The Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MSQF) graduate advisor reviews all applications and determines whether they qualify for unconditional admission. Applicants who do not satisfy the admission conditions are referred to the MSQF Admissions Committee for consideration.

An applicant whose native language is not English must demonstrate a sufficient level of skill in the English language to ensure success in graduate studies as defined by the Office of Graduate Admissions.

UNCONDITIONAL ADMISSION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REVIEW

Unconditional admittance will be granted without the need for a review by the MSQF Admissions Committee to an applicant who holds a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above (last 60 hours), with either appropriate work experience or coursework in business or quantitative fields from an AACSB-accredited college or university, or equivalent.

Applicants without appropriate work experience or coursework in business or quantitative fields from an AACSB-accredited college or university, or equivalent, will be granted unconditional admittance without the need for a review by the MSQF Admissions Committee if they hold a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 3.2 or above (last 60 hours).

ADMISSION WITH COMMITTEE REVIEW

Applicants who do not meet the above GPA requirement will have their application reviewed by an admissions committee. Sufficient quantitative skills will be judged based on the following factors:

• A degree or certificate in a quantitative or business field.
• Quantitative or business coursework.
• Relevant business or professional experience.
• Coding or programming certification or experience.
• Undergraduate and graduate GPA (overall, major, or last 60 hours) and program accreditation status of the applicant's degree-granting institution.
• Score on the quantitative section of the GMAT or GRE (if taken).
• Financial or real estate modeling skills, relevant work experience or internships demonstrating applied quantitative skills.

By considering the totality of the applicants circumstances, including the factors listed above, the Graduate Studies Committee for MSQF will evaluate an applicant's readiness to successfully complete the graduate program. Depending on the committee's judgment, the decision may be to grant unconditional admission, probationary admission, deferred admission, or deny admission. The committee's decision is final.

PROBATIONARY ADMISSION

An applicant deemed deficient in the above criteria may be considered for probationary admission upon careful review of their materials. Probationary admission requires the student to maintain a 3.0 grade point average for the first two semesters of enrollment.  Additionally, the student may be required to take deficiency courses.

DEFERRED AND DENIED ADMISSION

A deferred decision may be made when an applicant’s file is not sufficiently complete to make an admission decision, or when an applicant needs to improve certain criteria to enhance their competitive status for future admission consideration.  For an applicant lacking sufficient evidence to indicate potential for academic success as an MSQF student, admission will likely be denied. All applicant data will be carefully reviewed before an admission denial is made.  The decision to defer/deny admission is not based on any single criterion.