Admission Requirements

General CSU East Bay admission requirements for graduate study state that a student must have (1) completed a four-year college course of study and hold an acceptable baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association, or shall have completed equivalent academic preparation as determined by appropriate campus authorities; (2) be in good academic standing at the last college or university attended; (3) have attained a GPA of 2.5 or better in the last 90 quarter (60 semester) units attempted; (4) satisfactorily meet the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards (including qualifying examinations) for graduate study.

Students applying for the Master's Degree in mathematics are not required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). They may submit GRE scores however, if they wish.

All students whose education was primarily in a language other than English must demonstrate competency in English. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be passed with a score of 550 or better.

Admission may be made by the university into one of the three following categories:

Post-baccalaureate Unclassified

This option is used by students wishing to take classes for personal or professional growth without seeking an M.S. degree. It is also used by students who cannot be admitted to the degree program for various reasons. Any student who meets the general qualifications (previous paragraph) may be admitted as Post-baccalaureate Unclassified. Only 13 units taken as post-baccalaureate unclassified may be used toward a graduate degree. For this reason, students who plan to work for the M.S. degree should seek admittance in classified or conditionally classified status as soon as possible.

Graduate Conditionally Classified

Such students are missing a few of the Department requirements for admission (see individual options), but the Graduate Committee feels that they will be able to make up the deficiencies. Students who are admitted under this classification should make up deficiencies as soon as possible. No more than 20 quarter units taken under this classification may be applied to the degree.

Graduate Classified

Students who meet all University and Department requirements (including fulfillment of the University Writing Skills Requirement) for admission to the M.S. program.