This site deals with the exams required for the Ph.D. program or the non-thesis option for the M.A. or M.S. program in Mathematics or Mathematical Statistics, or the Applied Mathematics and Applied Statistics concentrations of the AMSC program.
Important note: The qualifying requirements for the Scientific Computation concentration of the AMSC program are totally different. In addition, students in the Applied Mathematics concentration of the AMSC program usually must take one or more exams outside of the mathematics department; see here for further information.
- The written exams and course options for MATH are here (for PhD) and here (for MA).
- For policy statements on the qualifying exams and language exams, see the Graduate Programs page.
- Syllabi for the written qualifying exams
- Archived written qualifying exams
- Suggestions on preparing for the qualifying exams
Upcoming Exam Dates
The August 2022 Qualifying Exams will take place from August 8th-12th
Time & Location: Examinations will be held from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m EDT, location TBD
Monday, August 8, 2022
Algebra
Probability
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Analysis
Applied Statistics
Friday, August 12, 2022
Mathematical Statistics
Please note the following: