Mathematical Studies M.A.
Admission Requirements
- A completed application form accompanied by a fifty-dollar nonrefundable application fee.
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work.
- A minimum of 30 credit hours of courses beyond precalculus mathematics.
- An official report of scores on the Graduate Record Examination or Miller Analogies Test.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- A plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean.
Course Requirements
CHOOSE concentration A or B below
A. Mathematics
FOUR COURSES from
| MATH 512 | Foundations of Higher Analysis | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 515 | Introduction to Complex Variables | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 519 | Set Theory | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 532 | Algebraic Structures | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 551 | Topics in Proof | 3 | Offered as needed. |
FOUR ADDITIONAL COURSES in mathematics, chosen with advisor’s consent
TWO COURSES in a discipline approved by advisor and department
Comprehensive Examination
B. Mathematics for the Professions
THREE COURSES from
| MATH 512 | Foundations of Higher Analysis | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 515 | Introduction to Complex Variables | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 519 | Set Theory | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 532 | Algebraic Structures | 3 | Offered as needed. |
| MATH 551 | Topics in Proof | 3 | Offered as needed. |
THREE ADDITIONAL COURSES in mathematics, chosen with advisor’s consent
FOUR COURSES in mathematics or a related discipline
such as accounting, economics, finance, mathematics education, or pedagogy, chosen with advisor’s consent
Comprehensive Examination