A minimum of 30 credit hours of approved course work, at least 18 of which must be at the 400 level or higher, is required for the MS degree in mathematics. The 30 credit hours required for graduation must include 6 credits from two of the following three basic areas:
Abstract Algebra | 6 | |
MATH 401
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Abstract Algebra I | |
MATH 402
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Abstract Algebra II | |
Analysis | 6 | |
MATH 423
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Introduction to Real Analysis I | |
MATH 424
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Introduction to Real Analysis II | |
or MATH 425
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Complex Analysis I | |
Geometry and Topology | 6 | |
MATH 461
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Introduction to Topology | |
MATH 462
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Algebraic Topology | |
MATH 465
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Differential Geometry | |
MATH 467
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Differentiable Manifolds |
The student must pass a comprehensive oral examination on three areas, two of which must be selected from the basic ones listed above (although no particular courses are specified). The third area for the examination may be any approved subject.
A student in the MS program in mathematics may substitute the comprehensive exam examination requirement with an expository or original thesis, which will count as 6 credit hours of course work. The thesis will be defended in the course of an oral examination, during which the student will be questioned about the thesis and related topics. These two variants correspond to the graduate school’s plan A and plan B.