Graduation with Distinction

Requirements for graduation with distinction for Actuarial Science majors

Requirements for graduation with distinction for Mathematics and Computer Science majors

Requirements for graduation with distinction for Mathematics majors:

Distinction 

  • requires a grade point average of 3.25 both in all courses taken at Illinois and in all courses taken at Illinois counting toward the mathematics major.
     

High Distinction 

Requires either:

  • a grade point average of 3.50 both in all courses taken at Illinois and in all courses taken at Illinois counting toward the mathematics major, and in addition a grade of at least B+ in at least two courses chosen from the list below.
    or
  • a grade point average of 3.75 both in all courses taken at Illinois and in all courses taken at Illinois counting toward the mathematics major.

Highest Distinction 

Requires all three of the following:

  • A grade point average of 3.75 both in all courses taken at Illinois and in all courses taken at Illinois counting toward the mathematics major
  • A grade of at least B+ in at least two courses chosen from the list below
    and
  •  Completion of a project, resulting in a mathematical product (examples include the final report for an IML project, the final report from an REU, a thesis, or a published paper/preprint)

List of math courses used in the criteria for High Distinction and Highest Distinction:

MATH 418, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428, 432, 447, 448,  or any 500-level MATH course


Modifications of the above criteria on an individual basis are at the discretion of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics.