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 2021 Qualifying Exams will take place on August 9th, 11th, and 13th.
Time & Location: Examinations will be held from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m EDT, location TBD
Monday, August 9, 2021
Algebra
Probability
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Mathematical Statistics
Friday, August 13, 2021
Analysis
Applied Statistics
Please note the following: