Advising

Important Dates

• Registration Schedule

• Drop/Add & Withdrawl Deadlines

• Graduation Requrements and Deadlines

Preparing for Advising

1. Examine your progress in DegreeWorks.

   Note that some classes can count toward multiple requirements. We will discuss this in more detail during our advising meeting. Write down questions as they come up.

2. Identify possible courses for next semester.

   The Schedule Worksheet can help you design your week plan.

3. Think about long-term personal and career goals.

   Employment: do you want to teach, work in industry, or something else?
   Personal Growth: do you want to build a skill or learn something new?
   Do you want to go to graduate school at some point in the future?

4. Consider

   • Undergraduate Research
   • Departmental Honors
   • Internships
   • 4+1 Masters in Mathematics

Registar and Forms

• Registrar's Office
  • Phone: 508.531.1231. Monday - Friday, 9am-4pm (except some Wednesday mornings)
  • Counter: Boyden Hall, Room 003. Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
  • Email Support: registration@bridgew.edu. Monday - Friday, 8am- 5pm
• Digital Forms.
  • Add/drop a major, minor, or class
  • Register for Independent Study
  • Apply for graduation
  • Substitute or wave a requirement
  • etc.

Honors Program

• Commonwealth Honors (9 credits at 100-200 level)

  • Honors-designated courses
  • 1 credit Honors-designated colloquia

• Departmental Honors (9 credits at 300-400 level)

  • Thesis Research Course
    • 1-2 semesters.
    • 3 credits per semester.
  • Honors Contract in 1-2 courses
    • Oral Presentation (15 minutes or longer), Research, or Scholarly Project
    • Each honors contract counts as 3 honors credits
  • Mathematics Requirements.
    • Minimum GPA 3.3 overall and in the major
    • Presentation optional for 1 semester thesis, required for 2 semester thesis.

4+1 Masters Program

See the catalog for the full description of the program.

• Two required graduate courses (611,621), eight graduate electives
• Up to two cross listed undergraduate courses can count
  (302$\Rightarrow$511, 402$\Rightarrow$521)
• Exit requirement: select one from the following
  • Two Comprehensive exams
  • Thesis (Take 1-2 semesters of Math 691 as your electives)
  • Internship and capstone (Take 1-2 semesters of Math 690 as your electives)

The following is adapted from the MS sample pathways, and more specifically addresses the requirements for the Concentration in Pure Mathematics. Work in progress - report any issues to stephen.flood@bridgew.edu

Sample Pathway

All courses in MATH unless otherwise noted. UME = Undergraduate Mathematics Elective, GE = Graduate Elective.

• Fall: 161, 180
• Spring: 162, 202, Comp 150/151
• Fall : 301, 261, Science Sequence I

• Spring: 316, 408/416, Math 302¹, Science Sequence II

• Fall: 401, UME, 611 (Graduate Algebra I), GE

• Spring: UME, 521², 612³ (Graduate Algebra II)

• Fall: 621 (Graduate Analysis I), GE, GE

• Spring: GE, GE, GE

For advanced students on a different cycle, the following adapted sequence may be appropriate.

• Fall : 301, 401
• Spring: 511¹, 521²
• Fall: 611 (Graduate Algebra I), 621 (Graduate Analysis I),