The M.A degree is awarded to UCI Ph.D. students who complete necessary requirements
or to students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. (or equivalent) program at another institution
who are directly admitted for graduate study leading only to the Master's Degree at
UCI. Such applicants must provide evidence that their Ph.D. program agrees to this
one year arrangement. Requirements include the submission of a petition to the Graduate
Committee along with a proposed plan of study consisting of 36 units of relevant Mathematical
Behavioral Science courses, normally including the core requirement in mathematical
statistics.