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Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 
    
Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mathematics, Pure Mathematics Concentration, M.S.


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Sung-Sik Kwon, Chairperson (Interim)
Room 3214/3242 Mary M. Townes Science Building
Department Telephone:  (919) 530-6217/(919) 530-6315
E-mail:  skwon@nccu.edu

The Department of Mathematics and Physics has Graduate Programs in Mathematics and Physics.  The Department has a Graduate Program in Computer and Information Sciences (under Teach-out Plan).  All three programs lead to the Master of Science Degrees.

1. A minimum of 30 semester hours


A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate mathematics courses with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

3. Mathematics elective courses:


Mathematics elective courses: 12 semester hours chosen from any MATG offering, except MATG 5900 .

4. Successful completion of a reading proficiency exam


Successful completion of a reading proficiency examination in a foreign language or an examination in statistical concepts, or demonstration of proficiency in a modern computer programming language, or completion of an approved graduate statistics course.

5. Successful completion of a comprehensive written examination


6. Successful completion of an oral examination associated with the thesis.


Graduate Curriculum Guide for Master of Science in Mathematics


Year 1


Year 2


Fall Semester


Spring Semester


Summer Year 2 (as needed)


MATG Graduate Thesis (3)

Thesis Defense or Project Defense

Key to Symbols:


* Pure Mathematics

† Applied Mathematics

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