Honors Requirements

There are two options for earning honors in mathematics. Students must have at least a 3.5 GPA in the major (at the 200- and 300-levels) to be eligible. Both options also require an oral examination towards the end of the spring semester.

  • Option 1: The student can complete Math 302, Math 305, and four additional 300-level courses. She must then pass two comprehensive written examinations in April of her senior year. For this option the GPA is computed after the Fall semester of senior year.
  • Option 2: The student can complete two semesters of thesis work (360 and 370). For this option the GPA is computed after the Spring semester of junior year.

Students who are interested in pursuing a degree with honors should consult with Professor Chang the summer before their senior year.

Upcoming Events

 

Mon, Apr 29 @ 12:20

The student seminar continues this week when Raissa Antwi and Marjorie Kasten give a joint talk.  As usual, we'll start lunch in room 362 at 12:20, then we'll move over to room 364 around 12:35 or 12:40 to begin the talk. Everyone is welcome to attend!


Tues, Apr 30 @ 4:30

Gerta Malaj, Sookyo Jeong, Sophie Sun, and Elsa Wong (Babson) will speak about their application of Bayesian statistics to quality control management at Boston Scientific. Their talk will be in room 396 of the Science Center.


Mon, May 6 @ 12:20

The student warps up for the year when HyeWon Shin and YeJi Kee give a joint talk.  As usual, we'll start lunch in room 362 at 12:20, then we'll move over to room 364 around 12:35 or 12:40 to begin the talk. Everyone is welcome to attend!


Tues, May 7 @ 5:30

Elize Huang, Rachel Insoft, Marjorie Kasten, Sarika Patel (Babson), and Sophia Guo (Babson) will speak about optimizing the pick-up and distribution routes for BigBelly (they make solar-powered trash compactors; we have two right outside the science center) Their talk will be in room 396 of the Science Center.


Wed, May 8 @ 1:00

Ran Ji will be giving a presentation on her thesis "Towards enumerating C-alt and D matrices." The talk will be held in room 364 of the Science Center, and everyone is welcomed to attend!


Thurs, May 9 @ 4:30

Laura Liu, Shuyu Gao, Farheen Rahimtoola, Ana Casillas, and Karan Kanodia (Babson) will present global pricing models they developed for Boston Scientific using optimization and statistical techniques. Their talk will be in room 396 of the Science Center.