Summary of Requirements

The requirements for admission to candidacy include

1. the prescribed course-work
2. meeting the requirements for a PhD in Applied Mathematics as described in the graduate handbook at http://www.dam.brown.edu/graduate/documents/GraduateHandbookOctober2009_005.pdf
   The above course-work will be acceptable as a topic for a major area in the student’s preliminary exam.

The student’s thesis research will normally be done under the supervision of a member of the faculty of the CCMB, and proceeds through the following steps:

1. A thesis proposal, demonstrating the student’s knowledge of the area, outlining the proposed research problem and its solution, and demonstrating the student is capable of successfully completing a Ph.D., is required.
2. The thesis itself will be read by the thesis supervisor and two readers appointed by the CCMB and the Division of Applied Mathematics upon the recommendation of the thesis supervisor.
3. The thesis (defense) will be presented at a meeting open to students, faculty, and the public. Its adequacy will be judged by the thesis supervisor, and the readers.