Ph.D. Qualifying Exams

The Ph.D. qualifying exams are a key milestone designed to ensure students have achieved mastery in their chosen areas of study. Doctoral students are required to pass two comprehensive written exams by the beginning of the spring semester of their second year. Exams are offered twice a year, in August and January.

Exam Syllabi

Algebra

Covers Groups, Rings, Fields, Modules, and Categories.

Analysis

Includes Real and Functional Analysis topics.

Applied Mathematics

Focuses on ODEs, PDEs, Fourier Analysis, and Numerical Methods.

Differential Geometry

Explores Differentiable Manifolds, Vector Fields, Tensors, and Curvature.

Probability & Statistics

Covers Mathematical Statistics, Probability Theory, and Linear Models.

Partial Differential Equations

Topics in Elliptic, Parabolic, and Hyperbolic Equations.

Scientific Computation

Covers Numerical Methods for Linear Algebra, ODEs, and PDEs.

Topology

Includes Point Set Topology, Fundamental Group, and Homology Theory.