Finance Advising

The College of Business Undergraduate Advising and Student Resources Office is the advising office for all lower-division business students. If you're enrolled in the upper-division finance program (i.e., taking 300- and 400-level finance courses) or a finance graduate program, your advisor is located in the Department of Finance.

Office Hours

Please note, all academic advising will be managed virtually for the 2020-2021 academic year or until further notice:

Virtual advising appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. using Microsoft Teams.
To schedule an advising appointment, please email the department at fina@niu.edu.

Juniors

Declare your major early while in business principles courses. Declared majors have first priority in course registration. Changing your major at the end of a semester (after registration has begun) may prevent you from getting your courses and graduating on time.

Meet with the upper-division finance advisor. As you begin business principles and other upper-division business courses, your advising office will change from Undergraduate Advising and Student Resources to the Department of Finance. The upper-division finance advisor can be contacted through email at fina@niu.edu.

Gain finance-related experience through internships. Register on Huskies Get Hired, NIU's online job search database. Complete your profile, upload your resume and explore the site.

Get involved and join the Financial Management Association (FMA), the NIU Investment Association (IA) and/or the Finance Student Advisory Board (FSAB).

Apply for departmental scholarships. Applications are available in the Department of Finance at the beginning of each spring semester. You may also want to check the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office.

Review your Academic Requirements Report each semester. Remember that you are responsible for your graduation requirements. If you find a discrepancy on your report, contact Registration and Records and your advisor as soon as possible.

Update your Huskies Get Hired account. You'll be using Huskies Get Hired for your full-time job search soon. Be sure to keep your profile and resume up to date!

Seniors

Apply for graduation, pay the $29 graduation fee and watch for deadlines. You must have at least 90 total semester hours to apply for graduation, and your $29 graduation fee is due when you apply.

Review your Academic Requirements Report each semester. After registering for your last semester, wait at least 24 hours and then run your report again. Once you have all requirements completed or in progress, you will see the statement "All requirements completed - in progress courses used" toward the top of your report.

Remember that you are responsible for your graduation requirements. Registration and Records generates the Academic Requirements Report. Registration and Records also runs a final check on your requirements for graduation. If you find any discrepancies, be sure to contact Registration and Records or your academic advisor as soon as possible.

Use Huskies Get Hired and take advantage of campus recruiting. To do so, you must attend an orientation session led by Career Services. These sessions are only held during the first few weeks of the semester - don't miss out!

Participate in an Exit Interview for Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Stafford Loan, if needed. If you previously received a Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Stafford Loan, you're required to have an exit interview before you leave school.

Read all mail and meet all commencement deadlines. Commencement information (tickets, cap and gown, time/location, etc.) is posted on the Convocation Center website.

Department of Finance

Contact Us

Department of Finance
Barsema Hall
740 Garden Road
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-1114
fina@niu.edu