Admission Requirements:
- Completed Graduate Studies Application
- $36.00 (non-refundable) application fee
- Two letters of Recommendations
- Official undergraduate transcript showing your degree awarded
- 2.75 GPA from an accredited institution
Students who graduate with an undergraduate Banking and Financial Services (BS) degree from NSU, and who have taken BADM 510 , BADM 517 , BADM 549 , and BADM 553 can complete the Banking and Financial Services (MS) degree in one year (Fall, Spring, Summer semesters.)
Program Overview:
The Master of Science in Banking and Financial Services at Northern State University is designed for banking professionals, financial analysts, trust officers, regulators, and those aspiring to leadership roles in the financial services sector. It equips students with advanced expertise in financial analysis, risk management, investment strategies, and regulatory compliance, fostering the next generation of industry leaders.
NSU’s Banking and Financial Services program is accredited by ACBSP.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze financial data and banking regulations in order to assess risks to a bank. (Cross-curricular Skill: Inquiry and Analysis)
- Apply the appropriate banking regulations, policies and procedures to internal banking operating procedures. (Cross-curricular Skill: Information Literacy)
- Identify and analyze data in order to create required regulatory reports and to effectively and efficiently apply bank resources. (Cross-curricular Skill: Problem Solving)
- Developing knowledge and skills to identify the credit, deposit and financial needs and promote the quality of life in the community served by the bank. (Cross-curricular Skill: Civic Knowledge and Engagement)
- Apply ethical principles and an ethical culture to banking activities. (Cross-curricular Skill: Ethical Reasoning)