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In the NC State Department of Mathematics, excellent teaching and a supportive community combine with cutting-edge research across a broad spectrum of mathematics and its applications.

Requirements

The Masters degree programs in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics can be completed in one to two years. Our programs are non-thesis Option B which means that

a comprehensive exam is not required,
a thesis is not required,
the degrees cannot carry an official minor.

To graduate, students in the MS program must complete the following course requirements.

The student must accumulate at least 30 credit hours of course work. If desired by the student, one of these ten courses can be replaced by a one-semester Master’s Project (MA 676); students interested in this option should consult with the Director or the Administrator of the programs before signing up for MA 676.
At least one course in each of continuous, discrete and computational mathematics as described in Table 2.1 must be passed.
At least 18 credit hours must be graduate MA course credits at the 500 level and above and must have been earned while the student is enrolled in the graduate program. Up to three courses at the 500 level and above in mathematics-related disciplines are allowed.
Students who have not had the equivalent of MA 405 (Introduction to Linear Algebra and Matrices), MA 407 (Introduction to Modern Algebra), or MA 425- 426 (Mathematical Analysis I and II) must make up these courses. Students who have not had the equivalent of MA 426 may take it for graduate credit by registering for MA 591M. No more than six credit hours of 400-level courses may be counted toward the degree, however those credits must not be math courses.

In addition, students must fulfill an in-depth requirement of two-course sequences or a group of three related courses (to be discussed in consultation with the student’s advisor).

MS students interested in taking PhD qualifying exams should consult with the Director or the Administrator of the programs. Being authorized to take such an exam and passing it does not imply by itself any guarantee of being admitted to the PhD program.