Applied Quantitative Finance (AQF) Concentration
Chair: Shelly Howton, PhD.
Associate Chair: Benjamin Scheick, PhD.
Office: 2019 Bartley Hall
Telephone: 610-519-7395
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Students intending to major in Finance, may apply to pursue the AQF concentration. All interested students should apply to the AQF program director, Stephen Padovano
(stephen.padovano@villanova.edu) by July 15 prior to the start of sophomore year. A second application opportunity will occur for any remaining spots following the Fall semester. The application deadline for the second opportunity is before January 5.
Math Requirements
Note: If students receive AP credits for MAT 1505, they must take MAT 3100 (Applied Linear Algebra) or MAT 3400 (Linear Algebra) as the replacement course.
Statistics Requirements
Before taking STAT 5700, students must pass a challenge exam on Double Integrals. (Double Integrals are covered in MAT 2500 – Calculus III).
Computer Science/Analytics
Specific FIN electives for Quant Finance concentration
Note: the course title of FIN 2340 must be Top: Quantitative Finance