Undergraduate students with an appropriate mathematical background are encouraged to take graduate courses under the following conditions:
- There are no undergraduate courses in mathematics which are more appropriate for the student's program.
- Prior achievement in undergraduate or graduate mathematics courses provides a clear indication of the student's ability to do well in graduate level work.
- Admission of the student to the graduate course is consistent with the needs of the graduate program.
The procedure for an undergraduate to gain admission to a graduate course is described below.
Before applying, a student may wish to consult with the Honors advisor (). They should familiarize themselves with the various other opportunities available for undergraduates offered by the math department::
- Undergraduate honors courses and honors sections
- Undergraduate honors seminars
- The Directed Reading Program,
- Research Opportunities for Undergraduates.
Graduate courses are sometimes used to satisfy the requirements for graduating with honors. Specifically, a graduate course may count as an mathematics honors graduation unit, graduate courses do not automatically count as an honors unit. See the application rules below.
Applying to take a Mathematics Grad Course as an undergraduate
Students can apply to take a mathematics graduate course by sending email to the Graduate Program Secretary: , indicating the course they wish to take, their reasons for taking the course, and relevant background. If you want the requested course to count as an honors unit for graduation with honors, you should explicitly state this in your email. The admission decision will be made by the Graduate Program Director in consultation with the Undergraduate Honors Committee of the Math Department, and the (separate) decision whether to approve the course as an honors unit is made by the Honors Committee.