The Mathematics Department offers special honors sections in some of its courses. It is not required for you to be a math major or minor. We are looking for highly motivated students with strong mathematical backgrounds.
Honors MATH 115A & 115B: You must be accepted to the UA Honors College. To register for honors MATH 115A or honors MATH 115B, please contact Dave Wietecha in the Eller College, wietecha@eller.arizona.edu, 520-621-2505.
All others honors sections: Acceptance to the UA Honors College is not a requirement. Registration for each honors section is blocked until the Mathematics Department can verify student eligibility. There are two ways to become eligible:
- By nomination: Each semester, instructors of certain math courses are asked by the Mathematics Department to nominate unusually outstanding students for invitation to the honors section of certain math courses. Your instructor and/or the Mathematics Department will inform you if you are nominated, and will provide you with a form to bring to the Academic Office to complete your registration.
- By placement: Since there is no opportunity for instructors to nominate students into their very first UA MATH course, for certain courses, as described in the table below, other criteria can be used to determine honors eligibility. Generally speaking, students are informed of their eligibility during New Student Orientation. If you would like to register for an honors section, have not yet taken a UA MATH course, and meet the requirements given below, please contact the Math Placement Coordinator to discuss your options and complete your registration.
About MATH 250A: This special course is designed solely for incoming students with an AP Calculus AB score of at least 4. No continuing UA students are nominated for this particular honors course.Course Eligibility Criteria MATH 125 (H) Placement Code 450 MATH 129 (H) AP Calculus AB 4+ MATH 223 (H) AP Calculus BC 4+ MATH 250A (H)
(see note below)AP Calculus AB 4+ MATH 254 (H) AP Calculus BC 4+