Miscellaneous Regulations Relative to the Master's and Ph.D. Programs

1.

In order to be graduated with a Master's Degree in Mathematics, a student must satisfy the general academic requirements of the Office of Graduate Studies and must have a ``B'' or better average in all courses.

2.

Under normal circumstances a student with a ``C" or lower grade in 3 courses will be advised to leave the graduate program.

3.

A student who has not passed the Candidacy Exam for the Ph.D. degree is not allowed to register for Ph.D. dissertation or noncontractual research.

4.

Two semesters experience in the teaching of undergraduates is required of all candidates for a Master's Degree and four semesters of undergraduate teaching experience is required for Ph.D. candidates. This is a Departmental requirement, exceptions are rarely permitted.

5.

The Graduate Office requires that those graduate students holding Graduate Assistantships, Research Assistantships and Graduate Teaching Assistantships register for a minimum of 6 hours. It is the policy of the Department that all students register for 9 hours each semester. Under special circumstances, and when approved by the Graduate Committee, 3 hours may be taken as a listener. The Graduate Committee strongly discourages students in their first three years of study from registering as a listener. Students may carry more than the 9 credits which are covered by the tuition. A student wishing to carry 15 credits or more must first get permission from the Department Coordinator and the Office of Graduate Studies.

7.

Students who expect to continue beyond the Master's level toward a Ph.D. degree must file the request for permission to continue studies towards the Ph.D. no later than the second year of admission (Change of Classification Form).