Admission for Spring start date.

Q: Is there a spring semester admission? If there is, when is the deadline of application for international students?

A: Spring admission could be used to take courses that are generally considered remedial for the program, to prepare you to start taking required courses in Fall. Our expectations regarding your background can be found in the website (link). You should explain your request to start in Spring using your Personal Statement.

The deadline for full consideration for Fall is the Graduate School Priority Deadline. (For Spring, it is the Program Deadline.)

Applications arriving after the deadline for submission.

If some of your materials will be available after the deadline, we ask that you submit as much as you can (paying the fee) by the deadline. No application will be denied just because it is incomplete. The FM Program Deadline permits us to make admissions decisions early enough for visa applications to be processed. Decisions made later in the year might have enough time to obtain a visa.

The standards may increase as we get closer to the start of Fall Semester; however, we can admit students fairly close to the the start of the semester (depending on qualifications and space available).

Archive: What are the job prospects for quants from NCSU?

The prospects for Financial Math/Financial Engineering is tremendous, and the graduates of our program are landing great career oriented jobs. The IAFE web site provides a good view of the market as a whole, and the career paths of graduates of the NCSU program reflect this outlook. If you are fascinated by quantitative analysis of markets and pricing and have mathematical talent, FM/FE is a great career path.

Visit the links page for some additional information.

Archive: Here are my credentials -- will I be admitted?

Applicants are required to apply online. All applications are considered; however, we do not pre-screen applications. Our expectations for new students are available at http://www.math.ncsu.edu/finmath/req.html, with a little more detail at http://www.math.ncsu.edu/finmath/newStudentsPrerequisites.html

Is the TOEFL Required?

Visit the link at http://www.math.ncsu.edu/finmath/req.html to discover if you are required. The requirement is firm -- there are no waivers for special circumstances.

Archive: Is the Math GRE Subject test required?

No. The Math GRE does provide useful information, but it is not required.

Archive: Is the GRE Required?

Yes. You may submit scores for other exams, but the general GRE exam is required.