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STATEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM
MISSION STATEMENT:
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Bowling Green State University offers a doctoral degree in the field of Mathematics.
The doctoral degree is designed to be a research-oriented terminal graduate degree grounded in both theory and applications.
The purpose of the program is to educate mathematics and statistics graduate students at the highest level and equip them
with a wide range of analytical skills, research abilities, and teaching skills. The graduates from the program are expected
to be active researchers contributing to the development of mathematics and statistics, extending the theoretical basis for
mathematics and statistics, and bringing quantitative thinking and scientific planning to other fields; they are expected
to be effective mathematics and statistics teachers in institutions of higher education.
The current graduate faculty in the Department consists of accomplished scholars in their fields and productive researchers
with research strengths in the areas of algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, mathematics education, and probability and
statistics. The Ph.D. program is built on these research strengths and students in the program are directed to complete their
dissertations and conduct research in these fields. Students have many opportunities to participate in the faculty’s research
activities. As a consequence of the faculty’s strength in mathematics education, the program also features professional training
for teaching mathematics and statistics at the college level with emphasis on practical problems, as well as an introduction
to the mathematics and statistics community, its culture, and career patterns.
ADMISSION STANDARDS:
Admission requirements for the Ph.D. program are a master’s degree in mathematics or statistics from an accredited institution
with a minimum GPA of 3.2 on a 4-point scale. The Graduate Record Exam is also required of all applicants, and the Test of
English as Foreign Language is required of all international applicants whose native language is not English. In some cases,
interested students with a master’s degree not in mathematics or statistics but in a substantive field where mathematics or
statistics is heavily used, may also be admitted if they demonstrate sufficient mathematical or statistical expertise.
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE STATE/REGION:
The Ph.D. program serves the needs of the State of Ohio and the region in a number of ways. It provides doctoral graduates
who are employed as faculty at colleges and universities within Ohio and especially the region of northwest Ohio. Our graduates
have held faculty and administrative positions at Ohio University, Heidelberg College, Ohio Northern University, and University
of Findlay. It also provides graduates who are employed in Ohio industries, especially in financial firms such as Nationwide
Insurance.
PLACEMENT OBJECTIVES FOR GRADUATES:
Since the inception in 1975 of the Ph.D. program, 81 students have graduated. About 90% of our Ph.D. graduates are in academic
careers as tenured or tenure-track faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States and the world. The
remaining 10% are engaged in industrial careers including positions in government, pharmaceutical, and financial industries.
The Department anticipates the placement for the Ph.D. graduates in the near future to be similar to the past.
PROGRAM REVIEW:
The doctoral program is reviewed every seven years as part of the University’s Program Review process. The last review occurred
in the academic year 1998-1999; the next scheduled review is slated to occur during the academic year 2005-2006.
Contact Information:
Kit Chan, Chair
John Chen, Graduate Coordinator
Room: 450 Mathematical Sciences Building
Phone: 419-372-2637
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