Students who select the Mathematics emphasis will concentrate on a curriculum that includes core areas in Mathematics and other electives. Two options, with and without thesis, are available.

Without Thesis

The program consists of a minimum of 33 hours of graduate credit over and above all prerequisites. At least nine semester hours of credit must be in lecture courses at the 400 level. It is recommended that at least six semester hours be devoted to courses outside the major department. The candidate must pass a final comprehensive examination that mainly covers mathematics courses. The comprehensive examination may be waived for students who pass the Ph.D. qualifying examination.  In these cases, students must take the Ph.D. qualifying examination at a time described in the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination description (and no later than the beginning of the semester in which they are awarded the M.S.).  In such cases it will be possible for the student to pass at the M.S. level but not pass at the Ph.D. qualifying level.  See the Graduate Catalog for more details.

With Thesis

The program consists of a minimum of 30 hours of graduate credit over and above all prerequisites.  At least six semester hours of credit must be in lecture courses at the 400 level. A minimum of six hours and a maximum of twelve hours must be devoted to graduate research (Math 490) toward the thesis. The thesis topic must be in an area of mathematics.  See the Graduate Catalog for more details.

Note:  Our master of science in applied mathematics degree with or without thesis is very flexible and can be focused in a variety of directions, including core mathematics, applied and computational mathematics, statistics, and data science. The flexibility of our M.S. degree allows a student to prepare for a PhD program or to prepare for a specific career path.