Five-Year Program
Advanced mathematics majors at Georgetown are invited to consider entering an accelerated degree program in which both baccalaureate and MS degrees can be obtained in five years. The MS can be earned in two semesters after completing requirements for the BA or BS. Six credit hours are available for dual credit, i.e. they may be applied towards both degrees. These doubly-counted courses must be selected from the set of core courses and must be taken in the senior year. Graduating seniors will thus have already taken 2 of the 9 required courses. An additional 3 credit hours taken as an undergraduate may be counted towards the graduate degree, provided that these credits are not needed for the BA or BS degree.
The internship will typically be performed in the summer following the fourth, or senior year or in the spring of the fifth year. The consulting practicum may be spread over the two semesters of the final year. Thus, in the final two semesters, a typical student in the accelerated degree program will carry a course load of 10 or 11 credit hours each semester, which is normal for graduate students.
Normally the student would take MATH-501 Probability Theory and Applications in the Fall of their senior year, and MATH-503 Mathematical Statistics in the Spring of their senior year. This would allow them to complete the Internship requirement in the summer after their senior year and their Consulting requirement in the following year.
Interested students should contact a member of the graduate program committee early in their junior year and discuss their plans with their advisor. Applications for the accelerated degree must be submitted in the Spring semester of the applicant’s junior year, before March 15.
