BSC Banking And Finance
About this programme
This program is designed to develop specialist knowledge across the core areas of banking and finance and provides the grounding required for graduates to be functionally competent in the field of study. Also, the program is aimed at providing the academic foundation and practical training for persons who are working or will be working in the banking and financial services sector or who are interested in a career in the sector. Additionally, the program aims at providing graduates with the requisite background knowledge to enable them to pursue further studies in Banking and Finance.
Entry requirements
Nduom school of Business and Technology shall admit all qualified students (as per the minimum requirements jointly published by the National Council for Tertiary Education and the National Accreditation Board of Ghana) without reference to race, ethnicity, religion, politics, nationality or country of citizenship. The student entry requirements shall be as follows: 1. General Certificate of Education (Ordinary and Advanced Levels): Passes at credit level in at least five (5) subjects (including English Language and Mathematics) in the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) Ordinary Level and three (3) passes at the Advanced Level of the GCE with General Paper. One of the advanced level passes should be a grade D or better. 2. WASSCE & SSSCE: Candidates must have six credit passes (A1-C6) in English, Mathematics and Integrated Science (Biology or Agricultural Science for Nigerian applicants) or Social Studies, and three elective subjects, (in the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). For Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE), candidates must have six credit passes (A-D) in the three Core Subjects and three elective Subjects. For purposes of admission, a credit pass in: i. WASSCE means A1 – C6 ii. SSSCE means A – D 1. Applicants with the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) results should have credit passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three (3) core subjects including English Language and Mathematics plus three (3) relevant elective subjects. 2. Holders of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)/ International Baccalaureate (IB) must possess at least Grades A*/A-C in English, Mathematics and Biology at the Standard (SL)/’O’ Level, in addition to three Higher Level (HL – A to C)/’A’ Level (A to D)/IB 2 (A to C) grades in the relevant subjects. 3. HND & Other Diploma Holders: Candidates with a good Higher National Diploma, HND, certificate (i.e. at least 2nd Class Lower Division) from recognized universities or institutions in programs related to the school’s programs shall be considered for admission. In addition, applicants must have acquired a 2-year post-HND qualification working experience. Other Diploma qualifications from elsewhere assessed to be equivalent to the HND may be similarly considered. 4. Mature Student Entry Requirements: Candidates aged at least 25 years with basic academic qualifications e.g. four passes in any O’ level subjects and who write and pass an entrance examination in English, Mathematics, Information and Communication Technology and General Business shall be considered for admission. They may also be required to attend an interview. 5. Transfer Students: Candidates who have been formally admitted as regular students to a bachelor’s degree course in any recognized university or institution and made satisfactory progress over not less than one academic year may be considered for admission as a transfer student. 6. Visiting / Occasional / Foreign Students: The School shall admit other students with equivalent qualifications for varying durations in the bachelor’s degree program, as Visiting, Occasional and Foreign students.
Career prospects
Upon completion of the program, graduates would have been sufficiently equipped and encouraged to start up their own businesses. Additionally, graduates could be employed in any business organization or institution in any part of the world particularly in Ghana as Accountants, Financial Controllers, Strategists, Bankers, Administrators, Financial Analyst, Business Analyst/Advisors, Investment/Fund Managers, Stockbrokers, Public Servants, Business Professionals etc. Graduates shall be sufficiently prepared to able to set-up and manage their own businesses. Graduates shall be adequately prepared to pursue further studies in Banking and Finance.