Degree Requirements: 36 Credit Hours
Admission Requirements
Regular Admission
For regular admission to the College of Graduate Studies to pursue work leading to this degree, the applicant must have:
- Completed requirements for the Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, or mathematical discipline at a college or university accredited by an appropriate institutional accreditor.
- Two letters of recommendation and a CV (resume)
- Successfully completed courses in calculus, probability, and linear algebra.
Provisional Admission
Applicants who do not meet admission requirements may be admitted provisionally but must take appropriate undergraduate courses before receiving regular admission. Admission of an applicant who is deemed marginal may require that an interview be conducted by a committee of graduate faculty members from the department.
Non-Degree Admission
Non-degree students are accepted on an individual basis as space is available. Upon the advisor’s recommendation, up to a maximum of nine (9) credits earned as a non-degree student may be included in the program of study if a non-degree student is granted regular admission.
Total Credit Hours: 36
1Other approved courses outside the department that support the selected concentration area may also be considered. See the department website for information on acceptable courses for this concentration. A maximum of two elective courses may be taken from outside the student’s concentration area. These must be approved by the graduate advisor.
Other Program Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours at the 7000 level or above.
Each candidate for the Master of Science in Mathematics must complete a thesis on a subject in their concentration that has been approved by the student’s advisor. The thesis must be defended before a student advisory committee. The presentation part of the defense is open to the public.
Advisement
Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .
Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.
Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu
