Teaching & Assessment

Students enrolled in the Global Masters of Finance with Olin Business School will join the Master of Science in Applied Finance (MAF) class in SMU, completing their module requirements in tandem with SMU students. The frequently asked questions and answers provided below pertain to the part of the programme completed in SMU only, unless stated otherwise.

The programme will be taught by well-qualified and experienced SMU and industry professionals. The syllabus is customised for the local and regional financial environment with international perspectives.

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SMU has a four-point grading system. If computations result in the cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) exceeding the four-point grading system, a round down approach will be adopted. The highest cumulative GPA attainable by a student is 4.0.

All students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 and above in order to graduate from the programme. If a student does not meet the GPA requirement in any particular term, he or she will be issued a warning letter. Those with GPAs below 2.5 for two consecutive terms will be asked to leave the programme.

A student may, upon the recommendation of the Course Instructor and approval of the Programme Director, re-sit a written assessment component of a course in which an overall fail grade was registered.

The re-sit, being a replacement assessment, must be of the same format, scope, and rigour as that of the original assessment. For each course, only one re-sit examination or written assessment will be arranged per term. Requests for alternative re-sit arrangements will not be entertained.

A student who passes a course on re-sit will receive an overall grade of "D", which will override the original fail grade.

In the event a student fails a re-sit, he/she must retake the course or take an alternative elective (subject to compliance of the academic standing policy). No further appeals will be considered.