Advising

Advising in Fall 2021 will be conducted online via Google Meet or by email:

• To communicate by email, feel free to contact any of our listed advisors below. Email is best for continuing majors, brief or simple questions, etc. Otherwise, please schedule a virtual appointment.
• To schedule a virtual appointment:
  • Be sure that you are logged into your UW-Madison G Suite account: https://it.wisc.edu/services/google-apps/
  • Visit the Math Advising Appointment Calendar. Select any open time slot to reserve your time. (NOTE: some advising times are reserved for SOAR students only. If you are not a SOAR student, do NOT book an appointment in a SOAR advising slot.)
  • Your scheduled appointment will appear on your g-suite calendar, or private google calendar (if you used a personal google account).
  • On the day of your advising meeting you will receive an email reminding you of your appointment. Be sure that you are still logged into your UW-Madison G Suite. You will be contacted via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/
  • If for any reason you are having difficulty creating an appointment, reach out to an advisor directly by email and we will set one for you!

To schedule a meeting for honors in the major advising you can either:

• Send an email to Brian Street and ask for an appointment.
• Make an appointment with Alex Hanhart on the Math Advising Calendar.

Before your meeting be sure to prepare a basic plan of how you would like to fulfill the requirements for the honors program. You do not need to have a complete plan laid out, but a basic outline will be a good place to start.

This advising is primarily meant for non-math majors (and students that are not interested in the math major) and math certificate students. Questions that are most appropriate for discussing with Kyle Martinez—the placement/undergraduate advisor—are those regarding math course placement, placement testing and retakes, transfer credit questions, enrollment, course prerequisites, declaring the math certificate, or any other non-math major/non-AMEP program questions.

Students with questions about the math major regarding advising, requirements, course selection, etc., are better answered by our major advisors.

Advising in Spring 2021 will be conducted online via remote video/voice meetings or by email:

• If you have a question that you don’t believe necessitates a full appointment, please send an email to Kyle Martinez at klmartinez@wisc.edu with whatever questions you have.
• If you’d like to make an appointment to discuss something, please email Kyle at klmartinez@wisc.edu to schedule an appointment. (Advising times listed below.) Kyle is available by appointment via:
  • Google Hangouts Chat
  • Microsoft Teams

There are a number of career services offered at UW-Madison tailored specifically to provide career advising and support to undergraduate students. Some career centers are specific to a particular school, college, or department, while others are for broader populations or specified to particular fields. For example, a math major in the College of Letters & Science may consider connecting with SuccessWorks for some career advising and resources, while a math major in the College of Engineering may instead consider Engineering Career Services.

Students interested in career opportunities are also encouraged to use Handshake.

We Use Math and the American Mathematical Society (AMS) both provide some examples of careers that students can pursue with a math major.