BS/MS Integrated Degree
The integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s in Mathematics gives accelerated undergraduate students the opportunity to complete both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Mathematics with only two additional semesters at the graduate level after completion of their undergraduate degree. This program helps prepare students for either careers in industry or to continue their education in a doctoral program and allows many students to study a subfield of mathematics in more depth than the BS in Mathematics alone.
At this time, the Integrated Degree Program is only available to Bachelor of Science students; Bachelor of Arts students are not eligible to participate.
IDP Eligibility
Students eligible for the Integrated Degree Program (IDP) must complete their bachelor’s degree within four years (8 semesters) if they entered the university as a freshman or three years (6 semesters) if they transferred to the University of Minnesota. In addition, they must have the capacity in their schedule to take four graduate-level courses during their last undergraduate year as well as complete their remaining requirements for their BS in Mathematics degree. Note: Courses are either applied toward the undergraduate or the graduate program, not both.
Students must meet with a math faculty advisor to plan both their remaining undergraduate math courses and their graduate courses that will later be applied toward the graduate program. Bring this course plan when you meet with the math departmental advisor to complete the Advisor Verification Form.
IDP Application
Students in the BS major should apply to the IDP in the term before their final year. The IDP application includes:
- The internal application form
- A brief statement describing why the student is seeking entry into the IDP
- One letter of recommendation from a faculty member in Mathematics
- The Advisor Verification Form signed by the math departmental advisor, Kate Lewis.
Most students admitted to the IDP will have a 3.2 to 3.5 technical GPA and at least a 3.0 GPA in their Mathematics courses. This is in line with the major admission expectations.
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Deadlines & due dates
Deadlines & due dates
The application deadlines are April 1 for a fall start and November 1 for a spring start. Students will be notified of the outcome of their application via email by June 1st for a fall start and by December 1st for a spring start. In some cases, an admission decision will be put on deferral until semester grades are finalized. Students will be notified if their application is on hold.
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Degree progress
Degree progress
Students who are accepted to the IDP in the internal application process will be admitted to the graduate program upon completion of their undergraduate degree, assuming continued academic success. In particular, it is expected that students will maintain a major GPA of 3.0 once admitted to the IDP. Admission to the program can be revoked should the student not successfully complete all the admission requirements.
Students admitted to the Integrated B.S.Math./M.S.Program will complete and be awarded an undergraduate degree within 4 years (8 semesters) for NHS and 3 years (6 semesters) for NAS students. Students can transfer four courses taken at the graduate level (5xxx or above) to the graduate program that are not used to undergraduate degree requirements. Students will complete a minimum of two semesters, completing 18 credits as a graduate student before completing master’s program requirements
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Advisor Verification Form
Advisor Verification Form
This advising form is for students seeking admission to the integrated BS to MS program in the School of Mathematics. Your application is not considered complete until you have met with the mathematics departmental advisor, Kate Lewis, to discuss your plan and gain approval.
Sample Five-Year Plan
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Freshman Year
Freshman Year
Spring Semester
- MATH 1371/1571H (4 cr)
- PHYS 1301W (4 cr)
- WRIT 1301W (4 cr)
- Liberal education requirement (3-4 cr)
- CSE 1001 (1 cr)
Fall Semester
- MATH 1372/1572H (4 cr)
- PHYS 1302W (4 cr)
- CSCI 1103, 1113, or 1133 (4 cr)
- Liberal education requirement (3-4 cr)
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Sophomore Year
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
- MATH 2373/2574H (4 cr)
- PHYS 2503 (4 cr)
- Liberal education requirement (3-4 cr)
- Elective course (3-4 cr)
- Elective course (3-4 cr)
Spring Semester
- MATH 2374/2573H (4 cr)
- MATH 3283W (4 cr)
- Liberal education requirement (3-4 cr)
- Elective course (3-4 cr)
- Elective course (3-4 cr)
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Junior Year
Junior Year
Fall Semester
- MATH 4/5xxx – Discrete Algebra (3 cr)
- MATH 4/5xxx – Analysis (3-4 cr)
- UD Technical Elective (3-4 cr)
- Liberal education requirement (3-4 cr)
- Elective course (3-4 cr) to reach 120 credits
Spring Semester → apply to IDP
- MATH 4/5xxx – Theoretical Algebra (3 cr)
- MATH 4/5xxx – Analysis (3-4 cr)
- UD Technical Elective (3-4 cr)
- Liberal education requirement (3-4 cr)
- Elective course (3-4 cr) to reach 120 credits
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Senior/Graduate Year
Senior/Graduate Year
Fall Semester
- UD Math Elective (3-4 cr)
- UD Math Elective (3-4 cr)
- Grad Core Course Sequence 1 * (3 cr)
- MATH 5/8xxx (3 cr)
Spring Semester
- UD Math Elective (3-4 cr)
- UD Math Elective (3-4 cr)
- Grad Core Course Sequence 2* (3 cr)
- MATH 5/8xxx (3 cr)
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Graduate Year
Graduate Year
Fall Semester
- MATH 5/8xxx (3 cr)
- MATH 5/8xxx (3cr )
- MATH 5/8xxx (3 cr)
Spring Semester
- MATH 5/8xxx (3 cr)
- MATH 5/8xxx (3cr )
- MATH 5/8xxx (3 cr)
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Graduate level core course sequences
Graduate level core course sequences
MATH 5285H - Honors: Fundamental Structures of Algebra I
MATH 5286H - Honors: Fundamental Structures of Algebra II
MATH 5345H - Honors: Introduction to Topology
MATH 5583 - Complex Analysis
MATH 5615H - Honors: Introduction to Analysis I
MATH 5616H - Honors: Introduction to Analysis II
MATH 5651 - Basic Theory of Probability and Statistics
MATH 5652 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes
MATH 8202 - General Algebra
MATH 8203 - Category Theory and Homological Algebra
MATH 8246 - Representation Theory
MATH 8301 - Algebraic Topology
MATH 8302 - Differential Topology
MATH 8365 - Differential Geometry
MATH 8402 - Mathematical Modeling and Methods of Applied Mathematics
MATH 8441 - Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
MATH 8442 - Numerical Differential Equations
MATH 8601 - Real Analysis with Measure Theory
MATH 8602 - Harmonic and Functional Analysis
MATH 8651 - Theory of Probability Including Measure Theory
MATH 8654 - Probabilistic Modeling and Computation
MATH 8701 - Complex Analysis
Undergraduate Program
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612-625-4848
115 Vincent Hall
Graduate Program
Caitlin Knight, Graduate Program Coordinator
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