Course variations

Course summary

Ph.D. students participate in a rigorous intellectual program demanding independent investigation and achievement and characterized by original scholarly work of the highest caliber. The emphasis in the Ph.D. program is on operations research as a mathematical science. This provides the doctoral students with a strong analytical foundation for advanced research in the theory and methodology of Operations Research and in the development of new approaches to applications. The School’s core strength is the faculty, distinguished teachers and researchers, who build breadth and depth in fundamental science and methodological research. Ph.D. candidates pursue focused and specialized interests in one of three areas of concentration: Applied Probability and Statistics, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Mathematical Programming. The School’s current Doctoral Program includes approximately 40 students from many different countries and different undergraduate programs. the community also includes frequent research and teaching visitors adding a rich perspective to the School.

Entry requirement for international students

The minimum admission requirements are: A one- or two-page statement stating the reasons for undertaking graduate work, as well as an explanation of student’s academic interests, including their relation to their undergraduate study and professional goals. Student must submit official, complete transcripts from each college or university previously attended to the field to which they are applying. All transcripts or academic records must be official documents provided in the original language. If that language is not English, they must be accompanied by certified translations into English. If not issued by the college or university as original documents, they should be notarized, full-sized photocopies. They should include grades received in each subject each year, and the number of weeks and hours per week that each subject was studied. Two or three letters of recommendation (depending on the field) must be submitted from faculty members acquainted with their work. Application for merit-based aid-fellowships, assistantships, and tuition awards is part of the application for admission; no additional form is needed. All applicants are eligible to be considered for merit-based aid. All awards are made by the field. GRE requirements vary by field. Applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL and have the official score reported to Cornell from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Only students who have studied full-time for two or more years at a college or university where English is the language of instruction located in a country where English is the native language are exempt from the TOEFL.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

Cornell University

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics