Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits (15 courses) of coursework during the program and pass all the course requirements. Student may graduate without concentration or may choose to declare one concentration by taking the specified required courses for a given concentration.

In addition, students must attain a graduation grade average (GGA) of 2.850 or above (out of a scale of 4.3) as required of all postgraduate students at HKUST.

On successful completion of the program, students will receive the "Master of Science in Finance" degree, with an option to declare concentration(s) in "Investment Management" or "Financial Analysis".