- PhD in Mathematics
- PhD in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization
- PhD in Computational Sciences and Engineering
- PhD in Bioinformatics
The PhD program is designed to train academic mathematicians and mathematical research scientists working in government or the private sector. It typically takes four or five years for students to complete the program.
Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization (ACO) is an elite multidisciplinary program sponsored jointly by the College of Computing, the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and the School of Mathematics.
The PhD in CSE is a highly interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with practical skills and theoretical understandings needed to become leaders in the field of computational science and engineering.
The mission of the Georgia Tech Bioinformatics PhD Program is to educate and prepare graduate students to reach the forefront of leadership in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology; and to integrate research and education on the use of information technologies in biology and medicine.
Admission to the Doctoral Program
Students with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and good preparation for graduate study may apply for admission directly into the doctoral program. Completion of the master's degree is not a prerequisite for admission to the doctoral program.
Proposed Program of Study
Students intending to work toward the PhD follow a program of study designed in consultation with their academic advisors. By the third year of study in the doctoral program, students should have selected a major field and a research advisor.
All doctoral students must satisfy a "minor" requirement of nine additional credit hours of graduate or advanced undergraduate coursework taken entirely outside the School of Mathematics, with a GPA of at least 3.0.
Any transfer of credit for graduate work done elsewhere and any departure from these curricular requirements must be approved by the departmental graduate committee.