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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog [Current Academic Year]
Mathematics [M.S.]
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This program provides students with a flexible and rigorous education in advanced mathematics. It can serve students with a wide range of backgrounds and career goals. The program provides a broad background in mathematics for secondary teachers pursuing continued education. Graduates are also prepared for employment in business, government, community college teaching, or pursuing a doctoral degree in mathematics.This is a STEM-designated program (see OPT Extension).
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Program Admission
Admit Terms and Deadlines
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; students may start the program in the Summer, Fall, or Winter. See Application Deadlines.
Minimum Graduate School Requirements
For full admission, applicants must have 1) Earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution, 2) a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program. Conditional admission may be available to applicants not meeting minimum admission requirements.
Program Requirements
Applicants must also meet the following program requirements.
- Possess an undergraduate degree with a mathematics major, a strong mathematics minor, or a major in a related field that includes numerous mathematics courses.
- GPA in math courses should be at least 2.75.
- Students should have completed the following courses as part of their undergraduate degree, Multivariable Calculus, Introductory Linear Algebra or Matrix Algebra, and a proof-based mathematics course.
Application
Your application will be submitted using GradCAS, a Centralized Application Service (CAS) hosted by Liaison. After reviewing the admission requirements, please review the application instructions and select the appropriate application.
- Go to 2023-2024 GradCAS to apply to a program beginning in Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Winter 2025.
- Go to 2024-2025 GradCAS to apply to a program beginning in Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Winter 2026.
Domestic Applicants Domestic applicants are required to submit only the transcript from the institution granting their bachelor’s degree if either of the following criteria is met: 1) Lists 30 or more credit hours with an overall GPA of 3.0 or over OR 2) Lists 60 or more credit hours with an overall GPA between 2.7 and 2.99. Within the application, follow the instructions to submit an official transcript. The University may ask applicants to submit additional transcripts after applying.
International Applicants Before applying, applicants must review the international application/process deadlines at emich.edu/international as they may differ from general program requirements.
For additional information regarding the application process, please see Graduate Admissions or International Admissions.
Foundation Courses
Students must complete the following if they have not previously completed an undergraduate or graduate equivalent course. Courses taken here can also satisfy degree requirements.
Degree Requirements: 30 hours
The M.S. in Mathematics requires the completion of 30 hours of course work beyond the bachelor’s degree to be distributed with the approval of the department among required courses, restricted elective courses, research courses, elective courses in mathematics and cognate courses as follows. Approval by the student’s advisor of each semester’s courses prior to registration is recommended.
Required Courses: 26-28 hours
Students must satisfy both groups of restricted electives. Courses not used to satisfy the Group I requirement may be used to satisfy the Group II requirement.
Group I: 6 hours
Choose six hours from the following. Courses must be selected from two different groups. Algebra - MATH 514 Field Theory 3 hrs
- MATH 517 Linear Algebra II 3 hrs
- MATH 518 Theory of Groups 3 hrs
Analysis - MATH 522 Fourier Analysis 3 hrs
- MATH 524 Complex Analysis 3 hrs
- MATH 526 Real Analysis II 3 hrs
Probability and Statistics - STAT 563 Statistical Data Analysis 3 hrs
- STAT 564 Mathematical Statistics II: Statistical Inference 3 hrs
- STAT 568 Biostatistics 3 hrs
- STAT 571 Mathematical Statistics I: Probability Theory 3 hrs
Group II: 20-22 hours
Choose an additional 20-22 credit hours of coursework. - Any “MATH” course (500-level or above), excluding MATH 500 , 501 , 504 , 581 , 595 , 690 , 691 , and 692 .
- Any “STAT” course (500-level or above), excluding STAT 502 , 691 , 692 , and 693 .
With advisor approval, students may use the following to satisfy this requirement: - Up to six credit hours in mathematics education courses (MATH 580 , 582 , 583 , 584 , 586 , 587 , 588 , 589 , 593 , 601 , and 687 ) may be used to satisfy this requirement. Thesis or research study hours in mathematics education do not count as part of this six-hour limitation.
- Use STAT 579 and STAT 687
- Use up to six credit hours worth of coursework from outside the Mathematics and Statistics Department, but in an area related to mathematics. The number of such hours permitted in the program will be based on the student’s background and needs.
- Current or prospective teachers of mathematics may take, instead of cognates, up to six additional hours in mathematics education beyond those permitted as electives above.
Research Courses: 2-4 hours
Students must select one of the following options:
Option I: Four hours of thesis research. Additional thesis hours may be taken, but will not replace the requirements listed above under required courses. Before starting thesis research, students must submit to the department head a request to form a thesis committee to be made up of three faculty members in the department. The chair, who will direct the research, is usually selected by the student and requires the approval of the department head. The chair, in consultation with the student, will then recommend for department-head approval the other two committee members. At the conclusion of their research, students must submit to the department head the original thesis plus three copies written in a manner suitable for publication and approved by the thesis committee. A presentation, based on the thesis, will be made to at least three departmental faculty members.
Final Graduate School approval of the thesis is required.
Option II: At least two hours in research study. Students who elect this option will, with the approval of the coordinator of advising, select a supervisor to direct the research study. A copy of the study, written in good and acceptable form, must be filed with the department.
/ 691 / Research Study (1/2/3 hrs) for either two or three hours in a research study or four hours of thesis research
Critical Graduation Information
Each graduate student is responsible for fulfilling the requirements or equivalents of the Eastern Michigan University catalog in force at the time of their initial registration or a subsequent catalog, including the one in effect at the time of their graduation.
Master’s degree requirements must be completed within six (6) years of first enrollment in the master’s degree program.
In the event a student does not complete the master’s degree requirements within six years of the date of their original registration, the student may be required to have their credits re-evaluated by the academic department(s) of their degree in keeping with catalog requirements in force during the year of their graduation.
The following are minimum requirements for all master’s degrees awarded by Eastern Michigan University. Some programs require more than the minimum in one or more areas below.
- A master’s degree must require a minimum of 30 credit hours.
- No more than six credits of independent study courses and no more than 12 credit hours of special topics and independent study courses combined may be applied to a graduate degree.
- Residency Requirement:
- For students admitted to master’s degree programs of 36 or fewer required hours, at least 24 new graduate hours beginning the semester of acceptance and enrollment into the degree program must be earned at EMU. The remaining program requirement hours may be met through transfer or prior degree credit (EMU or elsewhere).
- For students admitted to master’s degree programs of 37 or more required hours, at least 30 new graduate hours beginning the semester of acceptance and enrollment into the degree program must be earned at EMU. Minimum degree hours must still be met for graduation. The remaining program requirement hours may be met through transfer or prior degree credit (EMU or elsewhere).
- Residency and enrollment in multiple programs: Students enrolled in multiple master’s/specialist degree programs must have 24 unique credit hours in each degree program.
- Only credits from one completed graduate certificate may be applied to a master’s or specialist degree in a relevant field of study, as determined by the Graduate School and with the approval of the degree-granting academic department, and be included in the residency hours above.
- Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in all graduate-level courses taken at EMU and in their program of study to remain in good academic standing and be eligible for graduation. Students do not need to be registered for classes during the semester of graduation.
- The Graduate School does not permit the use of undergraduate courses (499 and below) to meet degree requirements on graduate programs of study.
- Some master’s programs require a thesis; others require a special project or internship; others require students to pass a final exam. See the Graduate School website for Thesis and Dissertation Manuals, all forms, and information about research and human subject approval. Every completed thesis or dissertation must be submitted to Digital Commons. Any form of graduate student work submitted to Digital Commons must first be approved by a faculty advisor and the Graduate School.
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