The UH Department of Mathematics awards both Master's and Doctoral degrees for work in a variety of areas of pure and applied mathematics. Currently around 150 graduate students are enrolled each regular semester. More than 40 of these are international students, representing at least twelve different nationalities. About 80 students each semester are supported by the department as teaching assistants, tutors, graders or in similar positions.

There are different admissions requirements for our different degree programs. The overall expectation is that all graduate students have a solid mathematical background equivalent to a UH undergraduate degree in mathematics. It is expected that students should be able to complete any of our Master's programs in under two years, and our PhD program in 4-5 years.

• Ph.D. - Doctorate Degree in Mathematics  
  
  
• M.S. - Master of Science in Mathematics

   

• M.S. - Master of Science in Applied Mathematics

   

• M.S. - Master of Science in Statistics and Data Science

   

• M.A. - Master of Arts in Mathematics (Online program)

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• Non-degree Objective (NDO): This option allows students to take courses without pursuing a degree.

• Pre-graduate Program (Pre-Grad): This option is for students who have already obtained a Bachelor's degree and would like to take graduate classes, with the possibility of transferring earned credits into one of our graduate programs.

• Taking Graduate Classes - (Plus–18 Partnership)

Departmental Contacts

• Alan Haynes, Director of Graduate Studies, akhaynes@central.uh.edu
• Katrice Bender, Graduate Advisor, kmbender@central.uh.edu
• Jennifer May, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, jrmay@uh.edu 
• Math Graduate Student Representatives, mathgsrs@central.uh.edu 

Additional Information and Resources

Research - Major areas of research in the department

Admissions - Admission requirements and Financial Support

New Students - Information for incoming new students

NSM Online Teaching Tools and Instructions  

*Note: The correct designation for degrees on the transcript, will be denoted as: M.S. or M.A. or Ph.D.