Financial Support

Students in the M.S. program can receive financial support for up to six quarters, and students in the Ph.D. program for up to 18 quarters (15 quarters if they already have a graduate degree).

Financial aid is awarded for an entire academic year (it cannot start in the winter or spring quarter). The deadline for consideration for financial aid for the entire academic year is February 1.

Teaching Associateships

Teaching associateships are available annually, carrying stipends from $13,000 to $14,900. Tuition scholarships are also provided for teaching associates, and the teaching load is four or five class hours per week. Most students are given the responsibility of teaching a section of algebra, elementary mathematics for education majors, or calculus. Application for an associateship should be completed by February 1, but will be accepted after that date if vacancies still exist.

Graduate Recruitment Stipends

A small number of Tuition Scholarships in the form of Graduate Recruitment Stipends are available. These stipends cover the tuition fee and the recipient is expected to provide eight hours/week of service to the department. (This service can be in the form of grading for a professor or manning the computer lab or similar work.)

Summer Support

Graduate students with a superior teaching record are considered for summer teaching assignments, on a competitive basis. The summer teaching salary varies from $2,100 to $2,300, per course, depending on the number of credit hours taught.

Policy on Non-Mathematics Courses

During a non-summer quarter in which they receive financial support from the department, a Master's student who wishes to take a non-math
course that does not appear in their study plan must first obtain approval from their advisor and the graduate chair. During a non-summer quarter in which they receive financial support from the department, a Doctoral student who wishes to take more than one non-math course must first obtain approval from their advisor and the graduate chair.  Students who violate this policy may lose their financial support.