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Requirements

Applicants must submit the USC Graduate Admission application, along with:

  1. 3 letters of recommendation
  2. A statement of purpose
  3. A resumé or CV
  4. Official transcripts
  5. English Proficiency Test Scores (international applicants only)

We do not require GRE tests.

Prerequisites

Applicants should have a Bachelor of Science degree in a mathematics-intensive field. Prerequisites for the program include:

  • Calculus
  • Multivariable calculus
  • Linear algebra (USC’s MATH 225 or MATH 235 or an equivalent course elsewhere)
  • Undergraduate-level introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Probability (USC’s MATH 307 Statistical Inference and MATH 208x Elementary Probability and Statistics, or an equivalent course elsewhere)

Deadlines

Applications are accepted only for a Fall semester start.

SEPTEMBER 1st: Applications open
FEBRUARY 15th: Applications due

Department of Mathematics

Office: KAP 104

Graduate Advisor

Susan Sath Vaswani
Office: KAP 104C

Faculty Program Leaders

Xiaohui Chen
Office: KAP 406B
Email: xiaohuic@usc.edu

Stanislav Minsker
Office: KAP 406E
Email: minsker@usc.edu