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Mathematics BS/MA Combined Degree Program
This may be the first attempt to document the program for the catalog and needs close scrutiny. This reflects the program as it passed the senate in 2009-10.
Description
The combined degree prorgam in mathematics allows students to receive a bachelor of arts and master of science degrees in fewer credits and less time than typically required to complete them separately. Students should consult the degree requirements for the undergraduate major and graduate degree. In many cases, full-time students who begin their course of study at Brockport will be able to complete this combined degree program in five years instead of six.
Admission to the Program
This material was adapted from the senate proposal.
Before applying to the combined program, students must have met the college admissions criteria and been admitted to an undergraduate program at the college. This program seeks to provide a fast track for capable students; therefore it is restricted to students with exceptional records. Undergraduate students may apply for admission to the combined degree program must meet the following criteria:
- successful completion of 54 undergraduate credits
- a GPA of 3.25 for all courses taken in the mathematics major
- an overall GPA of 3.25
- a grade of "B" or better in these two courses:
- MTH 425 Modern Algebra
- MTH 457 Real Analysis
Were these grade requirements expected at 54 credits? I.e., is this an admission requirement or is the minimum grade a combined degree program requirement after admission?
Eligible sutdents are encouraged to submit an application to the program. That application includes, but is not limited to:
- one-page statement of interest
- two letters of recommendation
Program Readmission
A student in good standing with fewer than 120 credits who withdraws from school will automatically be readmitted into the combined degree program if he or she returns within a year. Other returning students (including those who were dropped from the program due to low performance) can reapply to the program later as new applicants.
Program Requirements
Students must have maintain a 3.25 GPA overall and for all courses in the program to stay in the program. Students who fail to complete the combined program will have a fallback position, which is to complete the normal BS track. Students will then have the opportunity to apply any graduate credits earned toward the completion of their undergraduate degree (up to 12 credits).
Students will receive a BS at the completion of 120 credits (assuming all other undergraduate degree requirements are met) and MA at the end of the combined program.
A student in good standing who has completed the BS degree requirements and who withdraws from school or reduces to part-time status will be bound by the 7-year limit to complete the MA segment of the degree program.
The undergraduate courses required for the combined degree program are the same as the undergraduate mathematics major.
The graduate courses required for the combined degree program are the same as the master of arts in mathematics.
Actually, the alternate course for MTH 621 is MTH 628 in the combined (per senate) and MTH 629 in the MA (per 2011 catalog). Is this difference correct? The last modification to the master's program I saw in the senate site was 1971-72.
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Christina M Andre MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
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Mihail Barbosu Ph.D
(Universite de Paris)
Professor and Chair
Susan Bateman MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Adjunct Lecturer
Douglas Benedict MS
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Lecturer
Joshua Brodersen MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Lecturer
Melissa Brown MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
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Laura L Chapman
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Patricia Doyle MA
(Medaille College)
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Debra M Hunter MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Adjunct Lecturer
Megumi Itazawa-Cyle BS
(SUNY College At Brockport)
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Barry L Jones MS
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Lecturer
Dawn M Jones Ph.D
(Western Michigan University)
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Margaret Little MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
Lecturer
Bernard LoBracco MS
(University Of Virginia-Main Campus)
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Sanford S Miller Ph.D
(University Of Kentucky)
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Jason R Morris Ph.D
(University Of Pittsburgh-Main Campus)
Associate Professor
Bogdan Petrenko Ph.D
(University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign)
Assistant Professor
Gabriel T Prajitura Ph.D
(The University Of Tennessee)
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Lindsey M Schopf BS
(SUNY College At Brockport)
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Howard J Skogman Ph.D
(University Of California-San Diego)
Associate Professor
Rebecca N Smith Ph.D
(University Of Florida)
Associate Professor
Pierangela Veneziani Ph.D
(Rutgers The State University Central Office)
Associate Professor
Jeffrey D Walter BS
(SUNY College At Brockport)
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Stephanie Wisnowski MA
(SUNY College At Brockport)
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Hong Yin Ph.D
(Louisiana State University + Agricultural + Mechan)
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Tasneem Zaihra Ph.D
(University of Windsor)
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