{"id":117,"date":"2018-08-19T03:07:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T10:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/math\/ms-mathematics\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T19:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:41:47","slug":"ms-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/masters-degrees\/ms-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Master of Science in Mathematics<\/h3>\n<p>Do you want to know how and why mathematics is applied in our society?\u00a0 Or perhaps the theories and thinking behind algorithms, equations and methods?\u00a0 This degree will provide you training in both the theory and application of mathematics.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Admission requirements_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Admission requirements <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>You must have completed at least 27 credit hours of undergraduate mathematics coursework at the level of calculus and above with a grade of C or better, and have at least a 3.0 grade point average in these courses.<\/p>\n<p>The 27 credit hours must include coursework in linear algebra, real analysis (advanced calculus), and abstract algebra.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Degree details_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Degree details <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>This program must be completed under the thesis or comprehensive exam plan, as described in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">academic catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Comprehensive Exam plan_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Comprehensive Exam plan <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>For this 34-unit program, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete 34 units of coursework as described on the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/graduate-professional-studies\/programs-of-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program of Study<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Perform satisfactorily on a comprehensive final oral exam conducted by your advisory committee; 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for more details, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/377\/DoMS-Graduate-Handbook-24-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Handbook<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a mathematics faculty member serve as your thesis adviser.<\/li>\n<li>Get your research committee&rsquo;s approval of your specific thesis plan.<\/li>\n<li>Perform satisfactorily on an oral defense of the thesis conducted by your research committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Additional information_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Additional information <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>Find more details for each degree plan within the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/graduate-professional-studies\/programs-of-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program of Study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have specific questions about our graduate programs, please e-mail the&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:math.grad@nau.edu\">Graduate Coordinator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Apply<\/h3>\n<div>To apply to the MS Mathematics program, review the <a title=\"application process\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/masters-application\/\">application process<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--script class=\"ektron-script\"&gt; 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