Graduate Student Handbook

This webpage is for the use of current and future graduate students in the Mathematics Department of CU Boulder. The Degree Requirements page provides comprehensive information on the rules and requirements of graduate program in Mathematics. The other pages provide information and recommendations regarding the various stages of the program. See the for more information about the graduate program.

Degree Requirements

Official Rules and Requirements for the Graduate Program in Mathematics

Timeline

Recommended timeline for completing the Ph.D. and Master’s programs

Preliminary Exams

Resources for preparing for the preliminary exams

Comprehensive Exam

Information about scheduling a comprehensive exam

Dissertation Defense

Information about scheduling a dissertation defense

Grad Committee Petition

Paperwork and procedure for petitioning the Graduate Committee

Links and Forms

PDFs of department forms and links to Graduate School forms