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Entrance
Requirements and Procedures Download
Application Materials
Entrance Requirements and Procedures
An undergraduate degree in
mathematics, statistics (or a related field, such as computer science), or
its foreign equivalent is the normal prerequisite to admission. However, a
student with a degree in any major and with a substantial background in
mathematics or statistics is encouraged to apply. An applicant who lacks certain
lower-level prerequisites for graduate level courses may make up these
deficiencies while enrolled in the program. Because the program involves
broad and often interdisciplinary programs of study with a wide variety of
emphases, the strength of an applicant's general background will play an
important role in the admissions process. To obtain admissions material
please click here,
or contact the Graduate School
through grad@d.umn.edu or at the
following address: Graduate School Please be sure to specific
that you are requesting application material and that you are interested in
the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Application for Admission
materials consist of
Graduate School University
of Minnesota 309
Johnston Hall
Materials
that are part of Program Supplementary Information of the online application
are not requested. However, if you wish to supply some of them (e.g., Description
of research or work experience, Other credentials, or other), you may do so. Special Application
Requirements
Financial Assistance
Application ·
Completed Application for Graduate
Assistantship or Graduate School Fellowship. It must be mailed to Department
of Mathematics and Statistics directly. See more information below. Application instructions for
graduate fellowship or assistantship Application for fellowship
or assistantship Please
note that while the Application states that the letters of recommendation
need to be mailed to the department, they are now part of the online
application. Therefore, they are typically submitted by your recommenders
online. They can still choose to mail a hard copy to the department directly. Deadlines: Students
applying for financial aid should have all
application materials submitted by February 15;
late applications will be considered if resources are available. Applicants
seeking to enroll during the Fall Semester must submit all material by July
15. For initial enrollment in
the Spring Semester, the deadline is November 1.
There are usually a very limited number of GTA positions available in the
spring. Therefore, application for financial aid should be submitted as soon
as possible. Printable overview of dates and links is here. Information about
readmission to the graduate program after not being formally registered for
some time or about a transfer from another UMD program can be found here and here. Notice
that any graduate credits earned at UMD or any other institution expire after
seven years. That means that you can only use the credit towards meeting the
graduation requirements within seven years since you started a particular
course. Additional useful information
for international student can be found at International Student Services web. Application
for financial assistance is distinct from application for admission into the
Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics. In contrast to the
procedure of applying for admittance, all materials supporting an application
for financial assistance are to be sent directly to the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics. Graduate
students enrolled in the program in Applied and Computational Mathematics are
eligible for teaching and research assistantships in the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics. Teaching assistants lead small discussion
sections of large lecture courses, grade papers and examinations, and may
occasionally teach an entry-level course on their own. Graduate
teaching assistants are typically appointed and the 50% level (approximately
20 hours of teaching-related duties a week). The current salary for a typical
half-time level is over $13,000 for 9 months. In addition, teaching
assistants at the half-time level receive a full waiver of tuition and health
insurance benefits. The Department also provides summer support to students
working on their research topics. More information about teaching
assistantships can be found here and in the Graduate School web. Each
year the Graduate School awards a small number of fellowships to new students
who will enter the University's graduate program the following Fall semester.
These one-year fellowships provide a stipend plus tuition for the academic
year. Candidates are nominated by our Program in February. Thus, students
wishing to be considered for nomination must have all application materials
to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics by January
15. The
Graduate School supplies an Application for Graduate Assistantship or
Graduate School Fellowship and three Application Reference Forms when responding
to an enquiry about the Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics. To
apply for financial assistance, the following items should be sent directly
to the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics and
Statistics.
Deadlines:
Students can apply for financial aid at any time. Those wishing to enter the
program in the Fall semester should have all application materials submitted
by February 15; late applications will be
considered if resources are available.
Application Materials You may download and print
the application materials in adobe .pdf or Microsoft .doc format from the
following links. Please note that there are two separate applications, as
described above. Graduate school admission
application materials Online
application and instructions Financial aid application
materials Application instructions for
graduate fellowship or assistantship Application for fellowship
or assistantship Please note that while the
Application states that the letters of recommendation need to be mailed to
the department, they are now part of the online application. Therefore, they
are submitted by your recommenders online. Proposal
for Summer Research Fellowship The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy
that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and
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