ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Master of Science degree in Mathematics

• All students must meet the admission requirements for graduate study at Montclair State University.
• An applicant for the Master of Science degree in Mathematics must present an undergraduate mathematics major or at least 30 semester hours in mathematics from an accredited institution. Courses in a related area that have substantial mathematics content may be submitted toward this requirement. Applicants whose undergraduate preparation is deficient in either depth or breadth will be required to complete certain courses which will not carry graduate degree credit.

A candidate for the Master of Science degree in Mathematics must consult the graduate program coordinator of the department before matriculation in order to develop an individual work program based on level of preparation. All the degree programs in Mathematics are 33 credit programs. Up to six semester hours can be taken at the senior (400) level. In order to be awarded a Master of Science degree in Mathematics, a student will be required to have an overall 3.0 grade point average, as well as a 3.0 grade point average for courses taken in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. In addition a student must have a passing grade on a comprehensive examination based on the core courses. Students are required to have a 3.0 grade point average and to have completed a minimum of 12 degree bearing credits in order to be eligible to take the comprehensive examination. A Masters Thesis in place of the Masters Comprehensive exam may be an option for masters programs offered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences.