1. Admission Policy

1.1. Admission Types Allowed:

The M. Sc. program in Mathematical Sciences will be available for full-time, part-time, degree, and non-degree students.

1.2. Admission Requirements:

• The following major fields of study from the following colleges are accepted to apply for the M. Sc. program in Mathematical Sciences:

i) Faculty of Science

ii) Faculty of Engineering

iii) Faculty of Medicine

iv) Faculty of Business Administration

v) Faculty of Education (only Mathematics Education)

vi) Any other majors with minor in Mathematics.

I) Degree Students:

Part-time and Full-time students can be admitted into the Mathematical Sciences program provided the following requirements are fulfilled:

i) Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00.

ii) Pass the following courses with an average GPA of B- :

- Linear Algebra (Math 111 or its equivalent)

- Calculus III (Math 211 or its equivalent)

- Ordinary Differential Equations (Math 240 or its equivalent).

iii) The minimum level of the required language test score should not be less than 6 in IELTS, 60 in TOEFL(iBT) or 500 in TOEFL (ITP).

iv) Pass an entrance exam with a score not less than 60%. The entrance exam is based on materials from Linear Algebra (Math 111),

Calculus III (Math 211) and Ordinary Differential Equations (Math 240).

v) Pass an interview conducted by the graduate committee in the department.

II) Non-Degree Students:

Part-time and Full-time students can be admitted into the Mathematical Sciences program provided the following requirements are fulfilled:

i) Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.67.

ii) Pass the following courses with an average GPA of B- :

- Real Analysis (Math 329 or its equivalent)

- Complex Analysis (Math 330 or its equivalent)

- Advanced Linear Algebra (Math 363 or its equivalent)

iii) The minimum level of the required language test score should not be less than 6 in IELTS, 60 in TOEFL (iBT) or 500 in TOEFL (ITP).

iv) Pass an entrance exam with a score not less than 60%. The entrance exam is based on materials from Linear Algebra (Math 111),

Calculus III (Math 211) and Ordinary Differential Equations (Math 240).

v) Pass an interview conducted by the graduate committee in the department.

1.3. Evaluation Criteria:

To be admitted in the Mathematical Sciences program the student must fulfill the above admission requirements, and pass an entry exam set by the graduate committee in the department.

1.4. Additional Information: (Student’s Program Committee Members)

A student's program committee must consist of three members: Two members from the Department of Mathematics and one member from the minor program of the student (if any). The supervisor must be from the Department of Mathematics. The chosen courses must be approved by the student's program committee. The student's program and his/her committee must be approved by the graduate program committee.

2. Other academic departments participating in the research

Faculty of Engineering and Petroleum, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Business Administration, and Faculty of Education.