Admission to the Program
In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for admission, applicants
must have an undergraduate degree in mathematics or a related field. Graduate
Record Examinations (GRE) scores are required. Students entering the MA program
without the appropriate background will be expected to take certain undergraduate
courses as prerequisite work.
Degree and Major Requirements
* 30 credit hours of aproved graduate course work including thesis or nonthesis
option requirements
* Tool of research: proficiency in Russian, German, French or an approved computer
language
* Written comprehensive examination in either mathematics
* Reasearch requirement:
Thesis option: MATH-797 Master's Thesis Seminar in Mathematics (6) and an oral
defense of the thesis
or
* Nonthesis option:
MATH-690 Independent Study Project in Mathematics (3) (topic to be chosen
in consultation with a faculty member) requiring an oral and written presentation
of the research work and a 3 credit hours in approved graduate-level independent
research, seminar, or research course.
All course work for the thesis on nonthesis option must be completed with
grades of B or better.
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