Academic Accelerator - Bachelor of Science - Finance

The Academic Accelerator Program (AAP) may be completed in as few as two semesters and is designed specifically for students who are ready to succeed in immersive English-speaking classrooms.

The Academic Accelerator program gives students a firsthand, practical, and cultural understanding of the American University campus and the Washington, DC, area through its contextual curriculum. They may enter the program in the spring or fall and progress into year two of their undergraduate education with up to a full year’s worth of academic credits. Depending on their intended degree, they may choose their elective curriculum in social sciences, humanities, or the sciences.

Offered by the Kogod School of Business, the Bachelor of Science in Finance program meets the needs of students pursuing professional financial careers in industrial, financial, governmental, not-for-profit, and consulting organizations. In addition to completing the university writing, mathematics, and general education requirements, they complete the business undergraduate core and 24 credits of advanced-level courses providing an in-depth knowledge of finance. They successfully completing these requirements should be well prepared for professional financial careers, to sit for the first level of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exams, to continue their education in one of Kogod School of Business's master's programs, or to pursue additional study towards a graduate degree at other institutions.