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The M.A. Program aims to provide students with a broad
background in mathematics and the opportunity of concentration in an area
of special interest.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers two options for the Master of
Arts degree.
Option I is the traditional mathematics option. The areas of study
are Algebra, Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics & Optimization,
and Statistics.
Option II
is the Mathematics Education option, designed to improve
the proficiency of teachers in mathematics and in the techniques of
teaching.
Candidates for admission to the Master of Arts in Mathematics degree program should have an
undergraduate mathematics major in addition, candidates for Option II must have a
teacher certification in mathematics.
Students may apply up to 10-credit hours of research towards the degree.
The professional presentation for the non-thesis option consists of at
least 2-credit hours of research on advanced-level material, culminating
in oral presentation(s) by the student.
Requirements
- 9 graduate credits per semester,
- a total of 30 graduate credits including a thesis (thesis
option), or,
- a total of 36 graduate credits including a professional presentation
(non-thesis option).
- Option II candidates must have a teaching certificate.
- Option I: Comprehensive examination in major area.
Option II: A two-part comprehensive examination in mathematics and
mathematics education.
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