Honors

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers the opportunity to earn honors for Liberal Arts Mathematics and Statistics Majors.

Honors for Liberal Arts Mathematics Majors 

To receive Mathemetatics-Liberal Arts honors, an Mathematics-Liberal arts student major must complete the following requirements in addition to those required for the Mathematics-Liberal Arts major. They must have a 3.5 GPA in their 300- and 400-level mathematics courses and take either:

a. An additional 400-level MAT course (which could be an independent study) and a semester of MAT 493/Independent Research II that builds upon a previous 400-level course. or

b. A full year of MAT 493/ Independent Research II.

Based on their research, students must also write a mathematical paper, read and approved by three members of the department, and give a departmental presentation on it.

Honors for Statistics Majors

To receive Honors, a Statistics  major must complete the following requirements in addition to those required for the Statistics program:

They must have a 3.5 GPA in their 300-level and 400-level statistics and mathematics courses, and take a semester of STA 493/Independent Research II. Based on this research, students must also write a statistical paper, have it read and approved by members of the Statistics Committee, and give a presentation.