A wide variety of advanced courses, seminars, and research opportunities is available in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. In addition to graduate programs in probability, statistics, operations research, optimization, and discrete mathematics, advanced study is possible in numerical analysis and matrix analysis, as well as in interdisciplinary topics in cooperation with other departments, particularly the Departments of Biostatistics, Computer Science, Economics, Geography and Environmental Engineering, Health Services Administration, Mathematics, and Sociology. Various elements of the graduate program are summarized below.
Further information is available from the department office.
Most applicants have undergraduate majors in quantitative fields such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, or science, but any major is permitted. Regardless of the major, completion of a program in undergraduate mathematics at least through advanced calculus and linear algebra is essential to begin the normal graduate program. Both degrees ordinarily require a minimum of two consecutive semesters of registration as a full-time resident graduate student. Several 400-level courses are also acceptable. All courses must be completed with grades of B- or higher.