Coursework

Ph.D. students must complete 11 one-semester H-level graduate subjects (132 credit hours), exclusive of thesis, with grades of A or B. At most one of these subjects should be a reading course. Harvard math graduate subjects may occasionally be used, if taken for credit. One advanced undergraduate math subject and/or relevant graduate subject from another department may be used, if approved by the relevant Graduate Co-Chair. For the 132-unit requirement, 18.085 and 18.086 are considered to be advanced undergraduate math subjects instead of H-level.

Students are expected to maintain at least a B+ average in each semester. Students in Applied Mathematics must satisfy an additional breadth requirement.