For current undergraduates, the Mathematics Department also offers an Acelerated Bachelors-Masters Degree Program . Our graduate program in mathematics currently has 18 Teaching Assistants receiving full financial support, and 5 self-supporting students. Our graduates have been very successful both in the general job market and in getting teaching positions in the community colleges. A number go on to Ph.D. programs at prestigious institutions. Our program has several notable features.
Every student is required to complete such a project.
Since there is no Ph.D. program, much attention is focussed on students in the Masters program. Classes are small, hence there is a great deal of individual attention for students and opportunity for a significant amount of interaction between faculty and students. The result is an atmosphere which is friendly and cooperative, rather than intimidating. Students are required to take a qualifying exam covering elementary calculus, linear algebra and differential equations. This assures future employers of a recent review of these subjects, which are essential for industrial work or teaching at a community college.