Banking and Financial Services - Bachelor [4 Years]
$16,517 /Yr On-campus full_time

Bachelor of Science [B.S] Banking

  • Offered on campus and online, the program has the strong support of area professionals who provide internships and part-time work for our banking and financial services students, employ NSU graduates, and serve on the NSU Bank Advisory Board.
  • Our faculty have extensive experience in money center and community commercial banking organizations, where they gained expertise in lending, bank operations, bank management, investments, financial planning, trust operations, law, and bank regulation.
  • The Dacotah Bank Scholars Program makes it possible for South Dakota State University ag business majors to obtain a minor in banking and financial services from NSU, and for NSU business majors to obtain a minor in ag business from SDSU.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Tuition Fees $10717 $10717 $10717 $10717
Books and supply $1200 $1200 $1200 $1200
Other Fees $4600 $4600 $4600 $4600
Total Fees $16517 $16517 $16517 $16517

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.0 9 3
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 79 120 3
PTE Pearson Test of English 54 90 3

Applicants to Northern can be admitted by one of the following criteria:

  • Obtain an ACT composite score of 18 (redesigned SAT score of 960, or concorded equivalent for older SAT scores) or above; OR
  • Obtain a high school GPA of at least 2.6 on a 4.0 scale; OR
  • Rank in the top sixty (60) percent of their high school graduating class.

Applicants to Northern may also meet either the Smarter Balanced or curriculum requirements as outlined below:

  • Smarter Balanced: Achieve a Level 3 or higher on the English Language Arts.
  • Curriculum: Meet the minimum course requirements with an average grade of “C” or higher (GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale).