Finance Careers and Internships

When you study finance at NIU, you’re on a path to one of the most in-demand degrees in the nation. You'll be prepared for a variety of careers, and we'll provide you with networking and internship opportunities.

Careers

You'll be prepared for a wide range of positions in several areas:

Possible employers in the Chicago area include:

Internships

Your internship will prepare you for career success. Our students have completed internships with many employers, including Charles Schwab, General Electric and Wells Fargo, just to name a few. You can find an internship by searching on Huskies Get Hired and attending internship fairs.

Academic Credit

To get academic credit for your internship, you must be a declared finance major in the upper-division program. You must have satisfactorily completed FINA 330, FINA 340, FINA 350, FINA 391, FINA 392, FINA 393, FINA 394 and FINA 310.

Your internship must be approved for credit by our academic advisor. You must submit an application for finance internship credit and a copy of your employment confirmation letter (on company letterhead). In addition, your employer may need to submit an employer internship request form. Please work with your advisor on these next steps.

To receive credit, you must:

• Enroll in FINA 458, Internship in Finance, and pay associated tuition and fees.
• Submit a daily log of your activities every two weeks of the internship.
• Submit a final five-to-eight-page typed paper on a topic determined with the advisor when you enroll in FINA 458.

Micro-internships

You can also complete a micro-internship. These paid short-term projects take place over one to four weeks and require varying hours.

Testimonial

My firsthand experience as a student who has taken finance-related courses puts me in a unique position to empathize with the challenges and opportunities that students might encounter.