Traditional Track

This option provides a solid mathematical background, roughly comparable to the first two years of a doctoral program, possibly complemented with some classes outside the department. This option is primarily aimed both at those students who contemplate continuing on into the Ph.D. program, or to those planning to pursue a teaching career in 4 year colleges.

Requirements:

Thesis Option

Requires a minimum of 32 credit hours, with at least 21 credit hours in mathematics (excluding MATH 691 credits).
The core courses must include two sequences selected from the following:
- MATH 607, 608 (Real Analysis);
- MATH 609, 610 (Numerical Analysis);
- MATH 611, 612 (Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations);
- MATH 613, 626 or 627, 630 (Graph Theory/Number Theory/Combinatorics; choose two courses out of the three options);
- MATH 617, 618 (Complex Analysis);
- MATH 622, 623 (Differential Geometry);
- MATH 636, 637 (Topology);
- MATH 641, 642 (Analysis for Applications I and II);
- MATH 653, 654 (Algebra).
Each student must write a thesis. A maximum of 6 credit hours of MATH 691 (Research) may be included in the degree plan for this purpose.
Students with a GPR of 3.5 or above for course work on the degree plan may petition for exemption from the final exam.

Non-Thesis Option

Requires a minimum of 36 credit hours, with at least 24 credit hours in mathematics.
The core courses must include two sequences selected from the following:
- MATH 607, 608 (Real Analysis);
- MATH 609, 610 (Numerical Analysis);
- MATH 611, 612 (Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations);
- MATH 613, 626 or 627, 630 (Graph Theory/Number Theory/Combinatorics; choose two courses out of the three options);
- MATH 617, 618 (Complex Analysis);
- MATH 622, 623 (Differential Geometry);
- MATH 636, 637 (Topology);
- MATH 641, 642 (Analysis for Applications I and II);
- MATH 653, 654 (Algebra).
No student for this degree can be exempt from the final examination.