Baruch MFE The 2025-2026 Pre-MFE Program at Baruch College

[dstefan]

The Financial Engineering Program at Baruch College offers a Pre-MFE Program for people interested in pursuing graduate studies in financial engineering, as well as for finance practitioners interested in studying the mathematical fundamentals behind financial models.

All the 2025-2026 Pre-MFE seminars will be offered online, via Zoom. The times are 7-11pm New York time; three-hour lecture followed by a one hour review session.

A Pre-MFE Information Session will take place on September 24, 7pm New York time. Registration at
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Baruch Pre-MFE Information Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

There is no need to be physically located in New York to take these seminars. Last year, our Pre-MFE students came from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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Pre-MFE online seminars October - December 2025

Registration is now open and enrollment in each seminar is limited to 40 students.

- Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications (October 20 - December 15; online, syllabus attached)
- Probability Theory for Financial Applications (October 21 - December 16; online, syllabus attached)
- Numerical Linear Algebra for Financial Engineering (October 16 - December 18; online, syllabus attached)

Enrollment in each seminar is limited to 40 people.

Tuition: $1,650 per seminar

Feedback from Pre-MFE seminars participants in previous years can be found at http://mfe.baruch.cuny.edu/pre-mfe-seminars-feedback/

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Registration Process: The seminars are offered in the evenings on an eight-session schedule, each session being four hours long: 7-10pm Lecture, 10-11pm Review Session

To apply for enrollment, send an email to baruch.mfe@baruch.cuny.edu with the following documents:
- a current version of your resume
- a one page statement detailing your career and educational goals, as well as how the Pre-MFE Program seminars align with those goals
- indicate the seminar(s) for which you intend to register
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Fall 2025 Pre-MFE Seminars

Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications
Dates: October 20 - December 15, 2025
Instructor: Rados Radoicic, Baruch MFE Program Faculty

Probability Theory for Financial Engineering
Dates: October 21 - December 16, 2025
Instructor: Louis-Pierre Arguin, Baruch MFE Program Faculty

Numerical Linear Algebra for Financial Engineering
Dates: October 16 - December 18, 2025
Instructor: Dan Stefanica, Baruch MFE Program Director

The syllabi for the these seminars are attached.

 

[dstefan]

A reminder about the Pre-MFE Information Session on September 24, 7pm New York time.

Registration at
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Baruch Pre-MFE Information Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

See you there virtually!

 

[yuslavihe]

Hi, thanks for sharing all the details! May I ask when is the application deadline for the 2025-2026 Pre-MFE seminars?

 

[xdwfifteen]

Hi, thanks for sharing all the details! May I ask when is the application deadline for the 2025-2026 Pre-MFE seminars?

Dan commented on the session that there's no defined deadline. Applications will be closed once all the seats are taken in each seminar.

 

[dstefan]

Hi, thanks for sharing all the details! May I ask when is the application deadline for the 2025-2026 Pre-MFE seminars?

We accept applications for enrollment in each seminar until all the seats are filled. The sooner you apply, the better. You cannot apply after a seminar starts.

Thank you @xdwfifteen for the answer above. Good luck, @yuslavihe

 

[dstefan]

Registration for the 2026 Spring Pre-MFE seminars is now open:

• Accelerated – Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications (January 5 – January 30, 2025; syllabus)
• Machine Learning for Financial Engineering Applications (February 4 – April 1, 2026; syllabus)
• Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications (February 2 – March 30, 2026; syllabus)
• Probability Theory for Financial Applications (February 3 – March 31, 2026; syllabus)
• Numerical Linear Algebra for Financial Engineering (February 5 – April 2, 2026; syllabus)

A Pre-MFE Information Session will take place on December 8, 8pm New York time. Registration at

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Pre-MFE Program Information Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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A one-month accelerated Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications will be offered in January 2026. This seminar is ideally suited for prospective students who want to take three Pre-MFE seminars in the Spring and can now take the accelerated AC-FE seminar before taking two other seminars on a February-March schedule.
In addition to Advanced Calculus, Probability, and Numerical Linear Algebra with financial engineering application, a seminar in Machine Learning for Financial Engineering Applications is offered in Spring 2026.

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All the Pre-MFE seminars will be offered online, via Zoom. The times are 7-11 pm New York time; three-hour lecture followed by a one hour review session.

There is no need to be physically located in New York to take these seminars. Last year, our Pre-MFE students came from Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Registration for the Pre-MFE seminars is now open and enrollment in each seminar is limited to 40 students.
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January - March Pre-MFE online seminars ( http://mfe.baruch.cuny.edu/pre-mfe-program )

Accelerated – Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications
Dates: January 5 - January 31, 2026
Instructor: Dan Stefanica, Baruch MFE Program Director

Machine Learning for Financial Engineering Applications
Dates: February 4 - April 1, 2026
Instructor: Giulio Trigila, Baruch MFE Program Faculty

Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications
Dates: February 2 - March 30, 2026
Instructor: Rados Radoicic, Baruch MFE Program Faculty

Probability Theory for Financial Applications
Dates: February 3 - March 31, 2026
Instructor: Louis-Pierre Arguin, Baruch MFE Program Faculty

Numerical Linear Algebra for Financial Engineering
Dates: February 5 - April 2, 2026
Instructor: Dan Stefanica, Baruch MFE Program Director

Tuition: $1,650 per seminar

The syllabi for these seminars are attached.

Feedback from Pre-MFE seminars participants in previous years can be found at
http://mfe.baruch.cuny.edu/pre-mfe-seminars-feedback/
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Registration Process: The seminars are offered in the evenings on an eight-session schedule, each session being four hours long: 7-10pm Lecture, 10-11pm Review Session

To apply for enrollment, send an email to baruch.mfe@baruch.cuny.edu with the following documents:
- a current version of your resume
- a one page statement detailing your career and educational goals, as well as how the Pre-MFE Program seminars align with those goals
- indicate the seminar(s) for which you intend to register
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More information can be found at http://mfe.baruch.cuny.edu/pre-mfe-program/