THE MATHEMATICS GRADUATE GUIDEBOOK
Revised October 2007
The guidebook is intended as a
reference for use by Mathematics faculty and graduate students. It contains
degree requirements, language requirements, guidelines for continuation of assistantships,
Department and University policies concerning graduate students, and other
information about the
Contents:
Faculty
Advisors and Committees
Course
Registration Requirements
Advance
Registration and Assistantships
Language/Research
Skills Requirements
University
Regulations for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Appendix: Graduate Course Listing by Area and Level
Faculty Advisors and Committees
All students entering a
Mathematics degree program are advised by the Graduate Committee. By the end of the first year, each student
will be assigned a faculty advisor by the Graduate Coordinator. The advisor is responsible for forming the
student's Master's or PhD committee, and signing his or her advisement form
each semester. The student should meet
regularly with his or her advisor, to keep the advisor informed about the
student's progress, and to develop a personal mentoring relationship.
A student may change advisors at
any time; to do so, he or she should discuss the change with both the old and
new advisor, and the Graduate Coordinator.
The Master's or PhD committee
should take an active role in designing the student's course of study,
especially in regards to language requirements and courses outside the
department. It makes the final pass/fail
decision on MAMS or Master's Comps, or PhD Qualifying Exams.
The
The Mathematics Department
requires students holding assistantships to take at least 9 credits of
program-oriented coursework each semester: ordinarily this will be within the
Mathematics department, but courses within related departments (such as
Computer Science, Statistics, or Management Science), or language courses, are
acceptable if approved by the student's advisor.
Except during the summer, the
Mathematics Department requires all PhD students who have passed the Written
Qualifying Exams to register for at least one PhD-level course each semester,
in addition to any reading or research projects they are taking (8800,
8900-8980, 9000, or 9300).
During the summer, students receiving
support are expected to register for at least 9 credits.
Advance Registration and Assistantships
The
Registration is deemed complete
when the student has paid his or her fees, or has checked the payroll deduction
option on the OASIS screen. Note that
before this can be done, the student must see his or her advisor, bring a
completed advisement form to the administrative coordinator, and have
"cleared advisement'' entered into the OASIS system. Students are requested to complete advisement
as early as possible.
For students holding
assistantships, it is the intention of the Department to continue providing
support for up to six years (five years for students entering with a Masters
degree), as long as the student is making satisfactory academic progress, and
discharges his or her assistantship duties responsibly.
Progress is examined in an annual
review by the Graduate Committee, ordinarily carried out in Spring
semester. The review includes
evaluations by the student's advisor, instructors in courses the student has taken
within the past year, and faculty members the student has been assigned to
assist. It includes examination of the
student's academic record, progress on PhD Qualifying Exams or Master's Comps,
completion of language requirements, and training as a teacher. For students working on dissertations or
theses, it includes an evaluation of the progress they have made. For students assigned teaching duties, it
includes an evaluation by the student's teaching mentor. The review will take into account the following
timetables and guidelines:
PhD students: Students
entering the PhD program holding Master's degrees in Mathematics are expected
to pass their Written Qualifying Exams within 2 years of entering the program;
all others, within 3 years. Students are
expected to finish their Oral Qualifying Exams within 9 months, and their
Dissertations within 3 years of completing written Quals. Support will be continued beyond these limits
only on an annual basis and only after a petition by the student's advisor,
which must project an appropriate date for completion of requirements. It is expected that continuation of support
for more than 1 additional year will be very rare.
Master's and MAMS students are expected to complete their programs
within two years. Continued support for
the second year depends on satisfactory performance in the first year. MA Non-Thesis students are expected to pass
their Comprehensive Exams at the end of the second year. Support for a third year will be given only
upon the advisor's strong recommendation.
Grades are indicators of a student's prospects for success on the
corresponding Quals or Master's Comps; grades lower
than A, especially in 6000 level courses, signify that
difficulties are to be expected. A grade lower than B- in any Mathematics course is grounds for
reducing or terminating support.
International students whose native tongue is not English must
demonstrate competence in spoken English (e.g. being able to communicate
effectively with faculty and other graduate students) by the end of their
second year of study. This requirement
can be fulfilled by passing ELAN 7769 and satisfactorily giving a seminar to
the graduate students and faculty.
International students are expected to continue their training in English
until they have passed GRSC 7770 and passed the TSE/SPEAK Test with a score of
at least 50 or passed the TOEFL/TAST with a score of 23-25. Failure to meet this requirement is grounds
for a reduction in support or an increase in non-teaching duties.
Domestic students who have not had experience teaching at the
college level must take GRSC 7770 (TA preparation course) within their first
year of graduate study (second year, for those holding Graduate School
Assistantships).
All students should complete language/research
skills requirements early in their programs.
Teaching guidelines are provided
so that our graduate students are adequately trained as teachers, the workload
is distributed fairly among our students, and our undergraduates receive high
quality instruction from graduate students supported by the department.
All students entering the MA and
PhD programs in the Fall semester are required to take
the Preliminary Examination during Orientation Week. This exam is designed to
test the students' mastery of the foundations of the undergraduate mathematics
curriculum, principally linear algebra and advanced calculus, and is used
mainly for placement purposes. Based on the performance on the exam, the
student may be placed into MATH 7900 (Foundations for Graduate Mathematics)
during the Fall semester, and be required to take the
exam again in the middle of the Spring semester.
The purpose of the MA program in Mathematics is to offer students
who hold a Bachelor's degree in mathematics or a closely related field an
opportunity to broaden their knowledge in several areas of mathematics and its
applications. This program will prepare
a student for teaching at junior colleges or for careers in business,
government, or industry. An inadequately
prepared PhD applicant may be admitted to the MA program with the possibility
of transferring later to the PhD program if he or she makes sufficient
progress.
Prerequisites: To enter the
MA program a student should have a strong Bachelor's degree in mathematics or a
closely related field. The student
should have had training at the junior/senior level in courses requiring
reading and writing proofs, preferably including at least two from modern
algebra, topology, and real analysis.
Additional courses in pure and applied mathematics, probability,
statistics, physics, and computer science are desirable.
MA Program Requirements: The
MA program in mathematics is offered under two
plans: (1) MA with thesis, and (2) MA without
thesis. The general Graduate School
requirements include a minimum of 30 semester hours of course work of which at
least 12 hours must be in courses open only to graduate students (exclusive of
7000 and 7300, but including 6000 level courses). A maximum of 6 hours of 7000
and 3 hours of 7300 may be applied toward the 30 hours. For additional
requirements concerning transfer credit, submission of program of study,
admission to candidacy, and regulations concerning Master's comps and
preparation of theses, see the current Graduate Bulletin,
or consult the
Departmental requirements are as
follows.
Candidates for the MA degree with thesis are required to take 30 credit hours of mathematics-related coursework, and to write a thesis. The coursework must include 9 hours in 8000-level courses*, and 3 hours of MATH 7300 (Master’s Thesis). It is desirable that the thesis should present original research. However, the thesis may be expository in nature in which case it should be a synthesis of several research articles and books. The student must give a final oral defense of the thesis and it must be approved by a committee of three members including the thesis advisor.
a) the 2-hour 8xx5 problem sessions which accompany the qual-prep courses;
b) reading courses 8800;
c) more that one semester of VIGRE Research 8850;
d) seminars 8900-8980;
e) non-Math courses.
Exceptions may be granted (rarely) on a case-by-case basis with approval of the advisor and the graduate coordinator.
Both options for the MA degree
require that the student demonstrate competence in one of the three
language/research skills areas: natural
languages, computer science, or statistics, as discussed in the section on Language/Research
Skills Requirements.
A student's progress towards an
MA degree is supervised by a 3-person Master's committee, formed at the
beginning of his or her graduate career.
The student's faculty advisor chooses this committee, and is its chair.
The three MA Comprehensive Exams taken by students in the MA non-thesis program must be chosen from
three different areas among (1) Analysis, (2) Algebra, (3) Topology, and (4)
Applied. See the Appendix
for a list of courses, grouped by area.
The course groups corresponding to the four areas are (1) A and E, (2) B
and F, (3) C and G, and (4) D and H. At
least one exam must cover an 8000-level course.
Master's Comps are two hours in length, and must initially be taken in a
one-week period, ordinarily at the end of the candidate's second year of study.
The examiner marks the exam and makes a pass/fair recommendation, but success
is ultimately determined by the student's committee; if the student's work is
not satisfactory the committee may recommend "fail" or administer
another exam.
Students transferring from the
PhD to the MA non-thesis program are
given credit for Master's Comps if they have passed two or more PhD Written
Qualifying Exams.
The Master of Applied Mathematical Science (MAMS) Program
The purpose of the MAMS program is to provide mathematical training
for students who wish to work in business, government, or industry. It is designed to produce applied
mathematical scientists who can solve quantitative and qualitative problems
arising in practical applications (for example, in areas such as computer aided
industrial design, operations research, engineering or systems analysis). The MAMS program is intended for people who
wish to sharpen their mathematical skills for use in applied situations.
The MAMS degree offered in the
Mathematics Department is inherently interdisciplinary in nature. A principal feature of the MAMS program is
that the student works on an individual problem. This problem can come from any applied area
of study (for example, physics, agricultural engineering, ecology, marine
sciences or finance). Some upper level
course work in that area may be included in the student's program of study. The project results are written up by the
student in a substantial technical report.
The student also gives an oral presentation of the report to the
faculty. The technical report should
clearly describe the problem, detail the mathematical analysis and results, and
interpret the results in terms of the original problem.
Prerequisites: In order to
be admitted to the MAMS program, a student must have taken courses in
multivariate calculus, linear algebra, and ordinary differential
equations. Students should also have had
some experience with computers.
Course Work: The course work
in students' programs of study should broaden their knowledge and skills in
applied mathematics. To obtain a MAMS
degree the student must pass 33 credit hours of approved course work, including
either
Real Analysis (MATH 6100) or Complex
Variables (MATH 6150)
and
either
Probability
(MATH 6600) or Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (MATH 6720).
At least 9 credit hours of
8000-level mathematics courses must be included in the student's program of
study with at least one course taken from each of any two of the following
areas:
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Advanced Numerical Analysis (MATH 8500, 8510, 8520)
Special Topics in Numerical Analysis (MATH 8550)
PROBABILITY
Probability (MATH 8600)
Stochastic Processes (MATH 8620)
Stochastic Analysis (MATH 8630)
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Industrial Mathematics (MATH
8700)
Variational
Methods/Perturbation Theory (MATH 8710)
Ordinary Differential Equations
(MATH 8740)
Introduction to Dynamical Systems
Partial Differential Equations
(MATH 8770)
In addition students may take up
to nine hours of course work in other departments in an area related to the
technical report project.
Technical Report: A
distinguishing feature of the MAMS program is the writing and presentation of a
technical report following an investigation into a real-world applied
mathematics problem. This report,
written under the guidance of a faculty advisor, consists of three parts:
The introduction, in which the problem is explained clearly in non-technical terms;
The report and presentation may be viewed as training for a
real job situation where one communicates the results of a project and any
relevant conclusions to a manager or a client.
Prerequisites: To enter the
PhD program a student should hold at least a Bachelor's degree in
mathematics. The academic record of a
student applying to the PhD program should contain substantial evidence that
the student will succeed in the doctoral program. In reviewing an applicant's folder, the
Graduate Committee gives substantial weight to the applicant's transcripts,
letters of recommendation, and GRE scores.
Requirements: The PhD degree
has no rigid course requirement beyond the residency
requirement (however, breadth and depth of knowledge are strongly
encouraged). It does require (1) passing
written and oral qualifying examinations, (2) writing a dissertation embodying
the results of original research which is acceptable to the student's
dissertation committee, (3) a final oral defense of the dissertation, and (4) a
language/research skills requirement.
For
the language research skills requirement, the student must demonstrate
competence in two areas: either two
natural languages, or one natural language and computer science, or one natural
language together with sufficient improvement in English, if the student is an
international student whose English is initially
inadequate. See the section on Language/Research
Skills Requirements for detailed requirements.
A student's progress towards the
PhD degree is initially supervised by a three-person Preliminary Advisory
Committee, formed at the beginning of his or her graduate program. The student's faculty advisor chooses this
committee, and is its chair. After the
student has passed the Written Qualifying Exams, and before taking the Oral
Qualifying Exam, the Advisory Committee is increased to five members.
The PhD Qualifying Examination System consists of two parts. The first part consists of four Written
Qualifying Exams and the second consists of an Oral Qualifying Exam.
Written Qualifying Exams are offered every year in August before
the start of Fall semester classes and in January
before the start of Spring semester classes.
Study guides
and copies of previous
qualifying exams are available on the Graduate Program website for students
to use in preparing for their Written Qualifying Exams.
The Written Qualifying Exams are
divided into three groups:
Group 1: Complex Analysis, Real Analysis
Group 2: Algebra; Topology
Group 3: Probability; Numerical Analysis
Each PhD candidate is required to
pass four Written Qualifying Exams, including both exams from Group 1 and at
least one exam from Group 2. The exams
in Group 1 are two hours long, and the other exams are three hours long. Each of the six introductory 8000-level
courses (MATH 8000, 8100, 8150, 8200, 8500, and 8600, along with the associated
8xx5 problem session) is designed to help prepare students for the written
qualifying exam in the corresponding subject area.
The Written Qualifying Exams may
be taken in any order, and more than one exam may be taken at a time. An exam may be repeated until passed;
however, timely completion of the Written Qualifying Exams is expected
according to the Progress
Guidelines. For each written
qualifying exam taken by a student, an examining committee decides on a
pass/fail recommendation communicated to the student’s advisory committee. The final determination of pass or fail on a
written examination lies with the student's committee. The student’s committee may reverse the
examining committee’s decision or may choose to administer its own examination
in addition.
The Oral Qualifying Exam is based on the student's anticipated area
of specialization. In it, the student is expected to present material from a
research paper and to answer general questions about the area of
specialization. It is to be taken within 9 months of the time the student
passes his or her last Written Qualifying Exam.
(A student who passes Written Qualifying Exams early will be allowed
additional time to pass the Oral Qualifying Exam.) To begin preparing for the Oral Qualifying
Exam, the student decides upon a thesis advisor. At this time the student's committee will
increase from 3 to 5 members. The
student, advisor, and committee agree upon a body of material for which the
student will be responsible. The student
reads research papers in the area: in
general, in the examination, the student presents a 30-minute lecture on those
prepared papers, followed by a question period of at least one hour on the
paper and background material.
Language/Research Skills Requirement
Natural Languages: The
student must have a reading knowledge of a foreign language with significant
mathematical literature, chosen from French, German, or Russian. A student can show this knowledge either:
OR
OR
Computer Science: The
student must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of computers to do mathematical
research. A student can demonstrate this
either:
OR
Statistics: The student must
demonstrate a useful theoretical and practical knowledge of statistics. A student can demonstrate this either:
OR
Certification
a.
A student meeting the requirement by a course may
indicate this on his or her Admission to Candidacy form.
b.
For a student doing a translation, the examiner will
submit a form indicating the results of the exam (graded on a Pass/Fail basis)
to the Graduation Office as soon as possible after completion of the
examination.
c.
For a student with native proficiency, the examiner
will indicate the student's nationality or cultural background, and attest to
his or her proficiency.
d.
For a student doing a programming project, the Graduate
Coordinator will submit a form to the Graduation Office, signed by a 3-person
examining committee, indicating satisfactory completion of the project.
e.
For a student carrying out a statistics project, the
Graduate Coordinator will submit a form to the Graduation Office, signed by a
3-person examining committee, indicating satisfactory completion of the project
and Equivalency Exam.
After
completion of language and/or research skills requirements students will submit
the "Foreign
Language/Research Skills Form" (located on the Mathematics website),
to the Mathematics Graduate Office (room 434B).
These requirements are subject to
the following conditions:
Courses
In order to demonstrate
sufficient current familiarity with a language or research skill, a course used
to satisfy this requirement must have been taken while the student was a
graduate student.
Departmental Language Examinations
The Mathematics Graduate
Coordinator will designate faculty members to serve as examiners in each
language. The examiners will be persons
of native or near-native proficiency in the language. When the student is prepared, he or she can
make an appointment to do the translation, which will be done in a controlled
situation. An examination may be taken a
maximum of three times in any given language.
A different article will be used for each attempt. All attempts will be reported, regardless of
the outcome.
Computer Projects
Computer programming projects
must be approved in advance by the student's advisor. It is expected that projects will concern
mathematical research and require about one semester's work. In carrying out a
project, the student must demonstrate proficiency in at least one standard
programming language, and show a working knowledge of some microcomputer system
from the Unix, Windows, or Macintosh worlds. At the end of the project, the student will
either submit a written report, or give a half-hour presentation, to a
three-person committee designated by the Graduate Coordinator. Successful completion of the project will be
evaluated by this committee.
Statistics
The Statistics equivalency exam
can be taken at most three times.
Statistics research projects must be approved in advance by the student's
advisor. At the conclusion of the
project, the student will either submit a short written report, or give a
half-hour presentation, to a three-person committee designated by the Graduate
Coordinator. Successful conclusion of
the project will be evaluated by this committee.
The approved Computer Science and
Statistics courses are as follows:
Computer Science: CSCI 6900,
CSCI 7010
CSCI 6900 (Special Topics): The content of this course varies, but in the
past it has included Symbolic Programming, and Computer Algebra, which are very
useful for mathematical research.
CSCI 7010 (Computer
Programming): This course involves
algorithms, programs, computing systems and hands-on-experience with
microcomputers.
Statistics: STAT 6220, 6230,
6240, 6260, 6280, 6290, 6360, 6520
STAT 6220 (Statistical Methods
II): Regression, analysis of variance,
factorial designs, etc. This is the
second basic course in statistical methods, following STAT 6210.
STAT 6230 (Applied Regression
Analysis): Techniques of multiple
regression and model building, multiple and partial correlation, etc. Have STAT 6220 as a prerequisite.
STAT 6240 (Sampling and Survey
Methods): Design of sample surveys,
biases, variances and cost estimators.
At the level of STAT 6220; have STAT 6210 as a prerequisite.
STAT 6260 (Statistical Quality
Assurance): Basic graphical techniques
and control charts, etc. Have STAT 6220
as a prerequisite.
STAT 6280 (Applied Time Series
Analysis): Autoregressive, moving average,
and integrated processes, etc. Have STAT
6510 as a prerequisite.
STAT 6290 (Non-Parametric
Methods): Techniques and application of
non-parametric tests. Estimates,
confidence intervals, etc. Have
STAT 6220 as a prerequisite.
STAT 6360 (Statistical
Programming SAS): Statistical
programming techniques. Have STAT 6220
or STAT 6230 as a prerequisite.
STAT 6520 (Mathematical
Statistics II): This is a second course
in mathematical statistics. Have STAT
6510 as a prerequisite.
The rationale behind these
choices is that all are at a level equivalent
to or above STAT 6220, and all could be useful to a student teaching in
a small mathematics department who was occasionally called on to teach
statistics courses, or to a student employed in industry.
Computers should be seen as one
tool, in an array of tools available, for attacking mathematical problems. Skill in computer programming is increasingly
important for mathematicians to acquire.
It is not expected that all mathematics students will take coursework in
computer science, but for many that will be appropriate. As a minimum, students should obtain the
following skills:
Ability to quickly work out simple numerical and symbolic examples in a programming language or in a high-level package like Mathematica, MATLAB or MAPLE.
2.
The ability to do mathematical word processing.
For some students it will be
important to obtain a high level of skill in programming, so as to be able to
do meaningful computer experiments as a part of mathematical research. This is particularly so in applied areas, but
increasingly also in pure areas. The
skill may be in a classical programming language, or in a high-level symbolic
manipulation package. In any case the
student should develop sensitivity to the strengths and limitations of the
machine and the language, and to issues of algorithmic efficiency, allocation
of memory resources, internal representations of objects, and reliability of
results.
The Mathematics Department will
support:
Access to computers equipped with standard software used in classes, like C++, Java, MAPLE, Mathematica, MATLAB;
The
Students are responsible for making sure that the appropriate forms are
filed on time.
Forms may be obtained at
http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/forms&publications/currentstudent_forms.html
and
should be taken to the Graduation Office located at
MA Degree
|
Document |
Due |
|
Advisory Committee for Master
of Arts & Master of Science Candidates
form |
At least 1 semester before
graduating and before submitting Program of Study |
|
Program of Study for Master of Arts
& Master of Science Candidates
form |
Should be submitted by the second semester of residence,
but must be submitted no later than the beginning of the semester
student intends to graduate |
|
MA Admission to Candidacy form |
At least 1 semester before graduating |
|
Application to Graduate form |
Beginning of semester student
intends to graduate |
|
Approval Form for Master’s
Thesis Defense or Final Examination |
At least 2 weeks before
graduation Filed by Graduate Coordinator |
|
Exit Approval Letter for Master
of Arts |
At least 1 week before
graduation Graduate Coordinator submits on
Department stationery |
MA candidates must have at least
a 3.0 average at the time of applying for admission to candidacy.
Approval Form for Master's Thesis Defense or Final Examination
states that the student has passed Written Master's Comps. Advisors of students writing MA theses should
regard the thesis defense as satisfying Comps.
MA candidates with thesis must meet graduate school
rules for checking
theses, having them checked by the prescribed date, making sure they have
the correct format, and having copies filed with the
On the Program of Study designate
by asterisk 6000- and 7000- level courses only open to graduate students,
exclusive of research and thesis hours (7000 and 7300). All 6000-level MATH courses have been deemed
to meet this condition.
MAMS Degree
|
Document |
Due |
|
Advisory Committee for Master
of Arts & Master of Science Candidates
form |
At least 1 semester before
graduating and before submitting Program of Study |
|
Program of Study form for
Non-Doctoral Professional Degrees |
At least 1 semester before
graduating |
|
Admission to Candidacy for
Non-Doctoral Professional Degrees form |
At least 1 semester before
graduating |
|
Application to Graduate form |
Beginning of semester student
intends to graduate |
|
Exit Approval Letter for the
MAMS Technical Report |
At least 1 week before
graduation Graduate Coordinator submits on Department stationery |
MAMS candidates must have at
least a 3.0 average at the time of applying for admission to candidacy.
MAMS candidates must file three copies of the Technical Report
with the Mathematics Department, including one in a folder provided by the
Department.
PhD Degree
|
Document |
Due |
|
Advisory Committee for Doctoral Candidates form
(preliminary committee with 3 members) |
Prior to taking written quals Submitted before Program of Study |
|
Preliminary Doctoral Program of Study |
Developed by Major Professor and student, approved by the
majority of committee, submitted to Graduate Coordinator by end of first
year. (Do not submit to Grad. School) |
|
Advisory Committee for Doctoral Candidates form (revised
to include 5 members) |
Prior to taking oral quals Submitted before or with Program of Study |
|
Final Doctoral Program of Study form |
Should be submitted in the first year of residency, but
must be submitted by the time oral comprehensive examinations are scheduled. |
|
Oral Qualifying Exam Announcement |
Graduate Coordinator notifies Graduate School 2 weeks
before exam is scheduled |
|
Report of the Written and Oral Comprehensive Examination
form |
Graduate Coordinator submits to Grad. School when student
passes the Oral Qualifying Exam |
|
Application for Admission to Candidacy for Doctoral Degree
form |
One full semester
before the date of graduation |
|
Application to Graduate form |
The beginning of semester student intends to graduate |
|
Final Defense of Doctoral Dissertation Announcement |
Graduate Coordinator notifies 2 weeks before defense is scheduled |
|
Approval form for Doctoral Dissertation and Final Oral
Examination |
Graduate Coordinator submits after student successfully
completes thesis defense and at least 2 weeks before graduation |
PhD candidates must complete all their
language requirements before applying for Admission to Candidacy. Students must
have at least a 3.0 average at the time of applying for admission to candidacy
If the membership on the
student's 3-person Preliminary Advisory Committee or 5-person Final Advisory
Committee changes after the original Advisory
Committee for Doctoral Candidates form has been filed, it is necessary to
file another copy of that form indicating the revised committee.
PhD candidates must meet
University Regulations for Graduate Teaching Assistants
1) All new GTAs
and GLAs, who will have any kind of instructional
responsibility, are required to attend the university-wide orientation for
Graduate Assistants held before the beginning of Fall Semester classes. Returning GTAs and GLAs are encouraged to attend sessions of interest.
2) Domestic GTAs who have no prior teaching experience at the college
level must enroll in GRSC 7770 level 3 (3 credit hours) before being given
responsibility for a course.
3) International graduate
students whose native language is not English (i.e. those required to take the
TOEFL) are required to have a passing score on the Test of Spoken English
(TSE/SPEAK) or the new version of TOEFL/TAST (IBT TOEFL) before being
considered for a teaching assignment.
The new version, IBT TOEFL, is being phase in by Educational Testing
Service and includes a speaking component.
The SPEAK and TAST exams are no longer available as an on-campus
option. However, TSE/SPEAK/TAST scores
will continue to be accepted for a limited time until the IBT TOEFL is
available to all international applicants.
GTAs and GLAs
who have no prior successful teaching experience at the college level in the
United States must enroll in ELAN 7768, ELAN 7769 or GRSC 7770 before they are
given any responsibility for a course.
The Mathematics Department offers discipline specific sections of GRSC
7770.
ELAN – Levels 1 and 2 are
designed specifically for non-English speaking teaching assistants.
ELAN 7768 Level One
The class is designed to improve
the classroom communication of international teaching assistants through
English as a Second Language training. Sessions include:
ELAN 7769 Level Two
The class is designed to improve
the ability of international teaching assistants to communicate effectively
within the cultural context of the
GRSC 7770 Level Three (Can be used for Certificate in University
Teaching)
The class is designed to prepare
teaching assistants for their role in the
Students who feel they have been
treated unfairly in any matter concerning the graduate program, including
continuation of support, assignment of duties, academic status, or
nondiscrimination policies, may request a hearing by the Graduate Committee. Assignment of grades, and setting of grading
policies and standards, are considered to be an instructor's prerogative and
are not normally an appropriate grievance topic.
Appendix: Graduate Course Listing
Graduate courses are offered at
two levels. Courses numbered 6000-6900
are intended for senior undergraduates as well as graduate students. Courses numbered 8000-8980 are intended for
graduate students preparing for Comprehensive or Qualifying Exams, or advanced
Masters and PhD students. As a general
rule, 6000-level courses and 8000-level courses carry 3 hours of credit per
semester. (Most graduate courses meet 3
hours a week.) Normally, a first year
student selects three courses per semester at the 6000-level. A second year student normally selects at
least two courses per semester at the 8000-level. A first year student with previous course
work at the 6000-level may substitute 8000-level courses. All first year students and all second year
PhD students are required to take VIGRE Research Group (MATH 8850) in both Fall and Spring semesters.
Most first year students take one of the teaching seminars GRSC 7770,
ELAN 7768, or ELAN 7769.
A list of courses is given below, divided into groups
according to subject area and level. See
the University of Georgia Bulletin for a more detailed description of
these courses.
| A. Analysis | 6100-10-20 | Real
Analysis
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| Lebesgue Integration |
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| Multivariable
Analysis |
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| 6150 | Complex Variables
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| B. Algebra | 6000-10-50-80 | Algebra
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| 6300 | Algebraic Geometry |
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| 6400-50 | Number Theory |
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| C. Topology | 6200 | Topology |
| 6220 | Differential Topology |
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| 6250 | Differential Geometry |
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| D. Applied | 6500-10 | Numerical Analysis |
| 6600 | Probability |
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| 6630-70-90 | Algorithms |
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Combinatorics
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Graph
Theory
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| 6700-20-80 | Applied Mathematics |
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Differential Equations |
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| E. Analysis | 8100-10 | Real Analysis |
| 8150-60 | Complex Analysis |
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| 8170-80 | Functional Analysis |
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| 8190 | Lie Groups |
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| F. Algebra | 8000-10-20 | Algebra |
Finite Groups |
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Commutative Algebra |
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| 8080 | Lie Algebras |
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| 8300-10-20 | Algebraic Geometry |
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Schemes |
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Curves |
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| 8400-10 | Number Theory |
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| G. Topology | 8200- |