Advising

Majors and minors in the Math Department with advising needs can send an email to the Mathematics department advisor, Stacey Bales  smbale2@ilstu.edu.  Some students might be assigned a different advisor. The name of a student's advisor will be located on your My Illinois State page after logging in.

• Advising for the Major

  The Department of Mathematics offers five sequences within the mathematics major: Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Mathematics Education, Statistics, and Accelerated Mathematics. Following the links below will take you to the corresponding advisement page for that sequence. The requirements listed on these pages are in addition to the University requirements for graduation (such as completion of 120 hours, General Education requirements, 42 senior hours, residency requirements, foreign language requirements, and global studies requirements). For complete official information, please consult your Undergraduate Catalog.

  Check out the Senior Portfolio Instructions for Math, Actuarial Science, and Statistics majors. For Math Education majors, please consult with your adviser.

  If you are a Mathematics major and you are unsure of who your advisor is or where to find them, please contact the Department Office at (309) 438-8781.

  Advising Sheets for Majors

  • Mathematics
  • Actuarial Science
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Statistics

  Also see the Catalog page for Mathematics.

• For Teacher Education Majors

  As of February 2012, if you are a secondary teacher education major and you want to be highly qualified in mathematics, you must pass the State of Illinois Mathematics Area Content Exam and you must complete 24 credit hours in mathematics content courses that count for major/minor credit of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 200-level or above.

• Advising for the Minor

  The requirements for a minor in Mathematics are:

  • 22-24 credit hours in Mathematics required
  • MAT 145 and MAT 146 required
  • At least four courses chosen from: MAT 147, 175, 236, 247, 260, 330, 336, 337, 340, 341, 350, 351, 361, 362, 363, 378. (Note: MAT 350 can be substituted for MAT 250 in the minor with Adviser permission.)

• Undergraduates

  Career Advising

  Please visit the Career Center website for the Career Advising of specific sequences for majoring in the math department.

  Internship Coordinator

  • Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Tami Martin
    Office: Stevenson 329C
    tsmartin@IllinoisState.edu
    (309) 438-7864
  • Actuarial Science Director, Dr. Krzysztof Ostaszewski
    Office: Stevenson 313G
    krzysio@IllinoisState.edu
    (309) 438-7226

• Graduates

  Career Advising

  • Debbie Ungson-Walbert
    Office: Student Services 185
    dungson@IllinoisState.edu
    (309) 438-0613

  Internship Coordinator

  Talk with the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, Craig Cullen, to determine who your Professional Practice Advisor will be. Follow all guidelines described in attaining an internship.