Thesis option

1. Requires a minimum of 32 credit hours.
2. There must be a 10 credit hours core of required mathematical courses consisting of the following:
   • MATH 609 (Numerical Analysis)
   • MATH 647 (Mathematical Modeling)
   
             AND
   • At least one of the following:
     • MATH 610 (Numerical Methods in Partial Differential Equations)
     • MATH 639 (Iterative Techniques)
     • MATH 660 (Computational Linear Algebra)
3. There must be 3 credit hours of core mathematics electives (algebra, analysis, discrete, geometry, etc.).
4. There must be at least 9 credit hours in a coordinated minor.
5. Each student must write a thesis. A maximum of 6 credit hours of MATH 691 (Research) may be included in the degree plan for this purpose.

Non-Thesis option

1. Requires a minimum of 36 credit hours, at least 18 of which must be in mathematics.
2. There must be a 10 credit hours core of required mathematical courses consisting of the following:
• MATH 609 (Numerical Analysis)
• MATH 647 (Mathematical Modeling)

          AND
• At least one of the following:
  • MATH 610 (Numerical Methods in Partial Differential Equations)
  • MATH 639 (Iterative Techniques)
  • MATH 660 (Computational Linear Algebra)
3. There must be at least 8 credit hours of mathematics electives, at least 3 of which must be in a core area (algebra, analysis, discrete, geometry, etc.).
4. There must be at least 12 credit hours in a coordinated minor.