Eligible first-year students and sophomores may take 01: 640:192,
291, and 292, which are honors courses in second-, third-, and
fourth-term calculus, respectively. Entry into these courses is
determined by the department and is based on the student's previous
performance in mathematics. The department occasionally offers honors
sections of other courses.
To graduate with departmental
honors, a mathematics major must have a cumulative grade-point average
of at least 3.4 or better in mathematics courses at the 300 level or
above and an overall cumulative grade-point average of at least
3.0, and must complete successfully two courses that are either
approved independent study courses, approved graduate courses, or
approved sections of 300- or 400-level courses, or approved project. A
student who would like to have a course count toward the two-course
honors requirement must apply at the department office no later than
the first week of classes of the term during which he or she takes the
course. The determination of whether a candidate graduates with
departmental honors depends on the student's total performance in
mathematics (including the written exposition of mathematical ideas). A
more detailed description of the honors program can be obtained at the
departmental offices or on the web.
