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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. Department reports that MTH 628 in the combined proposal is an error and it should be MTH 629 as in the most-recently-published graduate program.

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

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 must meet the following criteria to apply to the combined degree program:

  • 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

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 five-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.

Department of Mathematics

Department Chair: Sanford Miller
Location: Brown 208
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Email: lnoreck@brockport.edu
Phone: (585) 395-2146
Fax: (585) 395-2304

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