Graduate Admission Policies and Procedures

Minimun Admission Requirements
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. An unrecalculated cumulative grade-point average in undergraduate work of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale). If an undergraduate course has been repeated, all grades received will figure in the calculation of the grade-point average. Satisfactory preparation for the graduate program in which the student wishes to enroll as specified by the department of the major. A test of written, and spoken English, which the University reserves the right to request, of any entering graduate student whose primary language is not English.

Cooperative Doctoral Program Admission
Details of admission and degree requirements should be discussed with the program director. In the case of a student writing a Ph.D. for a Youngstown State University graduate faculty, the joint approval of the student, thesis topic, and Youngstown State University faculty thesis supervisor will be made by Rhodes University and may require the passing of preliminary examinations by the student. The overall degree requirement is the writing of a doctoral thesis that represents a substantial, original contribution to the mathematical literature as assessed by Youngstown State University graduate faculty, Rhodes University doctoral faculty, and external readers internationally prominent in the mathematical discipline represented by the thesis. A student writing a Ph.D. for a Youngstown State University graduate faculty will be required to serve a six-month internship/residency at Rhodes University, at the conclusion of which will be the formal thesis defense before a committee comprising Rhodes University doctoral faculty and the student's Youngstown State University thesis supervisor.

Mathematics and Statistics Masters Degree Admission
An unrecalculated undergraduate cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all undergraduate mathematics, statistics, and computer science courses.
A completed sequence in standard calculus including multivariable calculus. Previous courses in discrete strucutres and linear algebra. Evidence of success in mathematical reasoning.