Department of Mathematics

Honors Program in Mathematics

The Honors Program in Mathematics is open to all junior and senior Mathematics majors who meet the minimum academic qualifications of a 3.5 GPA in Mathematics courses and a 3.2 GPA overall. Students should apply for the Honors Program no later than the fall quarter of their senior year. Participation in this program is highly recommended for students contemplating graduate work in Mathematics.

In addition to completing the requirements for the major in Mathematics (in any one of its tracks), participants must complete the following requirements:

1. At least 15 units of Analysis: 140A-B-C and 140D or 147, or 205A-B-C. Math 205A-B-C may be taken after undergraduate analysis courses or in place of them. 205A-B-C counts as the equivalent of four upper-division analysis courses toward satisfaction of requirements for the major. Students who have taken the undergraduate analysis sequence should discuss the possibility of taking Math 210A-B-C instead of 205A-B-C with the Honors Advisor.

2. At least 15 units of Algebra: 120A-B and 121A-B, or 206A-B-C. Math 206A-B-C may be taken after undergraduate algebra courses or in place of them. 206A-B-C counts as the equivalent of four upper-division algebra courses toward satisfaction of requirements for the major. Students who have taken the undergraduate algebra sequence should discuss the possibility of taking Math 230A-B-C instead of 206A-B-C with the Honors Advisor.

3. Honors Seminar H195A-B*. H195B may be counted toward the major requirements as one of the five additional courses in area H.

4. An honors thesis or one of the graduate sequences 205A-B-C or 206A-B-C. Students pursuing a thesis may work with a faculty advisor of their choice, approved by the Honors Advisor.

If all requirements are completed and the students’ work and final GPA is judged of honors quality by the Department Honors Committee, the student graduates with Honors in Mathematics, and this distinction is noted on their transcript.

*H195A-B will not be offered in 2009-2010. Contact the Honors Advisor, Dr. Hongkai Zhao, zhao(at)math.uci.edu, for more information about substitutions for that requirement.

Updated 9/2/09