To apply, applicants must demonstrate how they meet or plan to meet pre-enrollment course requirements. Specifically, applicants must have successfully completed the listed credits/courses below with a minimum grade of "B" prior to enrolling in the program.
| Pre-Enrollment Requirements MS in Quantitative Finance | Required Credits |
| Calculus | 3 |
| Statistics* or Econometrics | 3 |
| Accounting** | 3 |
* Statistics course may include (but is not limited to): Biostatistics, Mathematical Statistics, Probability & Statistics, and Statistics for Business & Economics.
** Excludes Managerial Accounting.
Coursework must be completed at a degree-granting, accredited (or government recognized) college or university and may be taken online. Courses/credits taken at community colleges are not acceptable for meeting the coursework pre-enrollment requirement.
If courses that you have taken do not correspond to the standard U.S. semester credit system, please email shanghai.gradadmissions@nyu.edu for specific directions.
Prerequisite Course Fulfillment Policy
For applicants needing to complete prerequisite requirements, we offer the following pathway:
Pre-approved Online Courses
Applicants who have not completed one or more of the required prerequisite courses, or who earned a grade below a B in a prerequisite course, may satisfy the requirement by successfully completing the corresponding pre-approved online course(s) listed here.
Applicants should indicate in their application whether they plan to complete a pre-approved online course to satisfy any of the three prerequisite requirements. Any required online course must be successfully completed prior to the start of the program.
Applicants completing an approved online course must:
- Achieve a minimum grade of 86%
- Upload the official course certificate and proof of the final course grade to their application
- Email shanghai.gradadmissions@nyu.edu to confirm completion of the course and the application materials update prior to the program start date
Please note that admission is contingent upon successful completion of the prerequisite requirement as indicated in the admissions offer.