Diploma in Financial Institutions and Banking
The program aims to provide the working student in the field of finance and banking with sufficient knowledge and skills as enlisted in the Educational Objectives of the School, in order to enable them to integrate formal academic learning of latest developments in their career field with work related experiential training to ally to real-world needs of their professions.

Candidates for the program should posses the minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent from a recognized educational authority and with employment background in finance and banking. In very special cases, where a candidate does not have the academic pre-requisite for a Life-Work Experience Evaluation (LWEA) by the Academic Committee of the University, indicating exemption from basic academic requirement, may be accepted by the School is meeting the minimum requirement of eligibility for enrollment. Candidates of this category with a minimum of 3 years of employment in the field and sufficient knowledge of calculus and statistics will stand a good chance to be accepted.

Requirements for Graduation:

To complete the Diploma in Financial institutions and Banking program the student is required to complete or have the equivalent of a minimum of 60 semester units, of which a minimum of 40 units will be in Finance and banking core and elective courses of the School and, 20 units could be in General Education courses from the Learning Skills area.

There students who have successfully completed the Diploma course and who do not posses a post-secondary academic qualification can apply to the Registrar of the University requesting to be awarded the degree of Associate of Arts in Banking and Finance in place of the Diploma at no extra cost. All students will be supplied with two copies of Official Transcript on successful completion of the course.
Diploma in Financial Institutions and Banking Courses
Learning Skills:
LS 101 Computer Literacy & Concepts
LS 102 English Composition
LS 104 Basic Statistics
LS 105 Introduction to Business Mathematics
LS 106 Problem Solving with Mathematics
LS 107 Basic Algebra
LS 200 Statistics in Finance and Banking
LS 201 Statistical Inference
SS 108 Psychology in Business
SS 110 Introduction to Cultures of the World
COM 201 Interpersonal Communication
COM 210 Business Communication
HU 106 Scientific, Professional and Technical Terminology
PA IO1 Introduction to Political Science
PA 104 Introduction to International Relations
PA 106 Introduction to Law
PA 207 Developmental Economy

Core Courses:
FAB 300 Introduction to Banking
BUS 301 Basic Business Law and Ethics
PAB 302 Introduction to Practical Accounting
FAB 303 Computer Information Systems in Finance and Banking
MCT 403 Money, Banking and Business Finance
BUS 304 Principles of Economics
AFM 665 Public and Private Banking and Financing Institutions

Electives:

FAB 401 Advanced Banking Transactions

ACT 401 Introduction to Accounting

ACT 404 Intermediate Accounting I

ACT 405 Intermediate Accounting II

ACT 407 Cost Accounting

ACT 408 Advanced Accounting

ACT 410 Auditing

BUS 401 Small Business Management

ECO 405 Macroeconomics

ECO 406 Microeconomics

ECO 407 Regional Economics (any one of ECO 407A to 407L)

MGT 505 Financial Management and Control

MGT 509 International Business

FAB 517 Contemporary Issues in Finance and Banking

FAB 520 Women in Finance Id Banking: Strategies and Skills

AFM 660 Financial Reporting Standards

AFM 662 Financial Auditing

AFM 667 Multinational Finance

AFM 668 Non-Banking Financial Institutions

AFM 669 Mortgage Banking

AFM 672 Applied Corporate Finance

AFM 673 Investment Banking