Graduate Programs

Mathematics program requirements
Applied Mathematics program requirements
How to apply - international students
TOEFL requirements for international students
How to apply - domestic students

On the application forms, there is a checkbox for you to indicate if you also want to apply for a graduate assistantship.  You may also get the assistantship application form here.  Letters of recommendation and the assistantship application form should be sent to the department secretary, Joyce Lott, at jlott@uakron.edu or mailed to

Department of Mathematics
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-4002

Our Masters programs prepare you for work in industry, government agencies, academia and for further graduate studies.  Some of our recent graduates have gone to work at

• Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
• General Electric
• American Greetings
• Roadway
• Infocision
• Aircraft Braking Systems
• Luke Engineering
• Fairissac
• Equity Engineering Group
• Brown-Mackie
• Los Alamos National Lab
• Technigraphics

and some have entered Ph. D. programs at

• Arizona State University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Northwestern University
• Penn State University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Akron
• University of Georgia
• Case Western Reserve University
• Columbia University
• Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

If you are a talented, ambitious student, our accelerated 5 year BS/MS programs are right for you.  Overlap in the undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to graduate a year early.  You have an opportunity for a Teaching Assistantship in the last 2 years, and you'll begin your research project early.