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MathematicsArts and Sciences GraduateMS - Master of Science
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 0229991
  • 0230001
  • 0230091
Complete 3 mathematics courses numbered 407 or above, excluding MAT 436 , MAT 437 , and MAT 446
Compete Option I or II

Option I — Non-Thesis

This 32-hour option requires:

  • 26 hours in mathematics

  • 3 hours: culminating experience in the form of MAT 490 or MAT 498 

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum

Option II — Thesis

This 30-hour option requires: 

  • 24 hours in mathematics

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum 

  • MAT 499 (4-6 hours)

Students with the following interests are advised to take the corresponding courses: (1) Secondary mathematics education: MAT 401, MAT 403, MAT 421, MAT 422; (2) Doctoral study in mathematics: MAT 407, MAT 447; (3) Computational mathematics: MAT 459, MAT 461, MAT 463, MAT 471 ; (4) Applied mathematics:  MAT 440, MAT 441, MAT 445, MAT 459, MAT 462, MAT 463, MAT 471 .

Completion requirement
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
  • 0229991
  • 0230001
  • 0230091
Complete 3 or more course(s) and earn 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0230151
  • 0230211
  • 0230231
  • 0027211
  • 0230221
  • 0027221
  • 0230241
  • 0227891
Complete 3 mathematics courses numbered 407 or above
Compete Option I or II

Option I — Non-Thesis

This 32-hour option requires:

  • 26 hours in mathematics

  • 3 hours: culminating experience in the form of MAT 490 or MAT 498 

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum

Option II — Thesis

This 30-hour option requires: 

  • 24 hours in mathematics

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum 

  • MAT 499 (4-6 hours)

  • The Department reserves the right to enforce professional standards of practice as specified by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society. These standards may be taken into consideration in program retention decisions.

  • At least 3 courses need to be at MAT 407 or higher (excluding MAT 409, MAT 421, MAT 422, MAT 490, MAT 498, MAT 499)

Completion requirement
This 32-hour option requires:
  • 1 course selected from:  MAT 436 , MAT 437 , and MAT 446

  • 12 hours: 3 courses selected from: MAT 460, MAT 470, MAT 473, MAT 480, MAT 481, MAT 483, MAT 484, MAT 485

  • 3 hours: culminating experience in the form of MAT 490 or MAT 498

  • 14 credit hours of electives:

    • Electives outside of the department are eligible to satisfy this requirement. A maximum of 6 credit hours can be taken outside of the department. No more than one graduate level course outside of mathematics allowed. Please see your academic adviser.

This 30-hour option requires:
  • 1 course selected from:  MAT 436 , MAT 437 , and MAT 446

  • 12 hours: 3 courses selected from: MAT 460, MAT 470, MAT 473, MAT 480, MAT 481, MAT 483, MAT 484

  • 4-6 credit hours: MAT 499

  • 11-13 credit hours of electives:

    • Electives outside of the department are eligible to satisfy this requirement. A maximum of 6 credit hours can be taken outside of the department. No more than one graduate level course outside of mathematics allowed. Please see your academic adviser.

  • The Department reserves the right to enforce professional standards of practice as specified by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society. These standards may be taken into consideration in program retention decisions.

  • At least 3 courses need to be at MAT 407 or higher (excluding MAT 409, MAT 421, MAT 422, MAT 490, MAT 498, MAT 499)

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 0230111
  • 0230161
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
  • 0229991
  • 0230001
  • 0230091
Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
  • 0216711
  • 0027051
  • 0027081
  • 0027091
  • 0027101
  • 0027111
Compete Option I or II

Option I — Non-Thesis

This 32-hour option requires:

  • 26 hours in mathematics

  • 3 hours: culminating experience in the form of MAT 490 or MAT 498 

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum

Option II — Thesis

This 30-hour option requires: 

  • 24 hours in mathematics

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum 

  • MAT 499 (4-6 hours)

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 0230021
  • 0026991
  • 0230111
  • 0230161
  • 0002211

Students must complete BSC 420A36 twice under different topics.

Complete 12 hours from the School of Biological Sciences
Complete 13 hours at the 400 level from outside of the BioCore
Students must complete Thesis Option II

This 30-hour option requires: 

  • 24 hours in mathematics

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum 

  • MAT 499 (4-6 hours)

Biomathematics is a cross-disciplinary program whose requirements are different from the other sequences. For more information, please consult the description of the Biomathematics Sequence.

An area of emphasis may be chosen from the following:

Emphasis in Biostatistics and Modeling

A choice of courses from MAT 450 , MAT 453, MAT 455, MAT 456 , MAT 457, MAT 458 , MAT 459, MAT 462 ; and BSC 443 ,  BSC 403, BSC 404, BSC 405, BSC 450.37, BSC 471, BSC 486.

Emphasis in Computation and Bioinformatics

A choice of courses from MAT 459, MAT 463, MAT 471 ,  MAT 461; and BSC 447, BSC 453, BSC 455 , BSC 415, BSC 419, BSC 467, BSC 470, BSC 471.

Completion requirement

This program does not lead to licensure.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 0026431
  • 0026441
  • 0026451
  • 0024931
  • 0229911
Complete Option I or II

Option I — Non-Thesis

This 32-hour option requires:

  • 26 hours in mathematics

  • 3 hours: culminating experience in the form of MAT 490 or MAT 498 

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum

Option II — Thesis

This 30-hour option requires: 

  • 24 hours in mathematics

  • Electives as needed to reach required credit minimum 

  • MAT 499 (4-6 hours)