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Division of Natural Sciences & MathematicsDepartment of Mathematics

Degree Programs

Degree Programs

Master of Science

Degree Requirements

45 quarter hours of graduate level courses, including 12 hours of approved 4000-level mathematics courses. Up to 15 quarter hours may be in an approved cognate area. No thesis is required.

Tool requirement

One tool is required to be chosen from among the following:

  • proficiency in the use of a modern computing type-setting system,
  • approved outside courses,
  • laboratory experience,
  • reading competency in French, German or Russian.

Transfer credits

At most 10 quarter hours of courses from another university may count towards a masters degree. Such courses must be approved in writing by an advisor from the Mathematics faculty.