Students frequently study abroad through programs administered by the Office of Foreign Academic Programs. The Department of Mathematics encourages study abroad and expects that increasing number of students will complete course work, including courses in mathematics, at foreign universities. However, students who study abroad must take care to ensure that the mathematics courses taken abroad count toward the mathematics major (or minor) and and that the requirements of the mathematics major (or minor) are met.
Courses to be taken abroad must be preapproved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies, by the dean responsible for study abroad, and by the student's academic dean; and final credit will not be awarded until the content of the actual courses taken has been reviewed by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Courses scheduled to be offered abroad may be cancelled with little advance notice, or they may differ from a student's expectations. Students are responsible for contacting the DUS and the deans by electronic mail, facsimile, or telephone to obtain advance approval for alternative courses.