Advanced Standing in Finance (BS & MSF)

There is an $8,000 program fee charged in addition to the standard tuition and fees, which is billed at $2,000 per term with the first charge typically falling in the first term of junior year.  

During the standard academic terms of fall and spring, you pay tuition at the undergraduate level until you complete your undergraduate degree. Once you’ve completed your undergraduate degree, you will pay regular graduate tuition for the remaining courses toward your graduate degree. Tuition rates can be found on the Student Financial Services website. 

If enrolling in courses during the summer, you will pay on a per course basis depending on the level of the course, undergraduate or graduate. The program fee will also be charged in addition to the tuition.   

Undergraduate Aid 

As an undergraduate student you are eligible to apply for need-based financial assistance each academic year. You can find application information here.  Financial aid is available during the standard academic year (fall and spring) when enrolled full-time. You are eligible to receive institutional grants/scholarships for no more than 8 terms or until you meet your degree requirements, whichever comes first. 

While aid is not typically available during the summer term, students in the Advanced Standing in Finance program are eligible to use summer of senior year as a term of aid, which counts towards the 8-term maximum. Scholarships and grants will be prorated during the senior summer term based on enrollment compared to a 15 credit load. It is expected that you will complete your undergraduate degree requirements at the end of the fall term of your senior year. 

Graduate Aid 

As a graduate student you are eligible to apply for need-based financial assistance each academic year. You can find application information here.  The availability of Bentley graduate need-based grant funding is limited. As a rule, a lesser percentage of need is covered by grant funding. You can expect your financial aid to be heavily weighted toward federal loans. 

Graduate level academic scholarships are not available for the program. Undergraduate level academic scholarships and grants cannot be used during the graduate portion of the program. 

Grant and scholarship aid is available during the standard academic year (fall and spring) when enrolled full-time. You are eligible to receive institutional grants/scholarships for no more than 8 terms or until you meet your degree requirements, whichever comes first. 

However, because summer is a required term, students in the Advanced Standing in Finance program are eligible to use summer of senior year as a term of aid, which counts towards the 8-term maximum. Scholarships and grants will be prorated during the senior summer term based on enrollment compared to a15 credit load. It is expected that you will complete your undergraduate degree requirements at the end of the fall term of your senior year.  

Grant and scholarship aid is available during the standard academic year (fall and spring) when enrolled full-time. You are eligible to receive institutional grants/scholarships for no more than 8 terms or until you meet your degree requirements, whichever comes first.  

Winter intensive courses will be billed with the spring term at an additional cost. Grant and scholarship aid is not available for winter intensive courses. 

May intensive courses will be billed with the summer term at an additional cost. Grant and scholarship aid is not available for May intensives with the exception of students requesting summer as a term of aid during the senior summer term. See FAQ “Is there financial aid?” for more details. 

For both winter and May intensive courses you will pay on a per course basis depending on the level of the course, undergraduate or graduate. Tuition rates can be found on the Student Financial Services website. 

FI 774: Computational Finance is required for all students pursuing the Financial Analytics track in the ASF/MSF program. To enroll in FI 774, you must meet the prerequisite: GR 526: Calculus.

• If you have completed MA 139: Calculus II, the GR 526 prerequisite is waived.
• If you have not completed MA 139 by the start of your graduate studies, you must take GR 526 to pursue the Financial Analytics track.
• Important: GR 526 does not count toward the 10 required MSF courses. For example, if you are an ASF student who has already completed 4 graduate courses as an undergraduate, you would still need to take GR 526 (if required) plus 6 additional graduate courses to complete the MSF degree.