Mathematics Admissions

This page contains information on admission to UW Bothell’s Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. 

  1. Admissions process
  2. Prerequisite courses
  3. Personal statement
  4. Questions?

Admissions process

Timeline

The Mathematics major admits students for entry in autumn, winter, and spring quarters. Visit the UW Bothell Application Dates & Deadlines page for information on application deadlines.

Please expect to receive your admissions decision up to four weeks after applying.

Materials needed

  1. Transcripts. All transfer applicants must submit unofficial or official transcripts with their application. Once admitted, transfer applicants must also submit up-to-date official transcripts with their final grades if they have not already.
  2. (optional) Personal statement

How to declare or apply

Submit an internal declaration if you are already a student at UW Bothell:

  • Pre-major student at UW Bothell
  • Already in a major at UW Bothell and you want to switch majors
  • Already in a major at UW Bothell and you want a double major or double degree
Submit an internal declaration

Submit a transfer application if you are coming from another institution:

  • Current student at UW Seattle or UW Tacoma
  • Transferring from another college or university outside of the UW system
Submit a transfer application

Review

The Mathematics major is currently an “open” program with no set limit on the number of students admitted, so students can join at any time, even in their first year.

Suggested preparatory courses

Minimum grades. The Mathematics major has no entry prerequisites, but other courses in the major have registration prerequisites of 2.0 or higher in Calculus I, II, or III. The grades must be recorded on your unofficial or official transcript(s).

In-progress courses. You may take the courses below either before or after entry into the major, so any of them can be in-progress.

Transfer courses. View a compilation of equivalent courses at other UW campuses and Washington state colleges, as well as important notes on transferring courses.

  1. General education courses
  2. One-year Calculus series (3 quarters or 2 semesters)
    • Must cover content equivalent to UW Bothell’s STMATH 124, 125, 126 series.
    • Calculus III transfers. Because of variation in Calculus III offerings at Washington state colleges, you may also need to take Calculus IV (MATH& 254 or 264) to gain equivalency for Calculus III.
  3. Differential Equations
    • Must cover content equivalent to UW Bothell’s STMATH 207
  4. Matrix Algebra (or Linear Algebra)
    • Must cover content equivalent to UW Bothell’s STMATH 208
  5. Multivariable Calculus
    • Must cover content equivalent to UW Bothell’s STMATH 224
  6. Intro Computer Programming, equivalent to one of the following UW Bothell lecture + lab pairs:

Personal statement

Visit our Personal Statement Guidelines page for advice on writing an exceptional personal statement.

Prompt

A personal statement is not required for entry into the Mathematics major, but we encourage you to submit an optional statement reflecting on your reasons for joining the major, projects and courses you want to engage in, and long-term goals after graduation.

Questions? 

Internal applicants

If you are a pre-major student or already in a different major at UW Bothell, start by visiting the academic advising website or contacting your current academic advisor directly.

First-year and transfer applicants

If you are a student coming from high school or another institution, including UW Seattle or Tacoma, start by visiting the transfer admissions website or contacting the admissions advising team at uwbinfo@uw.edu.