Mathematics Certificate Requirements

Admission Requirements

  1. Meet all School of Graduate Studies admission requirements.
  2. Completed at least 24 units of undergraduate mathematics coursework at the level of Calculus I or above with at least a 2.8 GPA.*

*Applicants who do not meet these mathematics coursework requirements may be admitted to the program with a stipulation that they successfully complete two specified math courses in our program (with a B or better) within the first year.

Certificate Requirements

Select 6 courses from the following:18
NUMBER THEORY
ADVANCED FUNCTION AND ALGEBRA CONCEPTS
ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE
COMBINATORICS
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA
TOPICS IN ANALYSIS
Total Units18

Students pursuing the MSE must take at least 9 units at the 700-level.

The Department of Mathematics allows for the possibility of transferring up to 6 units of related graduate mathematics courses. Please contact the Department Chairperson to discuss possible transfer credits.