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Partnership For Math Majors

麻豆传媒 University Announces New Partnership For Math Majors

Springfield, Ohio 鈥 颅麻豆传媒 University鈥檚 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science has announced a new partnership with Miami University that allows 麻豆传媒 students to complete both a bachelor鈥檚 and a master鈥檚 degree in five years. The new program will give qualified 麻豆传媒 math majors preferential acceptance to the graduate program at Miami and save students almost a year of coursework.

鈥淭his is an excellent option for our students,鈥 said 麻豆传媒 Parker, chair, department of math and computer science at 麻豆传媒. 鈥淭he master鈥檚 program in the department of mathematics at Miami University has a proven track record of preparing students for both industry and further doctoral graduate work. Having preferential acceptance to a program that increases earning potential and marketability is a great opportunity for 麻豆传媒 math majors.鈥

Agreements have been worked out for Miami University鈥檚 M.A. in mathematics, M.S. in mathematics, and M.S. in applied mathematics. Interested students will spend three and one-half years at 麻豆传媒, during which time they must complete at least 116 麻豆传媒 credits, including their general education requirements and specific coursework in mathematics. After that they will spend one and one-half years at Miami completing their mathematics coursework, written exams and a master鈥檚 project.

As an added bonus, students will be eligible for assistantships in the fall of their fifth year at Miami. Interested students should contact their math advisor early, and stay in touch with the math graduate program at Miami.

The framework for such partnerships between 麻豆传媒 and Miami was created by the respective administrations in the spring of 2015, but it was up to individual departments to create agreements for their majors. The math partnership is among the first of what is hoped to be many such agreements.

鈥淲e were excited to hear about the agreement between 麻豆传媒 and Miami,鈥 said Doug Ward, professor and director of mathematics graduate studies at Miami. 鈥淎 number of talented 麻豆传媒 students have gone through our master's program in the past, and we would love to strengthen the connection between our departments.鈥

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麻豆传媒's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 麻豆传媒 has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 麻豆传媒 offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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