Undergraduate Student Resources
Undergraduate Student Resources
Resources for Undergraduate Students
The Department of Mathematics provides many resources for its students, from tutoring to professional development opportunities and student organizations.
Academic Resources & Advising
Mathematics Advising Week
The Mathematics Department holds an Advising Week every semester, inviting undergraduate math majors to meet with faculty members.
Every math major is required to attend such an advising session within one year of declaring the major and is encouraged to attend additional sessions as questions about the degree arise. Information about Advising Week is emailed to all math majors each semester. This covers course requirements within the major as well as other questions about the degree.
For Questions Regarding: | Contact: |
Mathematics Undergraduate Programs & Courses | Undergraduate Chair |
General Academic Requirements / Compass Curriculum | Academic Advising |
Assistance with Mathematics Courses | Excel Mathematics Center |
Online Tutorials
Many free online resources exist to help you learn new math skills, practice applying what you have learned, or have fun with math. We have collected some of our favorites here.
Course Video Archives
Click here to explore our archive of video lessons from a broad range of math courses, provided as a free resource by the Department of Mathematics.
These can show you more of what our courses cover, help you review materials for courses in which you are currently enrolled, or simply serve as a resource for the community of math learners.
Courses
Lower-division Courses: 1000- and 2000-level undergraduate courses
Upper-division Courses: 3000-level and above undergraduate courses
Honors Track for Mathematics BS Program
The UCCS Mathematics Department offers a special track that leads to departmental honors, noted on the diploma and transcript upon graduation, to qualified students pursuing a BS degree in Mathematics.
Admission to the honors track is by application only. Please complete the form and return it to the chair of the Undergraduate Committee. Students should typically by the end of their junior year.
To be awarded honors after an application is accepted, a student must:
- Maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.0, and a GPA of at least 3.5 in mathematics courses.
- Maintain a GPA of at least 3.3 in all Math courses numbered higher than 4000.
- Complete an undergraduate research project under the supervision of a mathematics faculty advisor. A written report based on the project must be submitted for approval to the Undergraduate Committee of the Mathematics Department.
- Present the results of the above research project at a conference or a seminar.
Please contact the department's Undergraduate Chair with any questions.
MATLAB
The Matrix Laboratory (MATLAB) is a powerful, industry-standard numeric and programming language computational platform. The platform is available to all UCCS students and faculty via a campus-wide license for installation on personal and office computers.
Instructions for obtaining MATLAB can be found on the UCCS IT web page.
MATH Courses Devoted to MATLAB
- MATH 2650 - Introduction to Computational Mathematics
- MATH 3650 - Advanced Computational Math
Clubs & Organizations
Math Clinic
The UCCS Math Clinic is a new program at UCCS for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate math students. The Clinic is designed to provide exposure to real-world problems which can be solved, understood, or clarified through the application of various fields of mathematics. Learn more about the Math Clinic.
Math Club
The UCCS Math Club is a group of students with an interest in various topics related to math. We explore current topics, host events, attend conferences, and have fun together doing math-related things. Learn more about Math Club.
Professional Development Opportunities
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Pikes Peak Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference
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The focus of this annual conference is to give undergraduate mathematics students an opportunity to present their research and expository projects in a professional setting
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SIAM Front Range Student Conference
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This annual conference is organized by the SIAM student chapters along the Front Range. It allows students from all universities in the region to learn about new developments in Applied Mathematics and promotes interest in the field. The conference is open to both undergraduate and graduate students
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Southwestern Undergraduate Mathematics Research Conference
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The Southwestern Undergraduate Mathematics Research Conference brings together students and faculty from throughout the southwest for a weekend of mathematics
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Forms
Some forms which may be useful to you:
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Independent Study Approval Form
Complete this form if taking an Independent Study course. -
Request Incomplete
Use this form to enter into an agreement with a professor for completing your course. It should outline the remaining work required to receive a letter grade in the course. -
Student Petition Form
Use this form to request exceptions to departmental polices.
Math Course Placement
All undergraduate students must fulfill the Compass Curriculum Quantitative Reasoning requirement, and any MATH course numbered 1040 or higher satisfies this requirement. Individual colleges at UCCS have further quantitative reasoning requirements, and various majors require specific mathematics courses. Please check with your academic advisor to be sure about the most appropriate courses for you.
This video discusses the content and goals of the currently offered entry-level mathematics courses, namely MATH 99, MATH 1040, MATH 1060, MATH 1120, MATH 1330, and MATH 1350.
There are four main ways a student can place into their first MATH course - through:
- Certain transferred credits or high AP scores
- A high school GPA of 3.5 or higher with an advanced high school math credit (into MATH 1040--speak with your academic advisor about this path)
- ACT/SAT scores
- Taking an Accuplacer exam.