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Jan 02, 2025
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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Mathematics Major, MS
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Designed to prepare students for industrial employment and for teaching.
No concentrations available for the MS.
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Campus Code
Knoxville Campus
Admissions Standards/Procedures
- Before admission to the Master of Mathematics program, preference will be given to applicants who have either
- Certification for teaching secondary mathematics in at least one state, or
- Three years of elementary school, secondary school, or community college teaching experience. In exceptional circumstances, part of this admission requirement might be satisfied concurrently with coursework, or
- The three years of teaching experiences might be satisfied concurrently with coursework
- Applicants must have successfully completed one year of calculus (141-142 or equivalent) and a course in matrix algebra (251 or equivalent).
Credit Hours Required
Minimum 30 graduate credit hours
Required Courses
- MATH 500 - Thesis
- 24 graduate credit hours numbered above 400
- 6 graduate credit hours may be in areas outside Mathematics (MATH) [e.g., Computer Science (COSC), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Physics (PHYS), Statistics (STAT)]
- 15 credit hours must be mathematics courses (MATH) numbered above 500
- All graduate courses must be selected in consultation with the major professor and/or committee
Credit Hours Required
Minimum 30 graduate credit hours
Required Courses
- 30 graduate credit hours numbered above 400
- 21 credit hours must be courses numbered above 500
- MATH 598 - Graduate Reading in Mathematics 3 credit hours, a reading course in which a project is required
- Of the 21 graduate credit hours of Mathematics (MATH) courses, 15 credit hours must be from courses numbered above 500
- 9 graduate credit hours may be in areas outside Mathematics [e.g., Computer Science (COSC), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Physics (PHYS), Statistics (STAT)]
- All courses selected in consultation with the major professor and/or committee
Non-Course Requirements
- A written final project and oral presentation to committee are required.
Coursework Only with Comprehensive Exam Option
Credit Hours Required
Minimum 30 graduate credit hours
Required Courses
- 30 graduate credit hours in acceptable courses numbered above 400
- Of the 21 graduate credit hours of Mathematics (MATH) courses, 15 credit hours must be from courses numbered above 500
- 9 graduate credit hours may be in areas outside Mathematics (MATH) [e.g., Computer Science (COSC), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Physics (PHYS), Statistics (STAT)]
- All courses selected in consultation with the major professor and/or committee
Non-Course Requirements
- The student must pass one written examination (from the set of those required for the PhD) with a PhD level passing score.
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