Program Requirements
Master of Science in Mathematics with an Emphasis in Computational Mathematics
A minimum of 36 graduate hours is required for this degree. Students must complete the 27-hour core (MAT 526, 541, 542, 560, 605, 606, 610, 636, 641) and the Mathematics Seminar course (MAT 689). Students pursuing the thesis option must take six hours of MAT 698 and those students pursuing the nonthesis option must take six hours of electives selected from among MAT 518, 519, 520, 521, 523, 524, 537, 539, 572, 575, 601, 603, 629, 642, 681, 682, 683, 685. All students must pass a comprehensive examination covering the core courses. Thesis option students must successfully defend their thesis. Nonthesis option students must take an additional comprehensive examination covering their elective courses. Students must meet the general requirements set forth by the Office of Graduate Studies. The following are additional requirements:
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Arrange for a graduate advisor during the second semester;
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Gain approval of a written thesis prospectus from the master's advisory committee by the end of the second semester;
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Pass a comprehensive examination and successfully defend the thesis by the end of the fourth semester.
