The requirements for admission for graduate work in mathematics are 21 semester hours of work beyond the calculus level and a B average or better in courses taken in mathematics. Also, one should have a B average in all work taken during one's last two years as an undergraduate.
In order to apply for admission to the Graduate School, you should submit the following directly to our Department of Mathematics, with the attention to "Graduate Studies Secretary":
- Graduate School Application;
- Statement of Academic Objectives;
- Three letters of recommendation;
- Two original copies of all transcripts from all universities and colleges attended; be sure transcripts include title of course, dates (semester/year) taken, and marks received;
- Application for Department of Mathematics;
- A copy of your TOEFL score (Test of English as a Foreign Language);
- Financial statement and supporting documents.
( Items 6 and 7 above pertain only to international applicants.)
Graduate Teaching Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis. Next year (1998-1999) they will pay at least $8,829 for nine months of service. Moreover, support during the summer session is usually available. The duties of an assistant are to teach 3 to 5 hours of elementary collegiate mathematics per semester.
All foreign students are required to take the TOEFL test and achieve A score of at least 600; those who wish to apply for a teaching assistantship must take the TSE (Test of Spoken English) and score a minimum of 50. The TOEFL and TSE are administered world-wide by Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey 08541.
Although we frequently award teaching assistantships to students from non-English speaking countries, I should mention that the TSE requirement is mandated by the Kansas Board of Regents, and therefore cannot be waived. If you wish to apply for a teaching assistantship, you must also submit a copy of your TSE score.
If you will come only under the condition that you obtain a teaching assistantship, (that is, if you list your only source of support to be by the Mathematics Department), then we cannot recommend your admission to the Graduate School unless we also offer you support in the form of a teaching assistantship, and such offers are very rare for foreign students who are not already in residence here. If you are awarded a teaching assistantship, $8,829 of the $17,000 minimum income will be provided by the KSU Mathematics Department in the form of a stipend. The remaining $8,171 will be provided in the form of in-state residency fees as well as yearly tuition waivers in the Fall and Spring Semsters, making the $8,829 sufficient funds to meet the requirements of the Affidavit of Financial Support. If you will come regardless of whether or not we provide you with a teaching assistantship, you should name the provider of the full $17,000 in the appropriate section of the Affidavit of Financial Suport.
Graduate Teaching Assistants must take at least 9 hours and no more than 12 semester hours of math classes in both the Fall and Spring semesters. Under these conditions, it normally takes a person with a good background two years to complete the requirements for a Master's degree and an additional two to three years to complete the Ph.D. Correspondingly, assistantships are renewed provided the scholastic work and teaching of the individual are satisfactory. Summer support for Graduate Teaching Assistants is usually available; to be eligible for summer support, GTAs must enroll in 6 credit hours of math classes during the summer semester.
If you have any further questions,
please feel free to write me or
Dr. David Surowski,
who is our Director
of Graduate Studies.
Sincerely,
Louis Pigno, Professor and Department Head
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