The Honors Program is designed for students with a high standard of achievement who wish to study mathematics at an advanced level. Any student interested in graduate studies in mathematics, or in mathematics-intensive sciences such as theoretical physics, should consider participating in this program.

The honors program is open to Junior and Senior mathematics majors who have completed at least two upper-division MAT courses with grades of B or higher and who have maintained a 3.0 overall grade point average. A prospective honors major must declare to the director of undergraduate studies an intention to participate in the program, sometime before registering for the Senior year.

The program consists of a set of six MAT courses, at least three of which are not used to fulfill the MAT major requirements. These courses must include: MAT 322 or 324; MAT 401 or 402; a course in algebra other than MAT 310 and MAT 318; and MAT 495. Substitution of appropriate graduate courses is permitted, and other substitutions are possible at the discretion of the undergraduate director.

Conferral of honors is contingent upon:

• Completion of the set of six courses with a grade point average of at least 3.5.
• Approval for honors by the faculty member (or members) who supervises MAT 495.