Questions about where to take prerequisite courses for MFE programs (multivariable calculus & probability)

[N.Kaito]

Hello,I'm Kaito from Japan

I am planning to apply to MFE programs at Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, and NYU. However, I am missing some prerequisite courses, specifically multivariable calculus and probability.

I found that NetMath offers multivariable calculus courses but does not provide probability courses.

Could you please recommend any online courses where I can take both multivariable calculus and probability for credit? Alternatively, is it a good idea to combine NetMath for calculus with another online course for probability?

I would appreciate any advice or suggestions. Thank you very much!

 

[Andy Nguyen]

LSU has an online 3-credit probability course. Looks pretty basic. You may want to check it out. This is just by a quick google so I have no personal experience.

https://ce.lsu.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do;jsessionid=9C45AA695F08CAAAA7C7D9E950054309?method=load&courseId=1007980

 

[houseofjiao]

Johns Hopkins offers excellent (and rigorous) courses. I've taken all my math prerequisites there, including Probability.

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[N.Kaito]

Johns Hopkins offers excellent (and rigorous) courses. I've taken all my math prerequisites there, including Probability.

Thank you so much for the great information, houseofjiao.


Regarding probability, I noticed that Johns Hopkins offers a course titled Introduction to Probability. Do you think this course would be sufficient to fulfill the prerequisite for a Financial Engineering master’s program?


Also, if you don’t mind sharing, which Financial Engineering programs did you apply to using this math credit, and how many offers did you receive?

 

[houseofjiao]

Thank you so much for the great information, houseofjiao.


Regarding probability, I noticed that Johns Hopkins offers a course titled Introduction to Probability. Do you think this course would be sufficient to fulfill the prerequisite for a Financial Engineering master’s program?


Also, if you don’t mind sharing, which Financial Engineering programs did you apply to using this math credit, and how many offers did you receive?

100%. Just take a look at the syllabus - the topics are comparable to any rigorous Intro probability course. It's offered by their mathematics department.

I haven't applied to any programs yet, as I'm still completing prereq's. I'm enrolled in Calc III/ODEs for Fall 2025 (also at Johns Hopkins). If all goes well, I'll apply to Baruch's pre-MFE courses for Spring 2026.