The Master of Science (M. S.) program usually takes 18 months (six quarters) to complete. Entering students are assigned a pro tem faculty advisor to assist in setting up a tentative education plan merging the student's interests with program requirements. The student will eventually select a thesis advisor, with the consent of the department head, who will replace the pro tem advisor. An oral defense of the thesis in the presence of the advisor and at least two faculty
readers is also required. Although the readers’ assessment of the thesis
work is important, the thesis advisor is solely responsible for assigning a letter grade to the thesis.
Admission Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in mathematics or science with a strong record in mathematics
with an overall GPA of 3.0 (4.0 system)
* Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores of 500 (verbal) and 600 (quantitative)
* United States citizen
Minimum Requirements for M. S. degree
Complete an approved education plan containing at least 48 hrs with a GPA of
3.0 (4 pt system) or better which includes the following:
* MATH 600 (Mathematical Analysis) or MATH 602 (Modern Applied Mathematics
I)
* MATH 601 (Complex Analysis)
* STAT 537 (Introduction to Statistics)
* STAT 696 (Applied Linear Models)
* Application sequence (8 hrs) taken from another department
* Three courses (12 hrs) in area of specialization
* Thesis (12 hrs) and oral defense
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