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Master of Arts Degree Program
The Department of Mathematics offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Mathematics designed for students who wish to study mathematics at an advanced level. Within this degree program, students may choose to complete the traditional track or the teaching option. The traditional track best satisfies the needs of students who wish to work in industry, teach at community college, or go on to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics. The teaching option is designed especially for students who wish to enhance their high school mathematics teaching and/or assume a leadership role in high school mathematics education and beyond or who wish to pursue an advanced degree in mathematics education.
Admission
In order to be admitted to the Master of Arts program in Mathematics (either Traditional or Teaching Option), you must first apply to the University through http://www.csumentor.edu
In order to be admitted to the program, an applicant must have earned a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Mathematics. In order to achieve classified standing (i.e., full admission), applicants should have undergraduate preparation in mathematics comparable to that of a typical math major at Fresno State and have a 3.0 grade point average in the last 60 units taken. Students lacking this preparation may be admitted conditionally. These students will become classified after meeting additional requirements as set by the graduate coordinator. For example, the student may be required to take certain upper division courses (e.g., abstract algebra, linear algebra, analysis, geometry) before achieving classified status.
The coursework required to achieve classified status may not be applied towards credits for the graduate program.
All applicants are required to take the general GRE. Preference will be given to applicants who score 450 or better on the verbal section, and 600 or better on the quantitative section.
In addition to completing the application at http://www.csumentor.edu you must send both your
- GRE (general) – official scores, and
- one official transcript for each college or university attended
to:
Office of University Admissions–Graduate/Postbaccalaureate
5150 North Maple, JA 57
Fresno, CA 93740-8026