The Graduate Certificate in Mathematics provides graduate-level instruction in mathematics to students interested in obtaining advanced skills and knowledge in this area. For those students who are teaching or plan to teach introductory post-secondary mathematics or Dual Credit courses, our courses will help them integrate new mathematical concepts and approaches into their teaching, thereby improving the quality of instruction and learning outcomes for their students.

The certificate allows instructors of introductory college-level mathematics to partially meet the faculty educational standards of many post-secondary institutions. These requirements usually include a master’s degree in the discipline, or a master’s degree in another field (e.g., education) plus 18 hours of graduate level coursework in the discipline.

Students complete the requirements for Graduate Certificate in Mathematics by

• Completing at least one course in three of the five categories as outlined below (9 cr)
• Complete three additional elective courses chosen from any one of the five categories (9 cr).

Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Courses and Categories

1. MATH T601—Topics in Algebra. Core applications of Algebra including Group Theory, Ring Theory, Field Theory, Commutative and Noncommutative Algebra, Number Theory, and other topics in Algebra.
2. MATH T610—Topics in Analysis. Analysis applications. Topics covered in this area include Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Fourier Analysis, and other topics in Analysis.
3. MATH T620—Topics in Topology/Geometry. Essential concepts of Topology/Geometry including topics in Euclidean and non- Euclidean Geometry, Point set topology, Differential Topology, Differential Geometry, and other topics in Topology/Geometry.
4. MATH T640—Topics in Differential Equations and Applications. Differential Equations and Applications including Numerical Methods, Mathematics of Finance, Graph Theory, Mathematical Physics, and other topics.
5. MATH T650—Topics in Probability/Statistics. Key concepts of Probability/Statistics.

Each of these courses may be repeated for credit (with a different topic).