Curriculum
To complete the 84-credit-hour Ph.D. program, students must satisfy course, language
and residency requirements, pass the qualifying and preliminary examinations, and
write a dissertation containing original research in statistics, applied mathematics-physics
or applied mathematics.
At least 36 credit hours must be in mathematics, statistics and physics courses numbered
above 800. Courses used toward a master's degree may be included. A maximum of 36
credit hours may be transferred from another university at the discretion of the student's
committee.