The Finance Fast-Track is designed to provide incoming students with the opportunity to access an accelerated course progression in order to prepare them for certain competitive careers in finance. Accepted students will take recommended economics and finance courses in their first two years at St. Olaf. Students participating in this opportunity should consider an economics major with a finance emphasis.
Finance employers are increasingly engaging with students in their sophomore year. Many major finance firms are hiring for post-junior year summer internships in the spring semester of the sophomore year! The Finance Fast-Track , in addition to academic advising and intentional coaching in the Piper Center for Vocation and Career, enables students to be competitive for these opportunities by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to successful.
The Piper Center for Vocation and Career has developed a four-year Co-Curricular Recommendation to outline suggested co-curricular activities for students with career interests in Finance.
It is recommended that students major in Economics or Quantitative Economics with a Finance Emphasis.
Early Recruiting: Many employers in finance recruit early! You may need to apply for junior internships (i.e. the summer after your junior year) during the beginning of your sophomore spring semester. This means you need to be engaged right away in your first year to prepare.
Technology Recommendation: PC-based computers are the standard for careers in finance.