VIGRE Trainees have a travel allowance of $1000 over the five-year period of the Traineeship. In order to apply for this, short petition should be submitted to the Graduate Committee, containing a standard travel authority request, as well as a specific description of the nature of the student's participation in the meeting (or other event) and the benefits of the travel.

If you plan to take a reading course with a member of the School of Mathematics faculty, you must meet with the professor in advance for

1. permission from the professor (absolutely necessary)
   and to come to a clear common understanding of
2. the mumber of credits. Any amount is possible, but ordinarily a reading course is for 1-3 credits. The number of course credist should be in proportion to the amount of time spent on the course.
3. the reading list (or similar plan of study)
4. the schedule for meeting and amount of time to be spent
5. exams, term papers, or other "deliverables"

1. Begin by reading the degree requirements and sketching out a plan for which courses you will want to take. Check with your department's graduate coordinator to make sure that counting a course towards your secondary MS in Applied Mathematics does not interfere with your requirements for the primary degree. Normally this is a more serious problem if your major is another MS degree than if it is a doctoral degree.
2. Prepare a course of study to be submitted to the School of Mathematics. Then bring this to Prof. Harrell in Skiles 218D during his office periods for his approval. We prefer an unofficial course of study until late enough in your degree plans that modifications are unlikely. Eventually, a formal course of study should be filed with the Graduate Office.
3. Find a Mathematics Professor who is willing to chair your oral examination committee.
4. Mark your calendar for all deadlines, especially the oral examination and the petition for the degree. These are your responsibility, and we are unable to send reminders.