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Requirements

  • Maintain a 3.4 GPA in upper division math courses required for the major 
  • Enroll in two upper division math sequences (rather than one), at least one of which must be honors or graduate level
  • Enroll in at least four hours of Math 497
  • Complete a senior thesis, normally presented in Math 497 or an approved conference, making good progress in the semester prior to graduation

Additional requirements for 2008-9 and later catalog 

  • Maintain a 3.25 overall GPA
  • Enroll in 3 hours of thesis (498) prior to graduation
  • Enroll in 24 hours of honors courses (possibly not in math) or math courses numbered 510 and above

Additional requirements for Math Honors Scholarship Recipients 

  • Schedule and complete courses decided upon during advising with Dr. Nicoara each semester
  • Participate in the evaluation activities (e.g. surveys) connected with the National Science Foundation funding
  • Meet monthly with a faculty mentor, and maintain a record of the meetings on the mentoring/attendance form below
  • Attend three mathematics-related public lectures (such as the Junior Colloquium) each semester, recording attendance on the form below

Math Honors Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the Junior Colloquium when possible. Scholarship recipients who do not meet the GPA requirements after the end of any semester will be placed on probationary status, and must meet the GPA requirements in each subsequent semester to continue receiving the scholarship. Scholarship recipients  must consult Dr. Nicoara prior to changing their course schedules from what was agreed upon during advising. Failure to do so may result in immediate revocation of the scholarship for the current semester. Failure to meet the mentoring and talk attendance requirements (unless other arrangements are made) may result in loss of the scholarhip for the subsequent semester.

Mentoring/Math Talk Form 

Students receiving the Math Honors Scholarship should print the form below and give the form to Jessica Daughtery in Aconda 105D at the end of each semester. A visit to your mentor is required four times per semester, roughly every month. Honors students who are not receiving the Math Honors Scholarship but who are graduating under the 2008-9 or later catalog need only record math talk attendance.

Mentoring/Math Talk Attendance Form

 

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Contact Information

Remus Nicoara
Professor, Director of UT Math Honors Program
University of Tennessee
Knoxville TN 37996-1300

Phone: 865-974-8763
Email: nicoara@math.utk.edu