Applying to the AMS Graduate Program
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Master's Application Deadlines
Spring 2025 Application Deadlines:
- For international applicants: all applications are due by October 15, 2024
- For domestic applicants: all applications are due by December 1, 2024
Fall 2025 Application Deadlines:
- For international students: all online applications are due by May 1, 2025
- For domestic applicants: all online applications are due by July 15, 2025
DoctorateApplication Deadlines
Spring 2025 Application Deadlines:
- For international applicants: all applications are due by October 15, 2024
- For domestic applicants: all applications are due by December 1, 2024
Fall 2025 Application Deadlines:
– For international students:
- For those who are applying for financial support, all applications are due by December 15, 2024 to receive full consideration
- For those who are not applying for financial support, all applications are due by May 1, 2025
– For domestic applicants:
- For those who are applying for financial support, all applications are due by December 15, 2024 to receive full consideration
- For those who are not applying for financial support, all applications are due by July 15, 2025
Application Requirements
For admission to the graduate program in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, the minimum
requirements are as follows:
A. A bachelor's degree in mathematics, a natural science, engineering, an applied science,
or a social science with a strong mathematics background. At the minimum for the
master’s program application, students should be fluent in Linear Algebra and Multivariate
Calculus (Calc. III).
B. A minimum overall cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, and at least a 3.0
average in all courses in pertinent or related fields. Attention will be given to
math-related courses and GPAs as well.
C. For Fall 2025 applications, the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test is
NOT required. However, you are most welcome to submit your GRE score should you have
it. Any GRE scores should be reported by ETS (Educational Testing System) to the Graduate
School using institutional code 2548 and department code 0702.
D. An applicant who is not a native or primary speaker of English must present a minimum
score for either the TOEFL or IELTS tests as follows:
TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 90 for doctoral applicants and 80 for master’s applicants.
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6.
TOEFL scores should be reported by ETS to the Graduate School using institutional code 2548. Official IELTS score reports must be mailed to our department directly. Applicants who have earned a degree from an English language university or college, where all instruction is in English, may be admitted without taking the TOEFL/IELTS tests.
E. Three letters of reference and all transcripts of undergraduate and/or graduate study
completed.
F. The applicants must indicate at least one of thefive graduate tracks on the supplement in the application form and may also select another area of specialization
that they would consider if not admitted to the first track.
G. Applicants with domestic credentials must submit an official transcript from each undergraduate college or university attended, regardless of whether a degree was conferred. Applicants must also submit an official transcript from each college or university relating to graduate-level work, regardless of whether a degree was conferred.
Applicants with international credentials must submit an official English translation of all coursework showing a complete course-by-course record, GPA, degree, and institution, in addition to the original documents. SBU graduate admissions personnel will evaluate coursework, GPA, degree requirements, and institutional equivalence. In some instances where the coursework, degree equivalency, GPA, and/or institution cannot be verified, a course-by-course evaluation from one of Stony Brook University's approved NACES members listed below, may be requested from the applicant.
- World Education Services (WES)
- International Education Evaluations, Inc. (IEE)
- Education Credential Evaluators (ICE)
Unofficial copies for both domestic and international credentials are acceptable for an admission decision to be made. If admitted, the applicant must submit final official transcripts/evaluations sent directly from the college/university or evaluation agency as noted above.
Stony Brook University
Official E-Transcripts: Should be sent to gradadmissions@stonybrook.edu
Application Procedure
Please read this entire webpage before you apply. General application information can be obtained at the Graduate School website or one can go straight to the application website.
Note that the application portal status page will give several options to upload additional documents after the application has been submitted. Select the “Statement of Purpose” option from the dropdown menu and upload your statement of purpose.
Application files are reviewed by the department's Graduate Admissions Committee. Upon the recommendation of the Admissions Committee, the Graduate Program Director will authorize an offer of admission to either our M.S. or Ph.D. program with an initial placement in one of the department's five graduate tracks. All students admitted to the doctoral program will automatically be considered for financial support if the application is submitted by the due date for financial support. M.S. students are not eligible for support.
Provisional Admission: Occasionally, students with marginal grades but signs of greater academic potential are offered provisional admission to our graduate program. Their admission offer will stipulate that they must take courses in their first semester and earn at least a B average in them. Upon satisfying these conditions, they will be allowed to matriculate into regular M.S. or Ph.D. student status.
Department Contact
We are here for you if you have any questions. In this special time, the best way to reach us is through emails and we do check them very frequently.
Our Graduate Program Director is Professor David Green: David.Green@stonybrook.edu
Our Graduate Program Coordinator is Mrs. Christine Rota: Christine.Rota@stonybrook.edu
If you have any academic questions, please, email to the graduate program director
of the program you are applying for. Application paperwork questions, please, address
Mrs. Christine Rota.
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