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BS in ISE/MS in Finance (MSF) Combination Degree

This program, offered by UF’s Warrington College of Business, offers students the opportunity to “double count” up to 12 credits of specific graduate courses to both BS and MS degrees. On the undergraduate degree audit, these graduate courses can be counted as either required ISE BS courses or as ISE Technical Electives.

Details regarding the application process, as well as courses included in this program, can be found below:

Applying for the ISE BS/MS in Finance Combination Degree Program

Students interested in enrolling in graduate coursework to be applied toward their ISE BS degree must follow these steps:

1. Contact your ISE Advisor to declare your interest in the ISE BS/MSF Combination Degree program. You can do this as soon as you have completed all of your ISE Critical Tracking courses.

  • Students will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the ISE Advising team and referred to the Finance Department by their sophomore year to begin attending info sessions and more!

2. Apply to the MSF Combination Bachelor’s Master’s Degree Program by contacting Kelly Herring at the MSF program office.

  • Students must apply for this program in their second year of study.
  • Applicants will be interviewed and required to submit an application package.
  • If admitted, students will then work with their ISE and MSF Advisors to complete the 4+1 Combined Degree Application Form and enroll in any requested graduate-level ISE and/or Finance courses.

3. Take graduate courses and earn grades of “B” or higher in each course.

  • Your MSF Advisor will suggest courses that can “double count” toward the ISE BS and the MSF degrees.
  • Your ISE Advisor will help you determine which MSF courses can be applied to your ISE BS degree.
  • Only courses where students earn a grade of “B” or higher are eligible to transfer to the MSF program.

4. Immediately after submitting your undergraduate degree application, apply to the MSF graduate program. Pay close attention to the admission requirements and deadlines for the MSF program.

Questions about this process? Send an email to the MSF Director.

Available Courses for the ISE BS/MS in Finance (MSF) Combination Degree Program

Students can take a maximum of 12 credits during their undergraduate studies to fulfill both the BS in ISE and the MS in Finance requirements. Please note that grades of “B” or higher are required for courses to be eligible to “double count” toward both the BS and MSF degrees.

Required MSF courses that substitute for required ISE BS courses:

Graduate Course Undergraduate Course

FIN 6785: Investment Banking and Corporate Financial Modeling I (2 credits)
Giving the analytical foundations to assess financial transactions, with the emphasis on constructing integrated spreadsheets to model firm financial statements and cash flows. The course has students develop models from scratch using source data to determine hypothetical valuations in an acquisition using discounted cash flows and multiples techniques.

FIN 6786: Investment Banking and Corporate Financial Modeling II (2 credits)
Extending the use of basic models developed in Investment Banking and Corporate Modeling I to mergers, IPOs, private equity placements, and LBOs. Modeling techniques go beyond traditional valuation techniques to also consider the viability of the financial structures of these transactions and put greater emphasis on assessing the impact of uncertainty. 

Technical Elective (ISE BS) (2 credits)
Conceptual introduction to financial accounting. Emphasis is placed on wealth and income measurement and the preparation and interpretation of conventional financial statements.

Graduate-level required ISE BS courses that can count as MSF electives:

Graduate Course Undergraduate Course  How course is counted

EIN6905: Data Analytics (3 credits)
This course provides a basic understanding of the skills necessary for managing and analyzing data. The concepts that will be covered in this class include exploratory data analysis, data manipulation, data cleaning, data
wrangling, and machine learning models. We also provide a basic understanding of data management with SQL. All the technical skills will be motivated by different examples involving data. Python is the programming language that will be used in this class.

ESI4610: Data Analytics I (3 credits)
This course provides a basic understanding of the skills necessary for managing and analyzing data. The concepts that will be covered in this class include exploratory data analysis, data manipulation, data cleaning, data
wrangling, and machine learning models. We also provide a basic understanding of data management with SQL. All the technical skills will be motivated by different examples involving data. Python is the programming language that will be used in this class.

ISE BS required course, MSM elective
Graduate Course Undergraduate Course How course is counted

ESI6529: Digital Simulation Techniques (3 credits)
Computer programming aspects of digital simulation. Simulation methodology and languages. Design
and analysis of simulation experiments as well as applications to solutions of industrial and service system problems.

ESI4523: Industrial Systems Simulation (3 credits)
Computer programming aspects of digital simulation. Simulation methodology and languages. Design
and analysis of simulation experiments as well as applications to solutions of industrial and service system problems.

ISE BS required course, MSM elective

Students can also petition for graduate MSF courses to count as ISE technical or general electives. Please fill out the Petition for Course Substitution form and consult with your ISE Advisor before registering for any graduate course.

Contact for the MSF Program

For questions about the MSM program, you can:

Questions about graduate course substitutions or technical electives? Consult with your MSF Advisor, send an email to undergradadvising@ise.ufl.edu, or schedule an appointment with an ISE advisor.