To apply for admission to our M.S. Program in Mathematics, please follow the guidelines below. For detailed information about our program, please read our  Graduate Student Handbook . We encourage all qualified and motivated students to apply by sending their application materials directly to the Mathematics Department.

All forms needed to complete your applications for admission, for an assistantship, and for housing are provided below. These forms are in the .pdf format and Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open and complete them. To download and install free Acrobat Reader, go to .

1. Please print and complete the forms and send them in with the remaining materials, e.g., GRE and TOEFL scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc., along with your check to cover the application fee directly to: Department of Mathematics, Box 5054, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505.
2. If sending a check is a problem, applicants are asked to contact Ms. Shelia Kendrick, Graduate School, skendrick@tntech.edu, for instructions how to make a direct payment to a university bank account.
3. Computer-Based Testing Center List for United States, U.S. Territories, Puerto Rico and Canada

• Additional information for international students from the TTU International Student Office

Academic Background

The preferred academic background for applicants to our Graduate Program is a B.S. or a B.A. degree in mathematics.  However, students whose formal education has not been mathematics but in a related field, are also encouraged to apply.*  We have had several students with an undergraduate degree in engineering successfully complete our MS program.  In addition, international students currently pursuing a five year program that leads to a master's degree in mathematics, computer science, physics, or engineering who have completed at least four years in such a program, can be admitted if their mathematics background is strong.  The normal course of study and support in the form of an assistantship is four semesters. For more admission information please consult our Graduate Student Handbook.

Additional Financial Support

In addition to the graduate assistantships offered by the Mathematics Department, the University now offers Diversity Fellowships.

U.S. Students

Students who are U.S. citizens need to submit the following materials:

• All forms for U.S. citizens needed to apply to our Graduate Program as one single PDF file (1.24MB) 
• Graduate Application for Admission or Readmission (required)
• Personal Essay Form (required)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate studies (required)
• GRE scores (required)
• Student Health Form (required)
• Three letters of recommendation: Letter of Recommendation Form (required)
• Application fee of $25 (required)
• Application for Graduate Assistantship (optional).
• Housing Application Form (optional)

International Students

Students who are not U.S. citizens need to submit the following materials:

• All forms for non U.S. citizens needed to apply to our Graduate Program as one single PDF file (1.39 MB) 
• Graduate International Student Application for Admission (required together with some additional materials listed in Point 6 of this form)
• "Statement of Finances" -- it is a part of the Admission Form, page 3 (required, see next)
• Students who do not have personal funds sufficient to cover 9 months of living expenses, tuition, and fees can apply for the Graduate Assistantship which includes a stipend, and a tuition and fees waiver, by submitting Application for Graduate Assistantship.
  
• As of fall 2007, the Cost of Living index has been raised to $25,242. Since the value of the graduate stipend and the current dollar value of the tuition and fees waiver is $1,166 short of that amount, each international applicant applying for full departmental support must submit a bank statement showing a balance in his/her account of at least $1,166 at the time of application. Applicants not applying for the departmental support must submit a statement showing funds equivalent to at least $25,242.
• Personal Essay Form (required)
• Official transcripts from all previous institutions (required)
• GRE and TOEFL scores (required)
• Student Health Form (required)
• Three letters of recommendation: Letter of Recommendation form (required)
• Application fee of $30 (required)
• Housing Application Form (optional)
• International applicants already in the U.S. who are currently attending a college/university, must also submit Advisor Form for International Graduate Applicants

To find out the current dollar value of  9 months of living expenses, tuition, and fees, or to request an application packet (in case you can't print these forms) please contact Vickie Mayberry, Departmental Secretary, (931) 372-3442. Any other questions please direct to Dr. Allan Mills, Interim Chair, (931)372-3569. You can also visit the Graduate Admission page of the Graduate School at Tennessee Technological University for additional information about the University and its graduate programs.

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* Students who do not hold a bachelor degree in mathematics or who have not completed an equivalent of four years of university studies in mathematics, may be admitted conditionally. They will then be required to complete certain undergraduate courses in mathematics, typically MATH 5110/5120 Advanced Calculus I and/or II, and/or MATH 3510/3520 Modern Algebra I and/or II, and/or MATH 3400 Introduction to Concepts of Mathematics (to see course descriptions go to http://www.math.tntech.edu/course_descript.html), depending on their background, before they can be reclassified to full standing. Please contact Dr. Allan Mills, Interim Chair, at amills@tntech.edu if you have any questions related to your background and its suitability for admission to our Graduate program.

Last revised:  October 2007/vm