Master of Science

University Coterminal Requirements

Coterminal master’s degree candidates are expected to complete all master’s degree requirements as described in this Bulletin. Coterminal Master’s Program opens in a new tab describes university requirements for the coterminal master’s degree. Graduate Degrees opens in a new tab describes university requirements for the master’s degree.

The university requires that the graduate advisor be assigned in the student’s first graduate quarter even though the undergraduate career may still be open. The university also requires that the Master’s Degree Program Proposal be completed by the student and approved by the department by the end of the student’s first graduate quarter.

Specific Departmental Requirements

• Candidates must complete an approved course program of 45 units of courses beyond the department requirements for the BS degree

  • of which at least 36 units must be Mathematics Department courses.

    • The Mathematics Department courses must be numbered 120 and above, and at least 18 units must be numbered between 200 and 297.

  • Units from Math 360 do not count toward this degree.

• All coursework for the MS degree must be approved before the first quarter of enrollment in the program by the Director of Graduate Studies.