Start training while finishing undergrad?

Hi all,

I will be interning this summer after my junior year. Assuming I receive a return offer, I will have another year left in my undergrad including the following summer. Will I be able to finish my final 2 courses in the summer (July through August) while training? If training is in September I'll be fine but I know most banks start training in July. I would be training for full-time during the day and taking my final 2 courses at night. Has anyone done this before? Thank you all in advance for our insights.

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Is there any way you can take the courses during your senior year instead?

Training tends to be pretty low-intensity, so if you have to take the courses (I assume online) during the summer, it won't be the end of the world from a time management perspective.

My one concern is that the bank may have some bureaucratic HR issue with you not having graduated before you start; they may ask you for a transcript during the summer before you start.

 

Thank you for the comment. I would take the courses during senior year, but the problem is in the fall I’m taking a prerequisite for my spring classes which are prerequisites for the final 2 courses. It’s complicated but it’s the only way to do it. I wouldn’t mind taking them in the summer during training but my only concern is if I’m even allowed to do that from an HR perspective.

 

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