Financial Support
There are several types of financial support available for students in the
Mathematical Sciences graduate programs. Each type of support is awarded to
qualified students on a competitive basis. Continuation of all support is
based upon satisfactory progress towards degree. (The following dollar
amounts are current as of spring 1995.)
Assistantships and Fellowships
Graduate Teaching Assistantships are the most common type of financial
support for departmental graduate students. The duties usually entail
teaching two or three undergraduate courses per academic year or serving
as a teaching assistant in a large section of a course. Master's students
normally receive graduate teaching assistantships for two consecutive
academic years and one summer session, which is the typical time required
to complete their degrees.
R.C. Edwards Fellowships and Alumni
Fellowships are awarded by the Graduate School. The department nominates
candidates who compete with other nominees throughout the university. These
fellowships currently pay $5,000 per academic year in addition to an
assistantship granted by the department. Fellowships require no explicit
duties. Applicants to our department have been quite successful in winning
these awards in recent years.
Research Assistantships are available to
graduate students through research grants and contracts held by faculty
members in the department. These assistantships require approximately
twenty working hours per week (one-half time). They may pay a somewhat
higher rate than the teaching assistantships and are awarded based on
availability and the qualifications of the recipients.
Tuition and Fees
Graduate Assistants
pay a flat fee which is substantially below the regular cost of tuition.
The usual
graduate assistant courseload is 9 credit hours per semester.
Approximately
$200 per semester is needed for textbooks and supplies. Students are required
to pay the semester medical fee and are entitled to all the medical
services
of the Student Health Service including a complete pharmacy.
Specific information concerning tuition and fees can be found in
the Graduate School Catalog
Housing
Housing is available in the student residence halls or at various apartment
complexes in town. Two-bedroom furnished apartments rent in the range of
$200-$675 per month. Utilities are generally paid separately. Married and
single parent student housing is available on campus with graduate
assistants having the highest priority. Cost varies from $240-$310 per
month.