Application Procedure and Requirements

1. Fill out the  Preliminary Application Form linked from here. 
2. Wait for a reply. We try to reply quickly, but sometimes it can take about a week. If you haven't heard from us with ten days or have any questions during the application procedure, email a query to grad@math.montana.edu. 
3. After you have heard from us, apply officially online through the Division of Graduate Education website. There you can download an application checklist  and will be required to 
   • complete a Graduate Studies Application Form (online and includes a Cumulative GPA Calculation Form)
   • pay a $50 application fee
4. After reading the Division of Graduate Education instructions in item 3 above, all applicants will be directed to mail
   • Official transcripts from all Universities and Colleges you attended
   • a minimum of 3 letters of recommendation
   • Official GRE scores (verbal, quantative, analytical - no subject exam)
   • A short essay describing your interests and aspirations
   
   to the following mailing address:

   Montana State University - Bozeman
   Department of Mathematical Sciences
   Attn: Graduate Program Committee
   PO Box 172400
   Bozeman, MT 59717-2400

   International applications require additional documentation. If you are an international applicant, please complete the Preliminary Application Form and we will then provide you with a list of the additional requiremnts.
   

The student should have a B (3.00 on 4.00 scale) average or better for the last two years of undergraduate or graduate work. To achieve regular admission status, we recommend:

• mathematics majors complete an undergraduate advanced calculus sequence
• statistics majors have two years of calculus and one year of statistics
• Mathematics education majors should have one of the following:
• 1. a teaching certificate with a mathematics endorsement
  2. two years K-12 teaching experience
  3. two years college teaching experience

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and GTA Requirements.

All applicants are required to take the General Test of the GRE. The GRE subject exam is not required. The applicant is encouraged to take the GRE by February 1. The minimum standards for a GTA, which can be relaxed at the discretion of the department, is a GRE verbal score of 480. GTA applicants from countries where English is not an official language must also meet additional minimal English Proficiency Requirements . These minimal acceptable scores are:

1. Test of English as a Foreign Language-TOEFL: 550 (paper), 213(computer based), 80 (internet)
2. International English Language Testing System - IELTS: band score of 7.0
   

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