The Department of Mathematics offers programs of study that lead both to Ph.D. and M.S. degrees. The department plans to admit students to the following programs and tracks.

The traditional doctoral program of the department currently has over 120 students seeking a Ph.D. degree. Active areas of study and research include algebra and number theory, algebraic and differential geometry, topology, combinatorics and group theory, representation theory, logic, probability theory, classical and modern analysis, dynamical systems and ergodic theory, applied mathematics, mathematical biology, ordinary and partial differential equations, scientific computing, and actuarial science. Currently we expect to admit between 15 and 20 students each year. Expected time to degree five to six years depending on initial preparations.

In recent times the number of graduations ranged between 18 and 10 with Ph.D. dissertations. Graduates move on to competitive post-doctoral positions major research universities, faculty positions in colleges across the United States, as well as leadership position in the public and private sector, including, for example, NSA, software industry, or actuarial employment.

The department expects to admit about students into specialization tracks of its masters program. There are currently six students in the M.S. program and we expect to admit six for each specialization each year. The expected time to degree is two years. We currently offer the following specializations:

Additional M.S. specializations in Mathematical Finance and Computational Sciences are planned for the coming years. A generic M.S. degree outside of these specializations is open to students who have been admitted with Ph.D.-degree intent.

There are currently 65 regular mathematics faculty on the Columbus campus as well as several branch campus faculty who teach graduate courses and direct graduate theses. Their information and research areas can be found on the Graduate Faculty List as well as our directory. Prospective as well as current students are invited to contact them for more information about their research.

Faculty are active in about every area of mathematics and groups collaborate within the department as well as with groups from other departments on campus. Many are leaders within their research areas - in both the recent and coming International Congress of Mathematics the department was represented with at least three speakers. The Ohio State research program in mathematics is ranked 15th among public universities in the United States (NRC).

The graduate curriculum of the department includes courses starting at the preparatory master's level leading up to advanced research topics courses in all major areas of mathematics. The currently available courses can be seen on our Course List, as well as the

The Ohio State libraries have more than 4 million volumes and are served by a campuswide automated circulation system. In addition to the main library, there are eighteen departmental libraries. The Science and Engineering Library serves the College of Mathematics and Physical Sciences and the College of Engineering. This library contains more than 350,000 volumes and currently receives more than 2,750 serial titles. Students have ready access to microcomputers and the University mainframes. The mathematics department, jointly with the statistics department, is the home of the NSF Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI). The Office of Information Technology is a research and service facility that serves all departments, offering short-term seminars and noncredit courses directed to the needs of faculty and staff members and graduate students. The Department of Mathematics is home to the International Mathematics Research Institute.