The Western States School of Banking Curriculum
The Western States School of Banking offers a bachelor level, intense, condensed curriculum for students to 
advance their industry competency and effectiveness. While maintaining employment, students have quality interaction with national faculty and regional colleagues while developing academically and professionally.
WSSB’s two year Certificate program strengthens an employee’s holistic understanding of the banking industry. Advanced training prepares students to face industry challenges and give managers the edge they need to strengthen their banks, increase personal confidence, and grow as they apply WSSB’s advanced curriculum.
Freshman Year Curriculum
- Asset/Liability Management
- Includes a pre-session bank accounting refresher ( in an interactive online webinar),
Accounting Concepts and Basic Funds Management.
- Includes a pre-session bank accounting refresher ( in an interactive online webinar),
- Bank Information Technology
- Bank Simulation Introduction
- Credit Risk Management
- Includes a pre-session assignment to prepare students for concepts that will be used in class.
- How to Go to Banking School, which is an exercise to help students get more out of banking school through discourse with their managers/supervisors.
- Legal Aspects of Banking I
- Risk Management
- Sales, Service & Marketing I
- CEO Panel
- Intersession Project
Senior Year Curriculum
- ABA BankExec Simulation Class
- Includes a pre-session exercise to allow students to “test-drive” the navigation elements of the online simulation platform.
- Includes a professional and competitive team presentation that allows students to practice presentation skills, team work, and dynamic sharing of their comprehensive learning from the WSSB curriculum.
- Advanced Bank Information Technology
- Banking Ethics
- Legal Aspects of Banking II
- Macroeconomics
- Managing Human Resources
- Sales, Service & Marketing II
- Team Building and Leadership
- CEO Panel
Intersession Project
- 2017-18 Marketplace Internal and External Analysis
- Assets/Liability Management – Financial Performance
- Credit Risk Management
- Dynamic Marketing