Courses That Count Toward Qualifying Exams
For the Concentration in Mathematics, the courses that may be used for the qualifying exams are the common core courses above (excluding MATH 9116) and the following courses, and with at least two courses chosen from the common core courses:
Additional Courses (42 Hours)
For breadth and specialization a student following the concentration in mathematics will take at least 8 additional courses (24 hours) chosen from the following. At least three but no more than six should be 8000 and/or 9000-level courses within the student’s chosen area of specialization. Students are not permitted to take 6000 or 7000-level courses in an area in which they have taken a qualifying exam. Topics courses can be taken more than once (but at most three times) if the topics covered are different. The total number of hours of coursework should not be less than 54 hours. In addition to the common core courses and the permissible courses for the qualifying exams, courses from the following list could be taken to meet the requirement for 54 hours. Two of the 8000-level courses within the student’s specialty will be chosen by the student as the basis for the candidacy exam.
