30-33 hours

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 3 Letters of recommendation CV Statement of Purpose (emphasizing goals, objectives, and research ideas) Unofficial transcript (3.0 minimum gpa.) Previous coursework and training should reflect preparation for advanced study in Mathematics (e.g. coursework in Mathematics, work experience, research experience, publications, presentations, REU participation, or senior thesis.) International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements Applications accepted January 1 for the following fall

Thesis Track

MATH 7000  (max. 6 hours)

Master's Research

1-6

MATH 7300  (max. 3 hours)

Master's Thesis

1-9

Choose 9 credit hour(s) from the following:

MATH 8000-level courses

Non-Thesis Track

Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:

MATH 8000-level courses

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

GRSC 7770, LLED 7768, LLED 7769, and MATH 7005 cannot be counted on the Program of Study.

At least 12 hours of coursework must be in courses open only to graduate students (exclusive of MATH 7000 and MATH 7300, but including 6000 level courses and 3 hours of MATH 8850).

Thesis Track

Students are required to write a thesis. It is desirable that the thesis should present original research. However, the thesis may be expository in nature, in which case it should be a synthesis of several research articles and books. The student must give a final oral defense of the thesis, and it must be approved by a committee of three members including the thesis advisor.

Non-Thesis Track

Candidates are also required to take Comprehensive Examinations in three areas as specified below.

The three M.A. Comprehensive Exams taken by students in the M.A. non-thesis program must be chosen from three different areas among (1) Analysis, (2) Algebra, (3) Topology, and (4) Applied. See the Appendix for a list of courses, grouped by area. The course groups corresponding to the four areas are (1) A and E, (2) B and F, (3) C and G, and (4) D and H. At least one exam must cover an 8000-level course. Master's Comps are two hours in length and must initially be taken in a one-week period, ordinarily at the end of the candidate's second year of study. The examiner marks the exam and makes a pass/fair recommendation, but success is ultimately determined by the student's committee; if the student's work is not satisfactory, the committee may recommend "fail" or administer another exam.

Students in the M.A. non-thesis program are given credit for Master's Comps if they have passed at least two or more PhD Written Qualifying Exams, with grades of Masters Pass or Pass, in two different areas from (1) - (4) above.

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities when they will facilitate their professional development.

Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. The Math Department (and Graduate School) have funds available to defray travel expenses for students.

Local chapter of the American Mathematical Society Local chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics

Mathematics (Ph.D.) Mathematics (M.A.) Mathematics (M.A.M.S.)