The purpose of the Graduate School is to enable students to undertake scholarly study and advanced research and to prepare for professional work. The foundations for faculty and graduate student interactions are mutual respect, ethical conduct, and freedom of inquiry.
At Cornell University the Graduate School organizes graduate study using a field structure. Fields are composed of faculty members from a number of departments who come together around a shared intellectual interest and may draw from different campuses or colleges. Graduate students are admitted to fields of study.
The Mathematics Field Faculty and the Mathematics Field Description are available on the Graduate School’s Fields of Study webpage.
Code of Legislation of the Graduate Faculty
the Code of Legislation sets forth the rules governing graduate education as established by the graduate faculty of Cornell University. Graduate students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the various regulations that apply to their programs.