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It is important that students meet periodically with their designated
advisors to verify that they are meeting
departmental expectations. Students falling behind the benchmarks
risk losing their funding, but may be eligible to leave the program
with a masters degree.
The typical student in good standing will follow the timeline below.
First Year:
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Summer: Students who have not taken Complex Analysis or Elementary
Topology as undergraduates, and who have been accepted for early
admission, may take these courses during the summer C session at FSU.
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The week before Fall classes begin:
Students may choose to take qualifier exams
in one or more areas. If they pass, they will be exempted from taking
the first two courses in the corresponding sequence.
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Fall Classes: Students have a week to `shop around' for courses.
Typically, first year students choose three core
course sequences
to begin in the Fall, leaving the remaining sequence for the following year.
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Grades: The student maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher in both semesters. If a
student receives grades of A- or better on the first two semesters of a given
core course sequence, then that student automatically exempts from having
to take the corresponding qualifier exam.
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Preparing for qualifier exams: Students who have not qualified in three
areas by the end of Spring term should spend the summer preparing for
qualifier exams that take place in August.
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Second Year:
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Qualifiers: By the beginning of Fall semester students are expected
to have passed or exempted in two of the core areas. By the beginning
of Spring semester, students are expected to have completed all three of their
required qualifiers.
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Courses: Until a student has found a major professor who will supervise
their Ph.D. candidacy and thesis, the student is expected to take three
graded courses per semester. In addition to core courses
the student chooses topics courses and Directed
Individual Study (DIS) courses.
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Major Professor: Students are expected to come to an agreement with
a major professor by the end of Spring Term.
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Masters Degree: Students may consult with the Director of Pure Mathematics
on their eligibility to leave the program in the Spring term with a
masters degree.
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Third Year:
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Courses: Students finish up the core course sequences (including parts III of
Algebra and Topology).
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Ph.D. Candidacy: Students finish their Candidacy Exam
during the third year. After achieving candidacy students are automatically
eligible for a masters degree.
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Beyond Candidacy:
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Thesis work: Students spend two or three years conducting research
and writing up their results in a dissertation.
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Ph.D. Defense: Students finish their thesis defense by the end
of their sixth year of residence.
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