance sheet management practices.
Applicant must have successful completion of university preparatory courses, high school performance (class rank or GPA), including participation in accelerated programs like Honors, AP and IB; Ohio State does not have minimum requirements for class rank or GPA, Ability and desire to contribute to and engage with a diverse campus community, Experiences that demonstrate leadership or engaged involvement, Status as a first-generation university student, Demonstration of outstanding talent in a particular area and High school performance if adversely affected by physical, mental or learning environment factors. English proficiency level TOEFL: 79 or higher on the internet-based test, 550 or higher on the paper-based test and IELTS: 6.5 or higher