This professional degree program is offered jointly by the Department of Mathematical Sciences, the Tepper School of Business, the Department of Statistics, and the the H. John Heinz III College. Admission is obtained through the Tepper School of Business. The program, which begins in August and conclude in December of the following year, includes courses in finance, computing, mathematical modeling for finance, and statistics.
Admission
Successful candidates to the MSCF program will meet the following admissions requirements:
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Have earned an undergraduate degree in a technical discipline such as mathematics, computer science, engineering or economics.
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Have taken, at a minimum, two full semesters of study in differential and integral calculus, the caliber of which is required of engineering, math or science majors as well as ordinary differential equations, linear algebra, and a calculus based probability course.
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Have strong academic performance in mathematics and probability coursework.
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Be fluent in a general purpose programming language such as C or C++.
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Relevant work experience is preferred but not required. International students must understand rapid, idiomatic English, read English with ease and be able to express themselves orally and in writing as demonstrated by success on the TOEFL or IELTS examination.
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TOEFL or IELTS scores, if English is not your native language/mother tongue, official scores should be forwarded to ETC by Educational Testing Service (ETS) and be no more than two years old. Please use institution code 2074 when having your scores sent to the ETC. (You may leave the department code blank.)
ibTOEFL
Requirements: 92 total
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ibTOEFL
Listening
Subscore
23
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ibTOEFL
Reading
Subscore
23
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ibTOEFL
Speaking
Subscore
23
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ibTOEFL
Writing
Subscore
23
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IELTS minimum 7