Gain Skill and Confidence in Implementing Complex Financial Strategies
Today's wealthy clients are seeking increasingly complex solutions to meet their financial needs. The Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) provides you with the tools you need to analyze, plan, and implement integrated financial and life strategies, helping you grow your business in affluent markets.
MSFS Residency
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November 15-18, 2010
Listen to Mark Schaffer, MSFS, ChFC®, CLU®, discussing his business and career-boosting decision to earn a Master in Science in Financial Services at The American College over other graduate degree programs.
Download Our MSFS Brochure HerePractical Education for Advanced Markets
The MSFS program includes practical case studies and client/practitioner scenarios so you can immediately address your clients' needs with expertise and confidence. With the convenience of distance learning, combined with indispensable faculty and peer interaction, the MSFS program also helps you gain entry to advanced markets, corporate clients and larger cases.
Who Should Apply?
The MSFS is designed to advance the careers of a wide range of planning professionals including:
Financial planners
Life insurance specialists
Trust officers
CPAs
Attorneys
Investment consultants
Getting Started
To begin your MSFS studies, you first must be formally admitted to the program. Applicants are selected on the basis of academic and professional criteria. To be admitted into the program, you must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, pay the required application fee, and submit official transcripts from each college or university attended. To apply or request additional information:
Mail or Fax
Download the MSFS Application(pdf) form here and return via mail or fax. Phone
Graduate Administration at 610-526-1385 E-mail Leah.Selekman@TheAmericanCollege.edu
Program Delivery
The MSFS program is mainly comprised of self-study or online coursework, along with one 4-day residency program. It is recommended that you attend your residency after completing two or three self-study courses. MSFS Curriculum (Get course descriptions here.)
The MSFS degree requires the completion of 36 course credits (6 credits from the residency and 30 credits from the remaining required and elective courses.)
**Students who have already taken GS 836 (Business Succession Planning I) may substitute this for GS 815 as a required course. GS 816 is available as an elective only for students taking GS 815, and GS 838 is available as an elective only for students taking GS 836.
The 5-Year Rule: In order to facilitate timely completion of a student's designation and as part of The College's pledge to offer the most up-to-date material and course offerings, all courses are subject to the 5 Year Rule. For more information on the 5 Year Rule, please click here.
Tuition and Fees
MSFS Admission Fee: $350.00 (Refundable if admission to the MSFS program is denied)
GS Course Tuition: $1100.00 (per course) (self-study or live online courses)
GS Residency Tuition: $1,975.00 per session
GS Textbook Packages: The price of textbooks is included in the cost of tuition
Shipping and Handling: $25 (per course)
E-mail all requests for refunds to ProfessionalEducation@TheAmericanCollege.edu
For self-study graduate courses, we will refund your course tuition less a $155 cancellation fee if less than 30 days into the quarter for which you are registered.
Gain Skill and Confidence in Implementing Complex Financial Strategies
