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Graduate 2017-2018

Mathematics Graduate Certificate

College of Natural and Health Sciences

Certificate Requirements - 18 credits

The certificate provides individuals with a broad background in mathematics at the graduate level.

The certificate is designed for those individuals who need 18 credit hours in graduate mathematics to meet the Higher Learning Commission's credential requirement for teaching undergraduate mathematics courses.

 

Admission Requirements

At least 24 hours of undergraduate mathematics coursework at the level of Calculus I or above with at least a 2.8 GPA.

 

Certificate Requirements

Elective Credits - 9 hours

Nine additional credit hours of graduate level (500 or above) mathematics courses. Theses may include the fourth course from the list of required courses. Five hundred level courses are the most suitable, and recommend course include:

MATH 520Functions and Equations

3

MATH 528Discrete Mathematics

3

MATH 529Mathematical Problem Solving

3

MATH 537Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 599Mathematics Action Research Project Seminar

3

Required Credits - 9 hours

Three of the following four courses (to total 9 credits):

MATH 534Continuous Mathematics

3

MATH 543Modern Geometry

3

MATH 550Applied Probability and Statistics

3

MATH 591Abstract Algebra and Number Theory

3