Some exceptional undergraduates, upon completing a rigorous foundation of 4000-level MATH courses, may wish to further develop their understanding of the material in subsequent graduate courses that the math department offers. The core courses from the mathematics graduate program — MATH 6110, MATH 6120, MATH 6310, MATH 6320, MATH 6510, and MATH 6520 — represent a good first exposure to graduate-level mathematics. MATH 6150, MATH 6160, MATH 6210, MATH 6220, MATH 6710, and MATH 6720 cover some additional material in a manner suitable to advanced undergraduates.
Undergraduates taking graduate courses should have completed advanced undergraduate courses on the same topic with a grade of A– or better. Interested students should discuss the possibility of taking graduate courses with their faculty advisor in the Math Department prior to enrolling in the course.
Pre-approval is required to count a graduate course toward the algebra, analysis, or topology/geometry requirement. Students who wish to count a core graduate algebra course toward the algebra requirement, a core graduate analysis course toward the analysis requirement, or a core graduate topology/geometry course toward the topology/geometry requirement must contact the math major director for prior approval.