Graduate Bulletin
For detailed program information including curriculum and requirements, please view the academic bulletin, the university's official document of record concerning graduate-level academic programs and regulations.
With its internationally renowned faculty and modern computing facilities, the department provides a stimulating and supportive environment for graduate studies. The Ph.D degree in mathematics at the University of South Carolina serves to prepare students for professional careers in academic research, college and university teaching, and industry. The Mathematics Department at UofSC is a friendly, cooperative and welcoming place.
Course of Study
Mathematics graduate students at the University of South Carolina have the option of pursuing research in a variety of pure and applied fields, culminating in a Ph.D or master's degree. Ph.D students have the option of completing a concentration in applied and computational mathematics.
Our Students
The average number of Ph.D students in our program in a given academic year over the past five years is 53. About 30 percent of our students are women, about 40 percent are international students, and about 97 percent of them receive substantial financial assistance in the form of tuition abatement and a stipend. We offer most Ph.D students support for up to five years, pending yearly evaluations.
Graduation and Beyond
With few exceptions, all Ph.D students who pass the qualifying and comprehensive exams graduate in four or five years.
In recent years, our Ph.D graduates have taken postdoctoral appointments at Arizona State, U. Delaware, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Max Planck, Penn St., Queens U., UC-San Diego, U. Southern California, Texas A&M, U. Utah, and Wake Forest. Our graduates have also taken jobs with Ernst & Young, Microsoft, Google, NSA, NASA, Texas Instruments, and Wells Fargo.
Ph.D
We encourage students who wish to become researchers or to teach at a college or university to pursue the Ph.D degree. Students interested in careers in government or industry also pursue the Ph.D degree.
M.A. and M.S.
Our department offers both the master of science and the master of arts in mathematics.
M.M. and M.A.T.
Both of these master's programs focus on secondary and junior college education.
A detailed description of our graduate program can be found in the graduate handbook.