Admission Requirements for Graduate Studies in
Applied Mathematics
Admission to all mathematics graduate programs requires at least a 2.75
grade point average (GPA) in all undergraduate course work.
The Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences
does not require applicants to submit GRE scores,
but strongly recommends that they do so (including math subject test scores).
Applicants to the doctoral program with an overall GPA below 3.0 or a GPA in
math below 3.2 are unlikely to be accepted without strong supporting evidence,
such as high GRE scores.
Students must also have the following preparation: 30 semester hours of
mathematics, at least 24 of which are upper division courses with a grade of
B– or better.
These courses must include:
- two semesters of advanced calculus or real analysis (or equivalent)
- one semester of linear algebra
- one semester of one of the following:
abstract algebra
or differential equations
or discrete mathematics
or probability.
Subject to the approval by the Graduate Committee, students with prerequisite
deficiencies (such as advanced calculus) may be admitted
with the understanding that those deficiencies must be removed after admission.
In such cases, credits earned for deficiency course work cannot be applied to
a graduate degree. Students who do not have the minimum
GPA may be admitted to the M.S. program provisionally. Provisional students
are ineligible for financial aid, teaching assistantships, and/or
classification as doctoral students.
By University policy, admission of international students requires TOEFL
scores above 500, financial documentation, and certified English translation
of all records and references not in English. For details and procedures,
students should consult the Office of Admissions and Records.
Admission Deadlines
A complete application packet (including two official transcripts, at
least three letters of recommendation, application part I and II, and application
fee) should be submitted to the Graduate Committee of the Department of Mathematical
& Statistical Sciences by the following target dates to be guaranteed full consideration.
International students should submit their applications one month prior to these target dates:
Target Dates for M.S. Program
| April 1 |
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for the following fall semester |
| November 1 |
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for the following spring semester |
| April 1 |
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for the following summer semester |
Target Dates for PhD Program
| February 15 |
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for the following fall semester |
| October 1 |
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for the following spring semester |
| February 15 |
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for the following summer semester |
Applications received after the target dates may still be considered for admission,
depending on space availability.
To be considered for a teaching assistantship
the application packet must be accompanied by a letter indicating
interest in an assistantship and citing prior teaching or tutoring experience.
When the Graduate Committee considers requests for teaching assistants,
the primary criterion that is used is academic excellence. Other factors
that may be considered include ability to teach lower division mathematics
courses,
quality of faculty recommendations,
outside employment (candidate cannot be employed off-campus while holding an
assistantship). Only students accepted into the Ph.D. program will
be eligible for teaching assistantships.
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