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| - | ====Getting your Master's Degree==== | + | ======Getting your Master's Degree====== |
| If you are in the PhD program, you will automatically fulfill all requirements for a Master's degree in the course of your PhD work! This page exists to tell you how to actually get this degree once you've fulfilled all requirements. | If you are in the PhD program, you will automatically fulfill all requirements for a Master's degree in the course of your PhD work! This page exists to tell you how to actually get this degree once you've fulfilled all requirements. | ||
| - | ===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 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. | + | Updated requirements can be found [[https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/grad/gpc/degree_req/math-ma-masters-plan-ii-comprehensive-exam | here]] for pure math students, and [[https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/grad/degree_req_view?plan=8 | here]] for applied math students. 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. |
| 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. | 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? ==== |
| Here are a few reasons to go through the work to get your degree: | Here are a few reasons to go through the work to get your degree: | ||
| * You've earned it! | * You've earned it! | ||
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| * If you're considering leaving the program, make sure you leave with a degree and not empty-handed | * If you're considering leaving the program, make sure you leave with a degree and not empty-handed | ||
| - | ===How to File the Paperwork=== | + | ====How to File the Paperwork==== |
| You can find all information about the filing process in | You can find all information about the filing process in | ||
| {{ :how_to_get_your_masters_degree_through_gradsphere.pdf | this pdf}} | {{ :how_to_get_your_masters_degree_through_gradsphere.pdf | this pdf}} | ||
| Cheers! Enjoy your graduate degree!! | Cheers! Enjoy your graduate degree!! | ||
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