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To ensure students are using the most recent version of a Graduate College form, please download forms directly from the Graduate College website www.asu.edu/graduate/forms/index.html.

Please note the current graduate Program of Study and Course Changes to a Graduate Program of Study forms are available on the Registrar's website: http://www.asu.edu/registrar/forms/regforms.html#4. These forms should only be used by students who filed a program of study prior to March 1, 2006. All programs of study filed after that date must be done using the iPOS (interactive program of study).

iPOS Info: All graduate programs of study are filed using the ASU interactive web site, http://www.asu.edu/interactive. The Graduate College web page http://graduate.asu.edu/currentstudents/index.html has an informational guide to assist you. Once you have submitted the iPOS, you will need to print the Approval page for your advisor's signature. This form must be submitted to the Department's graduate office (PSA 226) for the Director of Graduate Studies' approval. When you initially file the iPOS, it will only let you list your advisor. Once it is approved by the Graduate College, you should go back to the ASU interactive web site to add the rest of your committee members. Your advisor should indicate approval of your committee members by email to the graduate office (grad@math.asu.edu).

Program of Study Guidelines

General Guidelines for a Program of Study
PhD POS: must add up to 84 credit hours; of this total, you must list 12 hours (and only 12 hours) of 799 dissertation. The remaining 72 hours are coursework/research hours as suggested by your advisor. A PhD student may transfer a maximum of 30 credit hours taken from a previous master's degree. Keep in mind that the Graduate College must have an official transcript from all institutions you plan to transfer coursework from. Please make sure you have requested all official transcripts be sent to the Graduate College or you will not be able to list that coursework on the program of study. MA - thesis option: must add up to 30 credit hours; of this total, you must list 6 hours (and only 6 hours) of 599 thesis. The remaining 24 hours are coursework/research hours as suggested by your advisor; at least 12 of these hours must be at the 500 level or above. MA - no-thesis option: must add up to 30 credit hours; of this total, 18 hours must be at the 500 level or above. MNS: Must add up to 36 credit hours; of this total 24 hours must be from MAT/STP/MTE courses (at least 12 of these hours must be at the 500 level); the remaining 12 hours are from one outside department (at least 6 hours must be at the 500 level or higher). One of the three committee members must also be from the outside department.

Courses not allowed on a graduate program of study:

MAT 421 - Applied Numerical Analysis
MAT 460 - Applied Real Analysis
MAT 461 - Applied Complex Analysis
MAT 462 - Applied Partial Differential Equations
MAT 485 - History of Mathematics
STP 420 - Introductory Applied Statistics
STP 429 - Experimental Statistics
MTE 482 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School

Assistantships

Teaching Assistantships in the Department of Mathematics are awarded by the first of April of each year for the following academic year (fall and spring semesters). These positions are highly competitive, with many more applicants than there are assistantships available.

Teaching Assistant applicants must either speak English as their native language or have a paper based TOEFL score of 600 or an internet based TOEFL score of 100. Criteria used in making awards include academic records, letters of reference, and demonstrated ability in English, as measured by the TOEFL test. All international students with teaching assistantship positions must take the Arizona State University administered SPEAK test upon arrival to ASU and pass it within the first two semesters of their arrival for continued financial support. International students are encouraged to take the International Teaching Assistant Seminar Course.

You can download the TA application form in both Microsoft Word form and PDF form by clicking on the following

* Application form in DOC
* Application form in PDF

Differential stipends are employed to reward and encourage students as they progress through their degree programs. The base stipends for Masters and Doctoral students are fixed at the levels set by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Graduate assistants teaching their own section of a class receive a $500 teaching stipend per section ($1,000 for the academic year).

The four progression levels are awarded to students as follows:

Progression Level Base Stipend for Academic Year-50% Per Pay Amount for 50% (stipend divided by 20 pays)
Level 1 - all students in the doctoral program who have successfully completed all written examinations at the doctoral level and are enrolled in 9 credit hours per semester.
$18,816
$940.80
Level 2 - all students in the doctoral program who have successfully passed two written examinations at the doctoral level and are enrolled in 9 credit hours per semester.
$18,009
$900.45
Level 3 - all doctoral students who are not at level 1 or level 2.
$17,201
$860.05
Level 4 - all other students. These students receive the base master's stipend.
$15,988
$799.40

For administrative purposes, a student's level in any given semester is based on their status at the end of the previous semester.

Limited summer support is available in the form of teaching or assisting positions during the 5-week and 8-week summer sessions pending budgetary approval.

In addition to the information above, see the Graduate College TA/RA Handbook for important information regarding your position.