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The Postbaccalaureate Program is for women
with bachelor’s degrees who did not major in mathematics or whose mathematics
major was light. The program is designed to prepare and motivate women and to help
them determine if they want to continue to graduate school in mathematics. With support
from the National Science Foundation, full tuition and a living stipend are available
to selected U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Successful applicants will have
already taken at least one mathematics course above the level of calculus.
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Under special circumstances we may award the
Certificate of Graduate Studies to international students who have received undergraduate
training in an institution of recognized standing and who have satisfactorily completed
a year’s program of study under the direction of a committee on graduate study.
This program must include at least 28 credits completed with a grade of C or better.
At least five of these courses should be above the intermediate level.
This is a highly competitive one-year program
open only to international students of advanced undergraduate or graduate standing.
It is designed primarily, although not exclusively, for those who are teaching or
who plan to teach some aspect of American culture and institutions.
Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree or
at least four years of university-level work or the equivalent in an approved foreign
institution of higher learning, and must furnish satisfactory evidence of mastery
of spoken and written English. The closing date for application is January 15.
The program consists of a minimum of 24 credits: American
Studies 555 and 556 (special seminars for diploma students only), 16 other credits
in American studies or in one or more of the cooperating disciplines, including the
required American Studies 570, the diploma thesis. A cumulative grade average of
B in course work must be maintained.
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Well-qualified students who wish to take courses
are required to file a nondegree student application along with an official undergraduate
transcript showing their degree and date awarded. Applications can be obtained from
the director of graduate programs. The application deadline is August 1 for the fall
semester and December 1 for the spring semester. The permission of each course instructor
is necessary at the time of registration, during the first week of classes each semester.
Nondegree students are admitted and registered for only one semester and are not
eligible for financial aid. Those wishing to take courses in subsequent semesters
must reactivate their application each semester by the above deadlines.
Students who later wish to change their status to that
of a part-time or full-time student working for a degree must apply for admission
as a degree candidate. Credit for Smith course work taken as a nondegree student
may count toward the degree with the approval of the department concerned. |
