Honors

Requirements for Departmental Honors

(Effective Fall 2024)

In order to receive departmental honors, students graduating with any major offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics must satisfy the following two criteria:

• Minimum 3.5 GPA for all program-required courses, at 200-level and higher;
• Have taken an extra 3-credit course, beyond major requirements(*), chosen from:
• A standard MATH/STAT offering at 300-level or above
• MATH/STAT 398
• EXPL 391 (supporting a joint project with a department faculty member)

Interested students are encouraged to discuss this honor with their departmental academic advisor or the department chair. However, no application is required, as a full graduation audit will be conducted by the Awards Committee each year.

(*) In most cases this extra course may also be used to count towards another major or minor. So, for example, if you are pursuing a Math major and a Stats minor your 300-level Stats elective could fulfill this requirement. Please check with your department advisor if you are unsure. 

Awards

Departmental Awards

At the close of each academic year, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosts a Celebration of Seniors event, celebrating all of our graduating students. At this event, we take the opportunity to recognize our most outstanding students, nominated by the department faculty and students, with the following awards:

Richard J. Driscoll Award. This award is presented to a graduating senior for outstanding academic record in the mathematical sciences.

Fr. Gerst, S.J. Memorial Award. This award is presented for outstanding academic achievement by a senior in mathematics or statistics.

Dr. Laura Mayer Memorial Award. This award is presented to a graduating senior who wishes to pursue a career in the mathematical sciences or education and has achieved a record of academic excellence and service.

Dr. Robert Reisel Memorial Award. This award is presented to a graduating senior for outstanding achievement in advanced courses for the major.

Fr. Rust, S.J. Memorial Award. This award is presented to a graduating senior for outstanding academic record in the computational sciences.

Fr. VandeVelde, S.J. Memorial Award. This award is presented to an underclassmen in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics who exemplifies the core values of community building and service to others.

Joseph Zajdel Memorial Award. This award goes to the graduating senior who has exhibited truly superlative academic performance in the mathematical sciences.

Chair’s Award. In exceptional circumstances (not presented annually), this award is presented to a junior, senior, or graduate student for outstanding scholarship in the mathematical sciences.

Past Recipients of Department Awards