Mathematics

We are pleased with your interest in our graduate program. Before you continue with the electronic application for admission, we wish to ensure that you are familiar with the minimum requirements for admission to graduate degree study in Mathematics. It is important to recognize that although satisfaction of these basic requirements does not guarantee graduate admission, failure to satisfy these requirements may lead to automatic denial of admission.

Supporting Documents: Additional documents are required to support the application. Supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to the graduate program to which you are applying, as directed below. Click the links below for details. Supporting documents include the following, unless specific instructions are noted in the requirements sections of this page:

• Transcripts
• GRE Test
• English Proficiency
• Recommendation letters
• Statement of Purpose

Application Deadlines: Applications and all supporting documentation must be received on or before the deadlines listed below:

	Fall	Spring	Summer
U.S. Citizen	December 20	December 1 (Financial support is generally not available for students starting in January.) Only exceptionally does the Mathematics Department consider admission into its graduate program for the Spring semester.	The Mathematics Department does not offer admission into the graduate program for the Summer semester.
International	December 20	October 15 (Financial support is generally not available for students starting in January.) Only exceptionally does the Mathematics Department consider admission into its graduate program for the Spring semester.	The Mathematics Department does not offer admission into the graduate program for the Summer semester.

Contact Information	Mailing Address	Web Sites of Interest
Name: Shannon Cassady  Phone: (765) 494-1961 E-mail: scassady@purdue.edu	Graduate Office Department of Mathematics Purdue University 150 North University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 USA	Graduate Program Website

Current master’s students wishing to move to a doctoral degree program in this same graduate program will not be required to submit a new application.

Master's Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score has been set
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test:
  Advanced Mathematics - strongly recommended; required for fellowship consideration and for applicants to the Computational Finance program and the Computational Science and Engineering program.

Note:  The Department of Mathematics rarely admits students from outside Purdue to our MS program.  We encourage those considering our MS program to consider applying to our PhD program instead.

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test:
  Advanced Mathematics - strongly recommended; required for fellowship consideration.
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 570
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80 
With the following minimum section requirements: 
Reading: 19 
Listening: 14 
Speaking: 18 
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Master's Degree Completion:
  Not required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test:
  Advanced Mathematics - strongly recommended; required for fellowship consideration.

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Master's Degree Completion:
  Not required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Subject Test:
  Advanced Mathematics - strongly recommended; required for fellowship consideration.
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 570
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80 
With the following minimum section requirements: 
Reading: 19 
Listening: 14 
Speaking: 18 
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

If you do not meet the basic requirements described above, please do not submit an electronic application until you have contacted our graduate program staff.