1. What degrees do we offer?
2. What makes our program unique?
3. What financial assistance do we offer?
4. Faculty
5. What is the required course work?
6. Where are we located?
7. Further links which may be of interest.

What degrees do we offer?

The Department offers programs of instruction and research leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The M.A. is intended to prepare students for further study toward the Ph.D. or for a career in teaching or industry. The Ph.D. prepares students for research and/or teaching careers in colleges, universities or industry.

What makes our program unique?

Obviously our location in the beautiful and culturally rich Midtown area of St. Louis makes us unique. But there is a combination of qualities that we think distinguishes our mathematics graduate program in a more substantial way.

• We are a small program with a high student/faculty ratio. (The ratio is about 1-1.)
• We provide a nurturing yet rigorous and challenging environment.
• The master's program is primary: We prepare MA candidates for Ph.D. study or for work in teaching or industry.
• The department is engaged in undergraduate curriculum reform using leading-edge technology, and graduate students participate in this.
• We have a record of recruiting and graduating minority students.

What financial assistance do we offer?

Students who are awarded teaching assistantships normally teach one course per semester. This allows graduate students maximum freedom to pursue graduate study while perfecting their teaching skills. Currently the nine month stipend amount is $12,100, and full tuition remission and medical benefits are included. In addition, each year the department can nominate outstanding candidates for the Minority Fellowships and the Presidential Fellowships. We currently have one Presidential Fellow.

Who are the faculty?

SLU has an internationally recognized faculty in the research areas of geometric and algebraic topology, differential geometry, relativity theory, group theory, group representation theory, and functional analysis. A high faculty-to-student ratio allows for creative, individual instruction within a framework of rigorous training. Here is a list of the faculty.

What is the required course work?

Ten courses (30 hrs.) at the 400 or 500 level are required for the M.A.. The graduate (500) level courses are centered around four year-long sequences in algebra, analysis, differential geometry, and topology. Two of these sequences must be completed for the M.A.. There are 400 level courses in these areas which prepare the student for the graduate level sequences. Courses at the advanced graduate level allow the student to proceed beyond the standard graduate curriculum into areas of research represented by the faculty. Additional course work and a dissertation consisting of original research are required for the Ph.D.

Where are we located?

Saint Louis University is located in the beautiful and diverse midtown area of the city if Saint Louis. We are adjacent to a cultural district that includes Powell Hall (home of the Saint Louis Symphony), the Fox Theater, and the Sheldon Hall. We are minutes from Forest Park, which is the largest city park in the U.S. and includes the St. Louis Zoo, Art Museum, and History Museum. Most of the graduate students live off-campus, but on campus housing is available.

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