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===Requirements for your Master's Degree=== | ===Requirements for your Master's Degree=== | ||
- | Updated requirements can be found at [[https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/grad/gpc/degree_req/math-ma-masters-plan-ii-comprehensive-exam | this]] math department webpage. Note that most students finish all requirements by the end of their second year in the PhD program. | + | Updated requirements can be found at [[https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/grad/gpc/degree_req/math-ma-masters-plan-ii-comprehensive-exam | this]] math department webpage. Note that the "comprehensive exam" is the same as the PhD prelim exams. In the unusual case that you need a Master's degree (e.g. for a summer job) but did not pass your prelims, you should talk to the current graduate program chair. There is a "Master's pass" that is lower score than the PhD pass for prelim exams. |
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+ | Also note that most students finish all requirements by the end of their second year in the PhD program, since the requirements include fewer courses than the PhD course requirement. | ||
===Why get your Master's Degree? === | ===Why get your Master's Degree? === |