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.
Admission is required to join this combined bachelor's and master's program, and only Bentley sophomores completing a finance-related major may apply. No more than four graduate courses may be completed while the student is enrolled as an undergraduate. Students in the ASF program should expect to complete their bachelor's degree one semester prior to completing their master's degree. Those planning to finish the MSF in senior spring are required to take a Winter Intensive course.
In addition to the four graduate courses that students take during their undergraduate studies, certain undergraduate courses may be used to waive the MSF foundation requirements. To qualify, students must earn a grade of B or higher in each corresponding undergraduate course. Please see below for details of the foundation course equivalents:
Advanced Standing Reminders:
- Students are permitted to complete a maximum of four graduate-level courses during the undergraduate portion of their program.
- Students should review course prerequisites and typical offering patterns when planning graduate coursework.
- Students may be eligible for foundation course waivers. To qualify, a grade of B or higher is required in each of the courses. For information and policies related to Advanced Standing pre-program foundation course waivers, see the Graduate Academic Policies page.
- Students are encouraged to review the policies on Graduate Grading Standards.
- Please note that all undergraduate scholarships and financial aid end upon the completion of the student's undergraduate degree. Students planning to continue into a graduate program should plan accordingly, as undergraduate financial aid does not extend beyond the undergraduate portion of their studies.
- An $8,000 program fee, separate from undergraduate tuition, will be billed in four installments starting with the first semester of the student's junior year.
Program Requirements
Bachelor of Science
ASF Finance Major
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| EC 112 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FI 305 | Principles of Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| FI 347 | Financial Modeling | 3 |
| FI 623 | Investments (Instead of FI 306) | 3 |
| FI 627 | Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics (Instead of FI 307) | 3 |
| FI 701 | Internship in Finance (or other graduate FI elective) 1 | 3 |
| FI 751 | International Financial Management (Instead of FI 351) 1 | 3 |
| 6 |
| |
ASF Economics-Finance Major
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| EC 112 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC 224 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| EC 225 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC 441 | Monetary Economics | 3 |
| FI 305 | Principles of Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| FI 623 | Investments (Instead of FI 306) | 3 |
| FI 627 | Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics (Instead of FI 307) | 3 |
| FI 701 | Internship in Finance 2 | 3 |
| or FI 631 | Financial Modeling |
| FI 751 | International Financial Management (Instead of FI 351) 2 | 3 |
| 3 |
| |
ASF Corporate Finance and Accounting Major
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| AC 120 | Data Analytics using Financial Information | 3 |
| AC 201 | Preparing and Interpreting Financial Statements | 3 |
| AC 215 | Performance Measurement | 3 |
| AC 311 | Financial Accounting and Reporting I | 3 |
| AC 455 | Strategic Performance Management | 3 |
| EC 112 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FI 305 | Principles of Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| FI 623 | Investments (Instead of FI 306) | 3 |
| FI 627 | Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics (Instead of FI 307) | 3 |
| FI 701 | Internship in Finance 3 | 3 |
| or FI 631 | Financial Modeling |
| FI 751 | International Financial Management (Instead of FI 351) 3 | 3 |
| |
ASF Finance and Technology (FT) Major
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| CS 150 | Introduction to Data and Information Management | 3 |
| or CS 160 | Data-Driven Decision Making |
| CS 370 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 3 |
| EC 112 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| FI 305 | Principles of Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| FI 623 | Investments (Instead of FI 306) | 3 |
| FI 723 | Introduction to FinTech | 3 |
| FI 730 | Management of Financial Institutions 4 | 3 |
| FT 324 | Blockchain Applications and Decentralized Finance | 3 |
| FT 370 | Investment Applications of Natural Language Processing | 4 |
| |
| 6 |
| Introduction to Programming with Python | |
| Data Management and SQL for Analytics (Instead of CS 350) 4 | |
| 6 |
| Database Management Systems | |
| Data-Driven Development with Python (Instead of CS 230) 4 | |
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Master of Science in Finance (Additional Requirements)
ASF Finance Major
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| ST 625 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
| 12 |
| 3 |
ASF Economics-Finance Major & ASF Corporate Finance and Accounting Major
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| FI 631 | Financial Modeling (or Graduate FI elective, if FI 631 taken as undergraduate) | 3 |
| ST 625 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
| 9 |
| 3 |
ASF Finance and Technology (FT) Major
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| FI 627 | Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics | 3 |
| FI 631 | Financial Modeling | 3 |
| FI 751 | International Financial Management | 3 |
| ST 625 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
| 6 |
Master of Science in Finance - Financial Analytics Track (Additional Requirements)
All Majors
Course List | Course | Title | Credits |
| CS 605 | Data Management and SQL for Analytics | 3 |
| CS 655 | Managing with Analytics: From Data to AI | 3 |
| FI 645 | Derivatives | 3 |
| FI 774 | Computational Finance | 3 |
| ST 625 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
| 3 |
Graduate courses (courses at the 600 level or higher) count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees in the combined BS/MS program.
