Admission Requirements
Decisions regarding admission and financial aid are made on a
competitive basis among the applicants to our programs. We ordinarily
admit new students only for Fall semesters. We limit our admissions
based upon the limits of our resources to support students
financially through assistantships.
Successful applicants will have a solid mathematical background
comparable to a good B.S. degree in mathematics.
For PhD applicants, abstract algebra, analysis, and topology
(as well as their immediate prerequisites of
linear algebra, advanced calculus and differential equations)
are very important.
Master's degree applicants should have the prerequisite material of
linear algebra, advanced calculus and differential equations,
and should be ready for higher level courses in analysis and algebra.
Demonstrable self-study knowledge of these subjects
may substitute. A good performance on the GRE math subject test helps
to confirm knowledge of these topics, and we very strongly recommend
that you take the GRE math subject test. (We do not usually look at
GRE general test scores.) We also expect letters of recommendation
from your instructors in such courses. We expect three letters of
recommendation from mathematicians who have taught you advanced
mathematics courses.
To apply, a prospective student should complete and
- return the Graduate School's applications forms to the Graduate
School
- return the Math
Department's form to the Math Dept, including
- A personal statement.
- Three letters of recommendation preferably from the student's
mathematics instructors, alternatively from other faculty who can
judge the student's prospects in our graduate program. These are used
to evaluate the potential and motivation for graduate work in
mathematics.
- A transcript of undergraduate work, which would normally include
a year of abstract algebra, a year of rigorous analysis, and some
beginning point-set topology.
- A GRE (Graduate Record Exam) Advanced Subject Test in mathematics
is expected. (We are not greatly interested in the General Test.)
- For those who did not grow up speaking English in their home as a
native language, a TOEFL test score is required, even if they have
been living in the US. We aim for scores above 260 for computer-based
TOEFL, 620 for paper-based TOEFL. Apparently, the equivalent for
internet-based TOEFL is roughly 105.
Applicants with some prior graduate work completed will be expected to
have made suitable progress, and may be asked to complete the steps
toward a Ph.D. degree in proportionately less time.
Director of Graduate Studies in Mathematics
(612) 625-1306
gradprog@math.umn.edu
127 Vincent Hall
206 Church St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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www@math.umn.edu
URL http://www.math.umn.edu/grad/admission.html
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