Computational and Applied Mathematics, Ph.D.

Degree Requirements

Course requirements for the Ph.D. include those of the M.S. in computational and applied mathematics  plus an additional 18 credit hours (totaling 51 credit hours of approved graduate coursework), as well as 6 hours of dissertation credit. One year in full-time residence on the SMU campus or at a research facility approved by the departmental faculty and the dean of graduate studies is also required.

Students will be awarded the M.S. degree en route to the Ph.D. after having completed all requirements for the M.S. in computational and applied mathematics. Students advance to candidacy upon successfully completing all coursework and the Ph.D. qualifying examination—a written examination and oral presentation of a paper based on individualized concentration courses in computational and applied mathematics. Students must prepare a dissertation proposal, to be approved by a faculty committee, prior to beginning work on the dissertation. Successful oral defense of the dissertation before a faculty committee is required for completion of the Ph.D.