It is highly recommended that this option be combined with an internship with industry through the University of Idaho Cooperative Education office. This degree is also available via distance learning. Funded by Dwight D. Eisenhower grants for the past two years, the department has offered scholarships to those students pursuing the MAT via distance learning. The MAT program has grown to more than 30 students during the past three years. The Ph.D. in Mathematics is a program which has a strong core of course work in the traditional areas of pure math and gives graduate students an opportunity to become experienced college level teachers with potential to carry out original research.
Graduate students develop strong teaching skills.
During the past five years, the department has produced 10 Ph.D. s., all of whom are employed in academic teaching positions.