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Advanced Standing in Finance Program (BS/MSF)

Bentley's Advanced Standing in Finance (BS/MSF) program is available to outstanding sophomores majoring in Finance, Economics-Finance, Corporate Finance and Accounting, or Finance and Technology (FinTech). In this accelerated program, students develop depth and breadth in corporate finance and investments and graduate in four years with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. Students in the ASF program should expect to complete their bachelor's degree one semester prior to completing their master's degree.

Admission is required to join this combined bachelor's and master's program. Only Bentley sophomores intending a finance-related major may apply. 

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science

ASF Finance Major

Course Title Credits
EC 112Principles of Macroeconomics3
FI 305Principles of Accounting and Finance3
FI 347Financial Modeling3
FI 623Investments (Instead of FI 306)3
FI 627Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics (Instead of FI 307)3
FI 701Internship in Finance (or other graduate FI elective)3
FI 751International Financial Management (Instead of FI 351)3
FI or FT elective3
FI or FT elective3
Additional requirements for the Masters Degree (see below)

ASF Economics-Finance Major

Course Title Credits
EC 112Principles of Macroeconomics3
EC 224Intermediate Microeconomics3
EC 225Intermediate Macroeconomics3
EC 441Monetary Economics3
Any one undergraduate EC elective3
FI 305Principles of Accounting and Finance3
FI 623Investments (Instead of FI 306)3
FI 627Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics (Instead of FI 307)3
FI 701Internship in Finance3
or FI 631 Financial Modeling
FI 751International Financial Management (Instead of FI 351) 13
Additional requirements for the Masters Degree (see below)

ASF Corporate Finance and Accounting Major

Course Title Credits
AC 120Data Analytics using Financial Information 3
AC 201Preparing and Interpreting Financial Statements 3
AC 215Performance Measurement3
AC 311Financial Accounting and Reporting I3
AC 455Strategic Performance Management 3
EC 112Principles of Macroeconomics3
FI 305Principles of Accounting and Finance3
FI 623Investments (Instead of FI 306)3
FI 627Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics (Instead of FI 307)3
FI 701Internship in Finance3
or FI 631 Financial Modeling
FI 751International Financial Management (Instead of FI 351) 13
Additional requirements for Masters Degree (see below)
1

FI 751 and FI 631/701 must be completed in the summer after junior year.

ASF Finance and Technology (FT) Major

Course Title Credits
CS 150Introduction to Data and Information Management3
or CS 160 Data-Driven Decision Making
CS 370Introduction to Machine Learning3
EC 112Principles of Macroeconomics3
FI 305Principles of Accounting and Finance3
FI 623Investments (Instead of FI 306)3
FI 723Introduction to FinTech3
FI 730Management of Financial Institutions 23
FT 324Blockchain Applications and Decentralized Finance3
FT 370Investment Applications of Natural Language Processing4
Select one grouping
Option A:6
CS 230
Introduction to Programming with Python
CS 605
Data Management and SQL for Analytics (Instead of CS 350) 2
Option B: 6
CS 350
Database Management Systems
CS 602
Data-Driven Development with Python (Instead of CS 230) 2
2

FI 730 and (CS605 or CS602) must be completed in the summer after junior year.  

Master of Science in Finance (Additional Requirements)

ASF Finance Major

Course Title Credits
ST 625Quantitative Analysis for Business3
Four FI electives numbered 600 or higher excluding FI 63112
One FI or non-FI elective numbered 600 or higher (excluding FI 631)3

ASF Economics-Finance Major & ASF Corporate Finance and Accounting Major

Course Title Credits
FI 631Financial Modeling (or Graduate FI elective, if FI 631 taken as undergraduate)3
ST 625Quantitative Analysis for Business3
Three FI electives numbered 600 or higher9
One FI or non-FI elective numbered 600 or higher3

ASF Finance and Technology (FT) Major

Course Title Credits
FI 627Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics3
FI 631Financial Modeling3
FI 751International Financial Management3
ST 625Quantitative Analysis for Business3
2 graduate FI electives from the MSF program6

Master of Science in Finance, Financial Analytics Track (Additional Requirements)

All Majors

Course Title Credits
CS 605Data Management and SQL for Analytics3
CS 655Managing with Analytics3
FI 645Derivatives3
FI 774Computational Finance3
ST 625Quantitative Analysis for Business3
Select one CS, MA, or ST course at the 600-level or higher3

Graduate courses (courses at the 600 level or higher) count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees in the combined BS/MS program. No more than four graduate courses may be completed while the student is enrolled as an undergraduate.