The Mathematics Department offers personalized academic advising for all OSU students, including undergraduate math majors and non-majors.

Professional Advisors are available during drop-in advising hours or by appointment and can provide a broad variety of advising services, including assistance with scheduling, lower division program planning, and signatures on a variety of forms such as change-of-major or add-a-minor forms.

DROP-IN ADVISING:

For services such as signing S/U forms, adding a minor, questions about course transfer credits, etc.

  • Math Department Office: Kidder 368, open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • WINTER TERM DROP-IN ADVISING HOURS (check in at the Math Office):
      Mon: 11:30-12:30
      Tues: 9-10 & 10:30-11:30
      Wed: 11:30-12:30 & 1-2
      Thurs: 9-10
      Fri: 10-11 &11:30-12:30
  • FINALS WEEK DROP-IN ADVISING HOURS (check in at the Math Office):
      Tues. (3/19): 1-2
      Wed. (3/20): 1-2
      Thurs. (3/21): 9-10
      Fri. (3/22): 1-2
  • No Drop-in advising hours during the spring break (but can request an appointment - see below)

REQUEST AN ADVISING APPOINTMENT:

For "longer" services such as change of major, future term planning, need a PIN, etc.

If you have questions, or want to contact an advisor directly, you can send an email to UnderGradInfo@math.oregonstate.edu. To contact an advisor by phone, please call the main office in the Math Department at 541-737-4686.

The answers you seek may also be found in the Undergraduate Advising: FAQ.

MATH MAJORS/MINORS: (Current or Prospective)

  • For early career math majors or minors (taking 100 or 200 level MTH courses), professional advisors offer program and scheduling advice, and can provide signatures (e.g. change of major/minor forms) and registration PINs. Please use this form to make an appointment with an advisor.
  • Students who are taking 300 and 400 level MTH courses should consult with a member of the Undergraduate Advising Committee. These are the tenure/tenure-track faculty members listed below. These professors can help you with questions about your program, provide signatures or registration PINs, and work with you on career and graduate school planning. Please follow the following guidelines to find your advisor:
    • If you are in one of the four options (Applied & Computational Mathematics, Mathematical Biology, Secondary Teaching Emphasis or Statistics option), please contact that specific option's advisor, as noted in the table below.
    • If you are in the standard degree (no option) and also in the Actuarial Science minor, please contact Prof. Thomann (for contact information see below).
    • If you are in the standard degree and not in Actuarial Science minor, please contact the advisor corresponding to your last name as noted in the table below.
Advisor Email contact Research Area Your Last Name Begins With
Prof. Tom Dick (Secondary Teaching Emphasis Option) tpdick@math.oregonstate.edu Mathematics Education A-B
Prof. Nathan Gibson (Applied/Computational & Mathematical Biology Options) gibsonn@math.oregonstate.edu Numerical Analysis & Applied Math

C
Prof. Enrique Thomann (Actuarial Science Minor) thomann@math.oregonstate.edu Partial Differential Equations, Analysis, Applied Probability, Mathematical Modeling D-H
Prof. Ren Guo guoren@oregonstate.edu Geometry & Topology I-Q
Prof. Adel Faridani (Lead Advisor) faridani@oregonstate.edu Numerical Analysis, Tomography, Signal Processing R-Z
Prof. Mina Ossiander (Statistics Options) ossiand@math.oregonstate.edu Probability  

ACTUARIAL ADVISING:

  • Anyone interested in actuarial courses, exams, internship and career possibilities, or the minor program should visit with Prof. Enrique Thomann.  

 

Contact information for all department faculty is available in the Faculty Directory. Access web pages and find offices and phone numbers.

At the link Undergraduate Resources there is a collection of information for current and potential mathematics students.

 

Last updated: 10-28-18