Mathematics, MA

Admission Requirements

An M.A. applicant will have earned a bachelor’s or a master’s degree. Scores from the General GRE examination taken in the last 5 years are optional (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing; advanced GRE is recommended but optional). International applicants have further documentation requirements, including proof of English language proficiency, which are described here: http://www.uh.edu/graduate-school/international-students/. The admissions committee will evaluate the credentials of each applicant, considering a broad range of criteria, including:

1. Content of undergraduate program and, if applicable, graduate programs and competency in mathematics.
2. A cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better in the last 60 hours of course work.
3. Letters of recommendation from three (3) individuals (preferably faculty members), who are able to judge the candidate’s academic abilities and potential for scholarly research.
4. GRE scores, if submitted (see above).
5. Fulfilling the university’s English Language Proficiency  requirement.
6. The prerequisite for admission to the program is the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics as defined at the University of Houston. Prior experience with advanced undergraduate mathematical concepts is necessary.

Degree Requirements

Credit hours required for this degree: 33.0

The program requires 33 total term hours of course work to include:

• A minimum of 21 term hours of graduate courses in mathematics.
• Completion of at least one 3 hour course in each of the groups: Algebra, Analysis, Probability and Statistics, and Applied Mathematics.
• Three (3) hours of MATH 6315, Master’s Tutorial. 
• A maximum of 9 semester hours of course work may be taken outside of the mathematics department with prior approval from the graduate faculty advisor.

Academic Policies

• University of Houston Academic Policies  
• Academic Policies: College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics