Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.
Registration Blocks
Students should check their account for blocks and resolve prior to registration.
Registration Questions?
Spring Registration Info Session Slides - MPO
Electives - Prof. Cichello
ELP - Prof. Cliff
GEF - Prof. Fuller
Contact Feven Girmay.
Refer to the Academic Calendar.
Students register via Testudo's Registration (Drop/Add) page.
Within Registration (Drop/Add), enter:
- Select Term: Spring
- Course Number: (Ex. BUFN721)
- Section Number: (Ex. 0501)
- Grade Type: Choose Regular from the drop-down menu
- Credits: 2
- Click Submit Change
- A message may appear stating the course is non-standard; click Enter to bypass this message.
- Note: All graduate-level courses at the Smith School of Business are non-standard
- Click View Schedule to confirm courses
Students who began the MQF program in Fall ’24 and are scheduled to graduate in May ’26 should register for 8 credits total for Spring ’25. Students completing the program on an F1 visa must enroll in at least 4 credits (2 courses) per term. The standard curriculum is set up to be completed in 4 semesters. Students interested in accelerating to complete the program in 3 semesters should contact their academic advisor.
Step 1: Register for the following two REQUIRED core courses:
BUFN 745 0505: Financial Programming (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 650
Mondays/Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:50 pm
Meets Term C
BUFN 670 0505: Financial Mathematics (2 credits)
Prerequisites: BUFN 610 and BUFN 620/741; Preferred Additional Prerequisite: BUFN 660
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:00 - 3:50 pm
Meets Term D
Step 2: Choose and register for two of the following electives:
Term C Course Options BUFN 712 0501 Financial Restructuring (2 credits) BUFN 726 0501 Institutional Asset Management (2 credits) BUFN 726 0502 Institutional Asset Management (2 credits) BUFN 732 0501 Fixed Income Analysis (2 credits) BUFN 758C 0501 Climate Modeling & Analytics Tools (2 credits) BUFN 758J 0501 Carbon Accounting & Financial Disclosures (2 credits) BUFN 768A 0501 Experiential Learning Project - An AI-based Analysis of Commercial Bank Risk (2 credits) | Term D Course Options BUFN 710 0501 Financial Strategy for Corporations (2 credits) BUFN 730 0501 Applied Equity Analysis (2 credits) BUFN 744 0501 Fixed Income Derivatives (2 credits) BUFN 746 0501 Enterprise and Credit Risk Management (2 credits) BUFN 758T 0501 Portfolio Analysis, Investment Strategist & Climate (2 credits) BUFN 758X 0501 Market Microstructure (2 credits) BUFN 758L 0501 Fintech: Business Disruptions, Innovation & Opportunities (2 credits) BUFN 768B 0501 Experiential Learning Project - Climate and Mortgage Risk: A Machine Learning and Tableau Analysis (2 credits) |
Global Equity Fund (GEF):
1st year students – Go to https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/funds/global-equity-fund to learn more about the Smith School’s Global Equity Fund. This course is a 2-part course that meets for the duration of the academic year. The application to participate in GEF for the 2025 – 2026 academic year will open in Spring ’25.
2nd year students – If you are part of the GEF team for Spring ’25, the MPO team will register you directly for this course, which will meet on Wednesdays from 6:25 – 10:00 pm throughout the spring semester.
F1/J1 Visa students - If you are interested in taking this course, set an appointment with your advisor prior to signing up to discuss your potential course schedule for the upcoming semesters.
Alternate Finance Courses: When Spring registration opens, Master of Quantitative Finance students will only be permitted to register for BUFN courses. To request a course outside of the Master of Quantitative Finance program, email Feven Girmay (fgirmay@umd.edu).
Independent Study Courses: Accelerating students interested in participating in an Independent Study course for either Term C or Term D should email Feven Girmay (fgirmay@umd.edu) by December 9, 2024. All paperwork for Independent Study courses for Term C or Term D must be submitted by January 6, 2025—Independent Study paperwork submitted after this date will not be considered.
The Spring 2025 schedule is subject to change. Please contact Feven Girmay with questions.