Discipline Coordinator

Noah Rhee, (816) 235-2854, rheen@umkc.edu

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Mathematics is a discipline in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program administered by the School of Graduate Studies.

Note: The discipline-specific requirements listed here are in addition to the requirements listed in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Application Procedure and Minimum Criteria for Admission and Minimum Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements.

Discipline-Specific Admission Requirements

For students with Mathematics as Coordinating Discipline:
To get full admission, an applicant should have preferably a Master’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics, or at least a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics with strong records that include graduate level courses in Mathematics/Statistics courses offered by an accredited college or university. An applicant may be given a provisional admission if the above conditions are not met, provided one of the following two conditions is satisfied: a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics from an accredited college or university, or a Bachelor’s degree in another subject including evidence of a strong performance in at least three Mathematics courses beyond Calculus I, II, and III.

For students with Mathematics as Co-discipline:
To get full admission, an applicant should have a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics from an accredited college or university, or a Bachelor’s degree in another subject including evidence of a strong performance in at least three Mathematics courses beyond Calculus I, II, and III. An applicant with Mathematics as Co-discipline may get a provisional admission if the above conditions are not fully satisfied at the time of application.

Qualifying Requirements for Students with Mathematics as a Coordinating Discipline

A student who has an MS degree in Mathematics/Statistics from an accredited college or university with full admission is automatically qualified to the interdisciplinary PhD program in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. A student who has a BS degree in Mathematics/Statistics with less than 18 hours of graduate work needs to take the deficient graduate courses from the 6 core courses in the department’s MS program and receive a GPA 3.0 or better in all the courses taken and a student’s grades on all the courses taken can include no more than one C (C means C or C+) and no more than one B-to be qualified. A student who has a BS degree in Mathematics/Statistics without any graduate course work needs to take the 6 core courses in the department’s MS program and receive a GPA 3.0 or better in all the 6 core courses taken and a student’s grades on all the courses taken can include no more than one C (C means C or C+) and no more than one B-to be qualified.

Suggested Compatible Co-disciplines

Program Requirements

Mathematics as Coordinating Unit

A student can have either mathematics or statistics as the emphasis area when the student declares mathematics as the coordinating unit.

After fully admitted, students must take at least six 5500-level courses (at least 18 credit hours) in mathematics or statistics. Transfer credit may be accepted (in accordance with the minimum 21 credit residency requirement set by the School of Graduate Studies). Students must satisfy the co-discipline coursework requirement set forth by the co-discipline. The student's supervisory committee may require more courses if such courses are appropriate to the student's area of research. The student's dissertation must represent a significant contribution to mathematics or statistics. Refer to the department Web site for more details.

Mathematics as a Co-discipline

The number of hours required in mathematics for a student who chooses mathematics as a co-discipline will be at least 12 graduate credit hours. up to six of these credit hours may be at the 400-level. Students must receive a GPA of 3.0 or better on all courses taken and a student's grades on all the courses taken can include no more than one C (C means C or C+) and more more than one B-.