AMSC Doctorate Preliminary Requirements: Applied Mathematics Concentration

The preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. student electing the Applied Mathematics concentration fall into three categories: course distribution requirements, qualifying requirements, and seminar requirements. The student must fulfill these requirements in accordance with a Study Plan approved by the AMSC Graduate Committee. If the student deviates from a previously approved Study Plan, the student must submit a revised Study Plan to the Graduate Committee for approval before applying for candidacy. The requirements are as follows.

Course Distribution Requirements. The 36 graduate course credits must be distributed as follows:

• At least 18 of the 36 credits must be in courses with primarily mathematical content. Of these 18 credits at least 9 must be at the 600-898 level; 3 must be a course in numerical analysis with a grade of B or better.
• For the area of application, the student must have at least either 6 credits at the 600-800 level or 9 credits, at least 3 of which are at the 600-800 level.
• No course may be used to meet both of the above requirements. Most courses clearly fall into either one category or the other; if a question does arise, it is the function of the Graduate Committee to decide the category into which a given course is to be placed.

Qualifying Requirements The student must meet three qualifying requirements at a Ph.D. level. At least one must be in the Department of Mathematics and one must be in the student's application area. The third can be either in the Department of Mathematics or in the student's application area.

Seminar Requirements. The student must take two approved one-credit seminar courses.

The purpose of this seminar requirement is to acquaint students with a variety of applications of mathematics and to provide some experience in lecturing on these applications. One-credit seminar courses include:

• the APPLIED MATHEMATICS SEMINAR AMSC 699;
• an approved RIT course (AMSC 689);
• an appropriate seminar offered by a participating department.

For one credit the student is expected to attend the seminar regularly, and to give at least one half-hour (or longer) talk on an application of mathematics. If the student decides to take a seminar course in a participating department, he or she must have prior consent of the Director. The faculty member in charge of the seminar must attest that the requirements listed above have been met.