Note: This page provides information for students wishing to transfer from the College of Engineering to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to pursue a major in mathematics. Students who wish to transfer to the College of Engineering should talk with an advisor from the College of Engineering to see how previous math courses count toward engineering credits and requirements.
Please read about duplication and the second-grade only (SGO) options for the engineering math courses and the standard math courses, as well as the reduction of credit for partial duplication in the absence of SGO. In general, students staying in only one sequence (standard or engineering) is advised. The two sequences are:
- Standard math sequence:
- MATH:1850, 1860, 2700, 2850, 3600 (total of 19 semester hours)
- Engineering math sequence:
- MATH:1550, 1560, 2550, 2560, 3550 (total of 16 semester hours)
If changing from one sequence to the other is better for the student, then it should be done only once. Going back and forth between sequences is not advisable, due to the loss of semester hours and time. The substitutions mentioned below are not automatic for math majors. For example, in order for MATH:1550 and 1560 to satisfy the MATH:1850 and 1860 requirement for a math major, the Department of Mathematics needs to inform the Registrar. Requests for substitutions need to be initiated by the student talking to the student’s math advisor. Requests should be sent to Prof. Yangbo Ye, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Mathematics.
The core courses for the Program in Traditional Mathematics are the courses from the standard math sequence: MATH:1850, 1860, 2700, 2850, 3600 (total of 19 semester hours) and the two proofs courses: MATH:3720 and 3770. In general, we encourage students to move forward and not take courses duplicating some of the engineering sequence. Please follow the recommendations in the following table for completing the MATH:1850, 1860, 2700, 2850, 3600 requirements. Also, make sure to take the proofs courses MATH:3720 and 3770, which have no engineering versions.
For the Program in Secondary Education or the Program in Math-Related Specializations, consult the Department of Mathematics. Particularly for the Program in Math-Related Specializations, students should learn about the engineering sub-track.
Recommendations for completing the requirements
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If these recommendations are not followed, you may have one or more of the following combinations with substantial overlap. The UI Department of Mathematics counts these combinations with a reduction in the total credits (if there is no SGO involved) for students seeking a major or minor in math.
- MATH:1560 and MATH:1860 is 6 semester hours total
- MATH:1560 and MATH:2850 is 6 semester hours total
- MATH:1560, MATH:1860, and MATH:2850 is 8 semester hours total (since all of MATH:1560 is covered in MATH:1860 or MATH:2850)
- MATH:2550 and MATH:2700 is 4 semester hours total (since all of MATH:2550 is covered in MATH:2700)
- MATH:3550 and MATH:2850 is 5 semester hours total (since most of MATH:3550 is included in MATH:2850)
- MATH:1560, MATH:3550, and MATH:2850 is 7 semester hours total