Program Director: Joseph Wall, Ph.D.

The curriculum for the undergraduate Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets (AIIM) major prepares ethical future business leaders to apply logic and creativity to develop, refine, and evaluate business opportunities. All aspects of business are essential in understanding how organizations work and ensuring financial sustainability is achieved with integrity. AIIM, therefore, pulls from nearly all disciplines to focus on an education founded on disruptive value creation.

Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets

Students studying Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets (AIIM) must complete an additional primary major within the College of Business. The AIIM major can be completed without a concentration, or a student can pursue one of two possible concentrations: AIIM CFA concentration or AIIM FinTech concentration.

In all three options, one internship experience is required, and ten hours of community service per term are required.

Students apply to AIIM at the beginning of the fall term of their sophomore year. Acceptance into this major and any associated concentrations is limited and based on:

• Overall academic performance
• Strong performance in courses relevant to investments and disruptive technologies (e.g., accounting, analytics, economics, engineering, ethics, finance, math, programming, science, sales)
• Essay
• Resume, letters of recommendation
• Interview

For more information on the AIIM major and concentrations, contact the AIIM executive director, Dr. Joseph Wall at 414-288-7245 or joseph.wall@marquette.edu.

Specific Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets Course Requirements:

AIIM No Concentration

Note: Any waivers/transfers of course requirements must be approved by both the AIIM director and the assistant dean for undergraduate programs.

a. All AIIM majors must complete an internship experience during their time at Marquette University. Courses that satisfy this requirement include: AIIM 3986 Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets Internship - Work Period (0 credit), AIIM 4986 Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets Internship - Grading Period (3 credits), AIIM 4989 Applied Ingenuity in Markets Internship Work and Grading Period (3 credits), or another approved College of Business Administration 4986/4989 course (3 credits). Questions about the Internship for Credit process should be directed to the Business Career Center and AIIM executive director.

b. All students in AIIM must complete 10 hours of community service per term, monitored by the AIIM executive director

c. A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is issued by AIIM certifying completion of the major and concentration.

AIIM CFA Concentration

AIIM CFA allows a select group of finance majors to get hands-on academic and financial analysis experience, including an opportunity to actively manage domestic, international equity and fixed-income portfolios. It is designed for students interested in becoming Chartered Financial Analysts (CFAs), preparing them to begin a career in the money management industry. AIIM CFA, therefore, is rooted in the foundations of valuation.

Students in the AIIM CFA Concentration must also have a declared primary major in Finance (15 credits).

Note: Any waivers/transfers of course requirements must be approved by both the AIIM executive director and the assistant dean for undergraduate programs.

a. Students accepted into the CFA concentration must earn a B- or better in all primary and secondary major requirements (including FINA 3001 Introduction to Financial Management, FINA 4001 Advanced Financial Management, FINA 4011 Investment Analysis, and AIIM 4996 AIIM Being the Difference).

b. All AIIM CFA concentration students must complete an internship experience during their time at Marquette University. Courses that satisfy this requirement include: AIIM 3986 Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets Internship - Work Period (0 credit), AIIM 4986 Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets Internship - Grading Period (3 credits), AIIM 4989 Applied Ingenuity in Markets Internship Work and Grading Period (3 credits), or another approved College of Business Administration 4986/4989 course (3 credits). Questions about the Internship for Credit process should be directed to the Business Career Center and AIIM executive director.

c. All students in the AIIM CFA Concentration must complete 10 hours of community service per term, monitored by the AIIM executive director.

d. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000 during the entire program. Failure to meet academic standards in any term may result in the student being dropped from the AIIM major.

e. If at any time a student leaves or is dropped from the AIIM CFA concentration, all credits earned at that point are applied towards degree requirements to complete a student’s primary major or to requirements in the business administration major.

f. A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is issued by AIIM certifying completion of the major and concentration.

g. Dual enrollment in both concentrations (CFA and FinTech) is not permitted.

AIIM FINTECH Concentration

AIIM FinTech allows a select group of Marquette students to get hands-on experience using, developing, and refining high potential disruptive technologies for financial advantage. Disruptive technologies have the potential to change the world as we know it. Thus, AIIM FinTech is focused on ethical value creation.

Note: Any waivers/transfers of course requirements must be approved by both the AIIM executive director and the assistant dean for undergraduate programs.

a. Students accepted into the FinTech concentration must earn a B- or better in AIIM major specific courses (including AIIM 4410 Identifying, Building, Creating and Communicating FinTech Opportunities, FINA 4075 FinTech Foundations and Applications, AIIM 4996 AIIM Being the Difference).

b. All AIIM FinTech concentration students must complete an internship experience during their time at Marquette University. Courses that will satisfy this requirement include: AIIM 3986 Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets Internship - Work Period (0 credit), AIIM 4986 Accelerating Ingenuity in Markets Internship - Grading Period (3 credits), AIIM 4989 Applied Ingenuity in Markets Internship Work and Grading Period (3 credits), or another approved College of Business Administration 4986/4989 course (3 credits). Questions about the Internship for Credit process should be directed to the Business Career Center and AIIM executive director.

c. All students in the AIIM FinTech Concentration must complete 10 hours of community service per term, monitored by the AIIM executive director.

d. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000 during the entire program. Failure to meet academic standards in any term may result in the student being dropped from the AIIM major.

e. If at any time a student leaves or is dropped from the AIIM FinTech concentration, all credits earned at that point are applied towards degree requirements to complete a student’s primary major or to requirements in the business administration major.

f. A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is issued by AIIM certifying completion of the major & concentration.

g. Dual enrollment in both concentrations (CFA and FinTech) is not permitted.