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Chairperson
Dr. Benzion Boukai
Ph: (317) 274-6920
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Mathematical Sciences
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General Academic Requirements and Policies
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Registration
Grading System
Student Residency
Master's Degree
Doctoral Degree
Advising
Plan of Study
Academic Probation
Candidacy
Forms
Registration
Before registering for classes, students should consult either
the Director of Graduate Programs or their advisors to discuss
the selection of courses to take during the semester. Please note
that some classes may require authorization, therefore students
should see their advisors before registration.
After that students should register online using
OneStart. The
IUPUI Schedule of Classes is only available online at
IUPUI Registrar.
Please refer to this website for all the details about
registration, procedures, fees, dates, etc.
Each semester, all full-time mathematics graduate students in the department
are required to register for MATH 598, Graduate Student Seminar.
Grading System and GPA
Grades in the graduate program are assigned in a number of ways. Although
grades A, B, C, D, and F are all available (including a + or - option), in a
graduate course any grade below C is considered unsatisfactory. Moreover,
students may be required to repeat a course with a
grade of B-, especially if it is in their major area.
The grade point average is calculated from numerical values, with A=4 and
F=0. A plus option raises the numerical value by .3, and a minus option
decreases the value by .3. Thus a B+ is worth 3.3 grade points, while B- is
worth 2.7 grade points. Although an A+ may be used, its
value is still 4.0. All grades for which numerical grade points can be
assigned are used to calculate your GPA. IUPUI uses + and - to calculate a
GPA for determination of stipends. However, the final GPA is calculated without
+ and - because Purdue University does not assign + and - grades.
The grades S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory) may be assigned in certain
courses. They carry no grade point values and are not used to calculate the GPA.
Another grade is the deferred grade, R. This is similar to an incomplete grade
(I); but unlike an I grade, the R grade never reverts to an F. Usually the
deferred grade is used to postpone a grade.
Student Residency
The total number of hours of academic credit used to satisfy
residency requirements consists of all course credit hours that
appear on the plan of study, other graduate course credit hours
with grades of C or better that appear on the transcript, and
research credit hours with grades of S that appear on the transcript.
In fulfilling these requirements, a maximum of 15 credit hours
will be allowed from any one semester (maximum hours proportional
to length of summer session).
Master's Degree
- At least one-half of the total credit
hours used to satisfy degree requirements must be earned in residence
at IUPUI.
- At least 30 total credit hours are
required.
- All course grades must be A or B with
at most two grades of C. S (satisfactory) grades are not accepted, with the
exception of research hours.
Doctoral Degree
- At least one-third of the total credit
hours used to satisfy degree requirements must be earned (while
registered for doctoral study) in continuous residence at IUPUI.
- At least 90 credit hours are required.
- A master's degree from any accredited
university is considered to contribute 30 credit hours toward
satisfying this residency requirement.
Advising and Supervision
Each entering graduate student will be assigned a major professor
(advisor) to assist in the selection of a graduate program and
to give guidance in the program. The list of course offerings
should be consulted in planning a program since several courses
are offered only once a year or less frequently.
Students in a master's program will be assigned an advisory committee
consisting of the major professor and at least two other members
of the faculty whom they have had for class.
Students in a Ph.D. program who have passed the advanced topics
examination will arrange for a new advisory
committee of three or four faculty members (will be discussed
later) representative of the student's major area of interest.
The chair will be the student's thesis advisor.
Plan of Study
Each graduate student must file a plan of study with the Purdue
Graduate School. The Plan
of Study form (Form 4 for Ph.D., Form 6 for master's) is available
through the IUPUI math office. The form must be typed and signed
by all the members of the advisory committee and the Director
of Graduate Programs.
A plan of study for the master's degree should be filed as early
as is feasible in the student's study. It must be filed with the
Purdue Graduate School one month prior to the first
day of the academic session of graduation, and students not meeting
this deadline may be asked to register for "Degree Only"
for the following session to receive the degree.
The plan of study will not be approved until all technical conditions
have been met, and normally all unsatisfied academic conditions
of admission must have been met. Warning: For our graduate students
at IUPUI, it always occurs in every semester that students do
not meet all the conditions of admission when they are about to
graduate. (The conditions are listed on the acceptance letter
from the Dean of the Purdue Graduate School, when students
are accepted to the graduate program.) Students must take care
of these conditions as early as possible to avoid these problems
near graduation.
Course changes to the plan of study may be requested on the Request
for Change to the Plan of Study form (Form 13). Each change of
plan of study must be accompanied by a brief rationale. Poor performance
in a course is not an appropriate reason for removing a course
from the plan of study. A request for changes of a plan of study
must be signed by the student and approved by the major professor
and the Director of Graduate Programs.
Click here to view/print the Plan of Study and the Request
for Change to the Plan of Study forms, and to view/print the
instructions for submitting the plan of study to the IUPUI
Mathematics Graduate Office.
Academic Probation
Since an overall GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 is required by the department
for graduation, a student is automatically considered as probationary
if at any time the cumulative index falls below 3.0. Two semesters
of work under the 3.0 index will generally result in the loss
of financial aid such as fellowships, teaching and research assistantships.
Moreover, after two semesters of work under a 3.0 index, students
will not be permitted to register for further classes without
permission from the Department Chair in consultation with
Director of the Graduate Programs.
Candidacy
All degree candidates must register for candidacy CAND 991 during
the session of graduation. Students must also be registered for
at least one course in the session of graduation. Those with outstanding
incomplete grades for courses listed on the plan of study will
not be permitted to graduate.
Ph.D. candidates must submit the form 380-Request to Have Degree
Awarded at Another Campus-to the IUPUI Office of the Registrar
prior to the end of the sixth week of the semester in which the
degrees is to be conferred (third week for a summer session).
The form has to be signed by Dean Pam Crowell
before submission to the registrar's office. Students must file
this form during any semester in which they will graduate, even
if students had filed it in previous semesters.
Forms
Advanced Topic Exam Proposal Form
Word document format (*.doc)
PDF document format (*.pdf)
Plan of Study for Master of Science
Instructions for Submitting the Plan of Study
Plan of Study for Ph.D
Request for Change of Plan of Study
Request for Appointment of Examining Committee
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The Department of Mathematical Sciences of
IUPUI
(
Indiana University –
Purdue University
Indianapolis)
School of Science.
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