• These guidelines are intended to help familiarize graduate students in the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Applied Mathematics program from the University of Washington with the policies governing this degree program. All the guidelines apply to both the on-campus M.Sc. degree and the online M.Sc. degree unless otherwise specified. This material supplements the graduate school requirements found on the Graduate Student Resources page and on the Master’s Degree Policies page. Students are expected to be familiar with these procedures and regulations.
  • Most full-time students obtain the M.Sc. degree in one year. Some full-time students spend two years, taking more courses than the minimum requirements, or writing a thesis. Part-time students generally complete it over a longer period of time.
  • The M.Sc. The program is intended to give the student a working knowledge of several areas of Applied Mathematics, which may include a specific area of application, in order to prepare for a productive career in industry or elsewhere or to prepare the student for continuing toward a Ph.D. degree.