Description of the academic program structure including courses required and available options to fill in gaps in undergraduate training. |
AIM MLB -total of 31 credits: nine regular courses (3 credits each) and 2 credits of the AIM Student Seminar (Math 501, to be taken in the first two semesters), with the remaining credits being composed of other approved graduate courses.
Among the nine regular courses, the AIM MLB program additionally requires:
at least five courses from the enhanced list of AIM core courses
The study program must include at least three 500-level courses from this list.
The study program must also include:
MATH 404 (Intermediate Differential Equations),
MATH 419 (Linear Spaces and Matrix Theory), and
MATH 451 (Advanced Calculus I), unless similar courses have been satisfactorily completed as part of the undergraduate degree.
at least two courses from a chosen partner field, or another field outside of mathematics.
MATH 454 (Boundary Value Problems for Partial Differential Equations)
Research Requirement
Math MLB-
The Math MLB MS program must include at least one course in each of the following four core areas:
(1) linear algebra: 419§, 420, 571.
(2) algebra: 412§, 475, 493, 567, 575, 593, 594 or other 500-level algebra courses
(3) analysis: 451§, 452, 525, 526, 555, 596, 597, or other 500-level analysis courses
(4) topology/geometry: 490§, 537, 590, 591, or other 500-level topology/geometry courses
In addition, MLB Math students should take at least four mathematics courses at the 500 level or above. These four courses may overlap with the courses taken to satsify the four core area requirements. To maximize flexibility, we do not require any specific courses beyond the core ones listed above, which we feel are essential to eventual success in the PhD program.
Research Requirement
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Additional details regarding enrollments and characteristics of the students |
Bridge students must meet the eligibility requirements below:
Eligibility
The MLB Scholars Program is looking for students who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or undocumented students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), and meet one or more of the following criteria:
Come from an educational, cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in the field of Mathematics in the United States or at the University of Michigan;
Have demonstrated a sustained commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm through their work experience, volunteer engagement, or leadership of student or community organizations. By commitment to diversity, we mean efforts in the U.S. to reduce social, educational or economic disparities based on race, ethnicity or gender, or to improve race relations in the U.S.;
Have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances;
Are first-generation U.S. citizens or are the first generation in their families to graduate from a four-year college. |