Qualifying Exams

We keep student-contributed solutions to past exams in order to help everyone preparing for the written qualifying exams. To contribute solutions, corrections, notes, or other helpful resources, feel free to email mgsa@usc.edu or submit a pull request to MGSA’s qualifying exams repository on GitHub.

• Algebra (510AB)
• Applied Probability (505A)
• PDE (555A)
• Real Analysis (525A)
• Topology (540)
• Deprecated Exams (Pre-Fall 2024)

For general information on the qualifying exams, see this page of the departmental website. Exams are typically offered each August and each January in the week before classes start, and results are typically announced in two or three weeks.

• Fall 2020
  • Exams: September 14–18
  • Results: September 29
• Spring 2020
  • Exams: January 13–18
  • Results: January 29
• Fall 2019
  • Exams: August 19–24
  • Results: September 13
• Spring 2019
  • Exams: January 7–11
  • Results: January 24
• Fall 2018
  • Exams: August 13–17
  • Results: August 30
• Spring 2018
  • Exams: January 08–13
  • Results: January 29

Last update: 2025-11-03
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