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Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GSBC STUDENT...

 

GSBC students spend two weeks each July at the annual school session, attending classes each weekday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.  The majority of the classes are held in the Wolf Law building on the beautiful University of Colorado campus.  Wolf Law is a 10-15 minute walk (see campus map) from the Bear Creek Apartments and is a new, state of the art classroom facility.  There are also shuttle busses provided to transport students to/from classes and any GSBC sponsored events. 

Students spend their days in class and have most evenings as free time for recreation, social time or study time.  There are some late afternoon presentations offered throughout the school session from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm.  Most of these events are optional and students can chose to attend if they are interested in the specific topic of discussion.

 

Students can enjoy the weekend, in between the two weeks, as free time.  Many students use this time to explore Colorado, spend time with friends, invite family to visit, or simply enjoy some quiet time.  It's up to you whether you would like to test your climbing or river rafting skills or enjoy a quiet dinner on the Pearl Street Mall.  The sky's the limit!

 

A typical day for a GSBC student is included below.  Each student year is listed separately to show the appropriate courses that a student may complete during the school session.  For elective courses, there additional options to choose from that are not listed below.  Please see the full listing of GSBC course descriptions for all elective options. 

 

For Computer Based Education (CBE) students, please refer to the 2010 Schedule of CBE Courses for the classes you are required to complete prior to arriving to the school session.  CBE students will arrive on campus Sunday of the second week and will have the same second week schedule as shown below.  Students may chose the CBE option for years one and two, but must be on campus the full two weeks for year three.

 
 


FIRST YEAR STUDENTS-SAMPLE SCHEDULE

Week 1 

 6:00am-7:45am 
Breakfast in the cafeteria
 8:00am-9:30am
Asset & Liability Management I-Core
 9:30am-9:50am
Break/Networking Time
 9:50am-11:20am
Commercial Lending (Level 1 or Level 2)-Core
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch in the cafeteria
 1:00pm-2:30pm
Bank Financial Analysis (Level 1 or Level 2)-Core
 2:30pm-2:50pm
Break/Networking Time
 2:50pm-4:20pm
Economics for Community Bankers-Core
 4:30pm-5:30pm
A Critique of the Banking Crisis, Tim Koch, GSBC President 
(Optional Presentation)
 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner in the cafeteria
 Evening
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities
 

Week 2

 6:30am-7:45am 
Breakfast in the cafeteria
 8:00am-9:30am
Marketing-Core
 9:30am-9:50am
Break/Networking Time
 9:50am-11:20am
Business Law-Core
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch in the cafeteria
 1:00pm-2:30pm
Myers-Briggs to Better Understand Yourself & Others-Core
 2:30pm-2:50pm
Break/Networking Time
 2:50pm-4:20pm
How to Make the Retail Bank Work for You-Core
 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner in the cafeteria
 Evening
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities
 

SECOND YEAR STUDENTS-SAMPLE SCHEDULE

Week 1 

 6:30am-7:45am 
Breakfast in the cafeteria
 8:00am-9:30am
Asset & Liability Management II (Level 1 or Level 2)-Core
 9:30am-9:50am
Break/Networking Time
 9:50am-11:20am
Understanding Your Firm's Corporate Culture-Core
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch in the cafeteria
 1:00pm-2:30pm
Strategic Planning-Elective
 2:30pm-2:50pm
Break/Networking Time
 2:50pm-4:20pm
Commercial Real Estate Lending-Elective
 4:30pm-5:30pm
A Critique of the Banking Crisis, Tim Koch, GSBC President 
(Optional Presentation)
 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner in the cafeteria
 Evening
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities
 

Week 2

 6:30am-7:45am 
Breakfast in the cafeteria
 8:00am-9:30am
Banking Small Business-Core
 9:30am-9:50am
Break/Networking Time
 9:50am-11:20am
Loan Portfolio Management-Core
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch in the cafeteria
 1:00pm-2:30pm
A CEO's Perspective on Bank Management-Elective            
 2:30pm-2:50pm
Break/Networking Time
 2:50pm-4:20pm
Loan Workouts-Elective
 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner in the cafeteria
 Evening
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities
 
 

THIRD YEAR STUDENTS-SAMPLE SCHEDULE

Week 1 

 6:30am-7:45am 
Breakfast in the cafeteria
 7:30am-9:30am
Bank Management Simulation-Core
 9:30am-9:50am
Break/Networking Time
 9:50am-11:20am
Bank Management Simulation-Core
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch in the cafeteria
 1:00pm-2:30pm
Agricultural Credit-Elective
 2:30pm-2:50pm
Break/Networking Time
 2:50pm-4:20pm
EQ Not IQ:  The Key to Leadership-Elective
 4:30pm-5:30pm
Faculty Panel Discussion:  Strategies for Improved Performance
(Optional Presentation)
 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner in the cafeteria
 Evening
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities
 

Week 2

 6:30am-7:45am 
Breakfast in the cafeteria
 8:00am-9:30am
Working with the Regulators-Core
 9:30am-9:50am
Break/Networking Time
 9:50am-11:20am
Bank Management Simulation-Core
11:30am-12:45pm
Lunch in the cafeteria
 1:00pm-2:30pm
High Performance Community Banking-Elective    
 2:30pm-2:50pm
Break/Networking Time
 2:50pm-4:20pm
Difficult Conversations-Elective
 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner in the cafeteria
 Evening
Free Time for recreation/study/social activities

 

 

Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
Graduate School of Banking at Colorado