Actuarial Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences majors should continue to take courses in the regular calculus sequence MA1021 – MA 1024, if not yet completed.

If the calculus sequence has been completed, there are several 2000 level course options for Mathematical Sciences majors including:

· MA 2051 – Ordinary Differential Equations

· MA 2071 – Matrices and Linear Algebra or MA 2072 – Accelerated Matrices and Linear Algebra

· MA 2201 – Discrete Mathematics (which may count as a MA course when registering for MA 2201 or as a CS course when registering as CS 2202).

· MA 2251 – Vector and Tensor Calculus

· MA 2611 – Applied Statistics I

For Actuarial Mathematics majors, the recommendations above also apply. Additionally, for those who have taken MA2211 – Theory of Interest, we suggest continuing with:

· MA3212 – Actuarial Mathematics 1

If you have specific questions or need further advice on which courses to take in the spring, please reach out to:

· Prof. Barry Posterro, posterro@wpi.edu, for any Actuarial Mathematics questions

· Prof. Sam Tripp, stripp@wpi.edu, for any Mathematical Sciences course questions

· Prof. Carly Thorp, cthorp@wpi.edu, for any Probability and Statistics course questions

For math course descriptions, please click here

Mathematics majors need to take at least two Science courses during their time at WPI. 

If you are considering actuarial math, you should consider taking ECON 1110 – Introduction to Microeconomics, ECON 1120 – Introduction to Macroeconomics, and ECON 2110 Intermediate Economics (recommended background of ECON 1110). These ECON courses are generally offered in C or D term

Your third course should be a GPS, Humanities and Arts, or Computer Science course. More information is available about these courses below. 

GPS stands for Great Problems Seminar is a course that is exclusively for first year students and allow students to learn about a problem in the world and work with a group on how to fix it. These courses are helpful with the transition to college as well as useful for students when preparing for projects such as IQP and MQP in junior and senior year. GPS courses run for both A and B term, so you will only need to choose one. For more information click here.

Every student at WPI must complete the Humanities and Arts (HUA) Requirement. This consists of 6 courses in HUA subjects. The subjects available for HUA are:

• Art (AR)
• Music (MU)
• Drama/Theatre (EN/TH)
• Foreign Language- Spanish (SP), German (GN), Arabic (AB), Chinese (CN)
  
  • For Spanish Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Angel Rivera (arivera@wpi.edu)
  • For German Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Daniel DiMassa (ddimassa@wpi.edu)
    
  • For Arabic Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Mohammed El Hamzaoui (melhamzaoui@wpi.edu)
  • For Chinese Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Wen-Hua Du (wdu2@wpi.edu)
  • For English Language (International Students) Information, Please Email: Professor Althea Danielski (amdanielski@wpi.edu) and Professor Esther Boucher-Yip (efboucher@wpi.edu)
• Literature (EN)
• Writing/Rhetoric (WR, RH)
• International Student English (ISE)
• History (HI)
• International Studies (INTL)
• Philosophy (PY)
• Religion (RE)

Mathematical Science Majors and Actuarial Science Majors are required to take a total of two Computer or Data Science courses in their time at WPI. For a third course, you could consider taking CS 1004- Introduction to Programming for Non-Majors,  CS 1101- Introduction to Programming, or DS 1010- Data Science I: Introduction to Data Science. 

Actuarial Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences majors should continue to take courses in the regular calculus sequence MA1021 – MA 1024, if not yet completed.

We strongly encourage all students who did not take MA1033 to take:

· MA 1971 – Bridge to Higher Mathematics. This course introduces important mathematical ideas and builds proof writing skills

If you did take MA1033, we suggest a proof-based transition course such as:

· MA 2273 – Combinatorics

· MA 2631 – Probability Theory

If the calculus sequence has been completed, additional 2000 level course options for Mathematical Sciences majors include:

· MA 2051 – Ordinary Differential Equations

· MA 2071 – Linear Algebra

· MA 2201 – Discrete Mathematics (which may count as a MA course when registering for MA 2201 or as a CS course when registering as CS 2202).

· MA 2611 – Applied Statistics I

· MA 2612 – Applied Statistics II

For Actuarial Mathematics majors, the recommendations above also apply, but it is highly recommended that you take a Probability course (either MA2621 or MA2631) in early preparation for industry exams and for recommended background for sophomore actuarial courses.

If you have specific questions or need further advice on which courses to take in the spring, please reach out to:

· Prof. Barry Posterro, posterro@wpi.edu, for any Actuarial Mathematics questions

· Prof. Sam Tripp, stripp@wpi.edu, for any Mathematical Sciences course questions

· Prof. Carly Thorp, cthorp@wpi.edu, for any Probability and Statistics course questions

Mathematics majors need to take at least two Science courses during their time at WPI. 

If you are considering actuarial math, you should consider taking ECON 1110 – Introduction to Microeconomics, ECON 1120 – Macroeconomics, and ECON 2110 Intermediate Economics (recommended background of ECON 1110). These ECON courses are generally offered in C or D term.

Your third course should be a Humanities and Arts, or Computer Science course. More information is available about these courses below. 

Every student at WPI must complete the Humanities and Arts (HUA) Requirement. This consists of 6 courses in HUA subjects. The subjects available for HUA are:

• Art (AR)
• Music (MU)
• Drama/Theatre (EN/TH)
• Foreign Language- Spanish (SP), German (GN), Arabic (AB), Chinese (CN)
  
  • For Spanish Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Angel Rivera (arivera@wpi.edu)
  • For German Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Daniel DiMassa (ddimassa@wpi.edu)
    
  • For Arabic Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Mohammed El Hamzaoui (melhamzaoui@wpi.edu)
  • For Chinese Placement Information, Please Email: Professor Wen-Hua Du (wdu2@wpi.edu)
  • For English Language (International Students) Information, Please Email: Professor Althea Danielski (amdanielski@wpi.edu) and Professor Esther Boucher-Yip (efboucher@wpi.edu)
• Literature (EN)
• Writing/Rhetoric (WR, RH)
• International Student English (ISE)
• History (HI)
• International Studies (INTL)
• Philosophy (PY)
• Religion (RE)

Mathematical Science Majors and Actuarial Science Majors are required to take a total of two Computer or Data Science courses in their time at WPI. For a third course, you could consider taking CS 2022 – Discrete Mathematics. If you have already taken CS 1101 or 1102, you could also consider CS 2102- Object-Oriented Design Concepts or CS 2119- Application Building with Object-Oriented Concepts.  

To build your schedule you should use the Course Listings page and the WPI Planner. Below are instructions on how to use the Planner tool and how to search for courses before inputting this information into Workday, WPI's registration platform.

1. Navigate to the WPI Planner.
2. On the first tab, select the class subject area you are interested in (ex. Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences). Note: Great Problems Seminars are listed under First Year.
3. Once you select the subject, the available courses will appear. As you select courses, they will appear in the box at the bottom right.
   • You should select three courses for each term. It is also a good idea to identify some back-up schedules in case your first choices are full when you register.
   • You can also select a Physical Education course, and 1/6 unit music courses, as an additional fourth course in addition to your three courses. This is common for first year students.
   • ROTC Members: please select your Military Science course in addition to your three courses. Your Physical Training will count towards your physical education requirement, so you do not need to select PE courses.
4. On the second tab, Time, you can eliminate times of day you do not want classes. Note: This may limit your course options, so use this one sparingly.
5. The third tab, Schedules, shows all the possible schedules that can result from your course selections. Make sure you are looking at the correct term, and look to see if there is any overlap between class times. You can change the term you would like to take the course by clicking on the term bubbles.
   • When you are satisfied with how your schedule looks it is time to identify the sections of the classes you plan to register for.
   • At the top of the Schedules tab, you will see two boxes, one labeled “Grid” and another labeled “Detail.” Click the “Detail” box to see a listing of selected courses with information including course name, course section, professor, location, and meeting days and times.

PRE-REGISTRATION PREP​

• Watch the 10 min. overview video
• Login to Workday​
• Use Find Course Sections to build at least one Saved Schedule for C-Term, D-Term, and if you're taking any 10 or 14 week classes, Spring Semester (instructions)​​​

November 15, 7AM ET: REGISTER​

• Login to Workday​
• Open a browser tab or window for C-Term, D-Term, and Spring Semester (if you have any 10 or 14 week classes) and View My Saved Schedules for each​
• [Optional] Open tabs for alternate course sections from other Saved Schedules or search results​
• When registration opens, click Start Registration, then click Register (instructions)
• Open View My Courses, scroll right to Drop or Swap (instructions)​
• Waitlisted? If a spot opens, a notification will be sent to your WPI email asking you to login to Workday and take action