All Aboard Purdue - Summer 2026

Preparation BEFORE AAP Appointment

Welcome to Summer 2026 All Aboard Purdue! I am looking forward to advising you through your degree in mathematics, statistics, or physics.

To maximize your appointment time, please read the following AND complete any tasks in each part BEFORE we meet:

1. Use the pre-appointment preparation subpage to do the following:

• Check that you are Calculus 1 ready. If you are not, complete the ALEKS exam and receive a score of at least 85 BEFORE our appointment.

• For any AP/IB/A-Level exams (you'll need to estimate scores you are waiting on), determine what credit(s) you have coming in.

• For any dual-credit or transfer courses, use the transfer credit equivalency guide to determine what credit(s) you have coming in.

  • PLEASE make sure your dual-credit course names and numbers match the college/university where the credit is coming from! That is, please list in this format:
    
    MATH 211 Ivy Tech Community College
    
    Do NOT use course codes from your high school transcript (e.g. 1234 Calculus) as these will NOT show up in the transfer credit equivalency guide.
    If you don't know the official course code from the college/university granting the dual-credit, ask your high school's guidance department.

2. Think about important information about yourself that will help me advise you best. Consider:

• Why did you choose Purdue and your particular major?

• What level of math are you comfortable starting with?

• What is your experience with computer programming?

• Which extracurricular activities or clubs do you plan to be involved with?

• Are you living on/off campus?

3. If you are thinking of changing majors from what you were admitted to, please read the following:

• Changing to a College of Science major that is OPEN (e.g. math to stats; physics to math; etc.) is allowed. This can be done during your AAP appointment.
  If you change to an open major that I don't advise, you would receive a new advisor.

• Changing to a College of Science major that is CLOSED (actuarial science, biology, chemistry, CS/DS/AI) is NOT allowed. You will need to wait one to two semesters to be eligible.

• Changing to a non-Science major (e.g. engineering, business, etc.) is NOT allowed. You will need to wait at least one semester to be eligible.

FERPA Disclosure/Consent to Meet Online

Welcome to your All Aboard Purdue meeting! 

Before we begin, you must give consent to meet online. Do I have your permission to proceed?

As a student, your educational records are protected  and considered confidential under FERPA. Under most circumstances your records will not be released without your  written and signed consent. This means that you must provide  written or verbal consent before information regarding your  experience and educational record at Purdue can be  shared.

However, being in a virtual meeting, you may not  always have control over your environment. If we ever come to a topic that you would like to table until a time you can better  control your environment, just let me know and we can find  another time to revisit that topic.

Personal Introductions

Let's get to know each other a little bit! (If you're reading ahead, you can examine my advisor profile.)

The Student/Advisor Partnership

• YOU (the student) are responsible for your education.

• Your advisor is your PARTNER in your education.

The biggest differences from high school (in terms of things that are now your responsibility) are noted in red boldface text below.

Unlike your high school guidance counselor, I cannot see your grades in classes until semester's end when they post to your transcript.
If you are doing poorly in a class and don't tell me (via email or by appointment), I won't find out about it until it's too late!

Academics at Purdue

Resources for Help

Refer to this section as soon as you are having difficulty! Do NOT wait for professors/TAs to reach out to you: take the initiative!
If you are having a problem early on (e.g. Week 2), don't wait until Week 7 (or even Week 3) to attempt to fix it!

Within the Classroom

• Professor/TA office hours

• PSO/SI Sessions (see schedule for more info)

Outside of the Classroom

• Academic Success Center: https://www.purdue.edu/asc/ 

• Help Rooms

  • Math: https://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/courses/helproom 

    • Past Exams: https://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/courses/oldexams.php 

    • Chenflix:  https://www.math.purdue.edu/~chenjk/ 

  • Physics:  https://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/courses/help_center.html 

  • Chemistry: https://www.chem.purdue.edu/academic_programs/resource-room/index.html 

  • Stats: https://www.stat.purdue.edu/resources/help_room.html 

• Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/writinglab/ 

• Tutors through ASC: https://www.purdue.edu/asc/resources/tutoring.html 

• Departmental Tutors (see department webpages)

• Study Groups (network!)

Tracking Degree Requirements

Degree Progression Guides: 4-year plan assuming you are ready for calculus 1 with no AP/IB/TR credit.

• Physics classes are only offered once per year; must take requirements when they are listed in the DPG

• FALL ONLY MA/STAT classes: CS 314, MA 421, MA 432, MA 440, MA 450, MA 460, STAT 47501

• SPRING ONLY MA/STAT classes: STAT 250, STAT 311, MA 349, MA 428, MA 442, MA 482

myPurduePlan (mPP): Tracks your personal degree requirements. Your AP/dual/TR credit will eventually post here (once sent to Admissions).

To graduate from the College of Science, you will need to complete and/or earn:

• Minimum 120 credits

• 32 upper-level credits taken at Purdue (includes courses taken at regional campuses)

• Overall GPA of at least 2.0 (2.5 if in math education)

• All University Core Requirements 

• Civics Literacy Proficiency

• All courses required for your major(s) with an appropriate major GPA (2.0 for most majors; 2.5 for ACSC/MAED)

• All College of Science Core Requirements 

We will go over each requirement as we look through your mPP in future appointments.

Let's examine what transfer credit you are bringing in and where it will fit in your plan of study.

Main Pathways for MASA/PHYS Majors

These are the ordinary pathways through each degree plan starting from the beginning (calculus 1/mechanics).

Typical math/stat progression.

Typical First-Year Schedules

Your schedule will vary from the below if you are bringing in large amounts of AP/dual/transfer credit.

You should aim for between 15 and 16 credits in your first semester.

To check calculus preparation, take some calc 1 (MA 161/165), calc 2 (MA 162/166), or calc 3 (MA 261) finals from the past exams archive!

• There will be some topics that your AP calculus course did not cover that Purdue does and vice-versa.

You might consider the math advanced credit exams if you have calculus, linear algebra, or differential equations credit that didn't transfer.

Registration Seasons: Batch and Open

Purdue has two registration seasons.

• Batch season: All incoming students submit a CRF ("wish list") into our computers. Computer randomly generates schedules for all.
  This is called pre-registration since you don't get enrolled in classes until the computer stops running.

• Open season: Students can adjust their schedule (space permitting) however they like.

Batch registration season runs from the start of AAP until the CRF close date.

• Summer-to-Fall CRF close: 7-14-26 @ 5 PM Eastern time

• Schedules released: 7-23-26 by 5 PM Eastern time

Open registration season begins about a week after batch registration closes. Time ticket is in your student profile.

• Summer-to-Fall: Begins week of 7-27-26. Your specific time is listed in your time ticket.

Future Appointments/Continuing the Partnership

We will meet once per semester (September-November for Fall; January-April for Spring) to pre-register you for classes.

• Invitation will come in late August for Fall and late January for Spring.

• First-year appointments are in-person (our building is HAAS).

• Only one guaranteed appointment time! You are marked as a no-show if you miss or are more than 5 minutes late.

If you are marked as a no-show, you will have to wait until after the CRF closes to meet with me. 

No-shows will be building a schedule from scratch during the open registration period. This is inadvisable: keep your appointments!

Contacting Me

If you need my help outside of registration season, contact me ASAP. Normal business hours are 7 AM to 4 PM. 

Emails are answered within 48 business hours. (I am usually faster than this, but 48 business hours is the expectation.)

Always try to solve problems in the order: (1) email, (2) drop-ins, (3) appointment.

• Email: For quick questions. Most issues are solvable through email.

• Drop-Ins: Held 3 to 4 hours per week in my Zoom room. Weekly email will list drop-in times for the week.

• 30-Minute Appointments: Held on part or all of my remote day. For non-registration purposes. Schedule in Boiler Connect.
  (If you schedule one of these for registration, your appointment will be cancelled.)

Post All-Aboard Communication

Within 24 business hours of our appointment, I will send you an email with follow-up information. You will also receive:

• A link to the DPG page for your major

• A backup of the advisor course recommendation form (ACRF) with your PIN. (You use the PIN during open registration.)

• Shared access to the Google sheet with your plan of study. Remember that the plan of study is a skeleton only (i.e. it lists only MA/STAT/PHYS core courses) and your mPP will track your actual requirements.

It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to:

• Check your Purdue email regularly

• Send any AP/IB/TR credit to the Office of Admissions.

• Send me any of the following items we may have discussed today:

1. Your Foreign Language Placement test results.

2. Your signed math advanced credit exam form(s).

3. Your ALEKS placement test results (if applicable; need score of 85 or higher to be calculus-ready).

4. Syllabi for previous math/stat/physics courses if requested.

• Submit your final Course Request Form (CRF) on/before the deadline if you need to make changes. Email me if changes need to be made.
  You should only be making changes if:

  1. • Your AP scores came in higher or lower than you expected and you need to add/remove/modify a course.

     • You have unexpected dual/transfer credit that has come in after our meeting.

     • You have results from a language placement test.

     • Your want to start at a lower level of math than you originally decided to.

     • The PLACE office confirms you do NOT need SCLA 11000 to demonstrate English proficiency.

• Bookmark any pages from this advising webpage that you may want to save for later. I would personally recommend to bookmark:

  1. The advising quick links page; it is usually faster to find info here than combing the Purdue website

  2. The math department past exams archive and Chenflix

This particular page will stay live after All Aboard ends but may be modified without warning at any time.

Q & A

What questions do you still have that I did not answer?

If your questions relate to any of the following topics, the listed office in parentheses will have the best information:

• Housing or Meal Plans (University Residences)

• Scholarships or Student Loans (Division of Financial Aid)

• Honors College requirements (contact your Honors advisor)

• International Student Information (contact ISS)

• Immunization records/requirements (contact PUSH)

• English proficiency exams (contact PLACE)

• Foreign language placement test info (see FLP test)

Computer Recommendations

This list is not comprehensive nor sanctioned by Purdue. These are my personal recommendations.

• Do NOT get a tablet PC or (especially) a Chromebook. Specialized software (MATLAB, etc.) will not run on Chromebooks.

• PCs (laptop or desktop) are generally "safer" for STEM majors than Macs.

• At least 16 GB of RAM is needed for Zoom and other video-call apps. 24 GB or 32 GB are even better if you can afford it.

• At least an i5 Intel processor is recommended. i7/i9s are better, if you can afford them. (I don't know about AMD processors.)

• Software compatibility is not usually an issue with Windows, but if you want to be a CS major or minor, knowledge of Linux is helpful. (Consider dual-booting if you can set it up.)

• Purdue's ITAP labs will have access to any software that you aren't able to get on your personal computer.
  (i.e. if you already own a Mac, you don't necessarily need to replace it with a PC).

Once Batch Schedules Post

Students:

PLEASE read all of this email CAREFULLY as it contains important information related to registration.

BATCH SCHEDULE RELEASE

Batch registration schedules will be available for viewing by 5 PM Eastern time on 7-23-25 for Summer-to-Fall AAP students.

Due to the random nature of batch registration, your schedule may not exactly match your Course Request Form (CRF). This is normal and not cause for concern because:

- True registration emergencies are rare (see exceptions at end of message).

- You'll have ample time to adjust your schedule before fall.

- Many students will make changes during open registration, potentially opening up space.

- You still have many semesters to take any missed courses.

If there is a course you are missing, your best option will be to look for space in the course during open registration. You can look for seats:

- Manually using Scheduling Assistant

- Using a seat-tracker such as Coursicle: https://www.coursicle.com/

OPEN REGISTRATION

To modify your schedule during open registration:

1. Find your time ticket on your student profile. This tells you when you can begin to make changes.

2. In myPurdue, navigate to the "Register for Classes" card and select "Scheduling Assistant."

- Do NOT select "Course Request Form" as that is only used during batch registration.

3. Select Fall 2026 (PWL) for your term if prompted.

- Do NOT select Fall 2026 (PIN) as that is for Purdue Indianapolis!

4. Enter your PIN number from you ACRF.

5. Make changes to your schedule as needed. Links to various tasks are below:

- Add a Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4tv7oqMIbo 

- Drop a Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MNxmkBlhQ

- Waitlist a Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUNETxwcg5Q

- Request an Override: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkYSwpu7cUQ

- Swap Sections: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSF3SRx6q90

- Swap with a Waitlist Request: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TA57dtaFdk

More information can be found on the "Open Registration Tips" on the Registration/CODO page on my Google site (https://sites.google.com/view/purdueadvisingquicklinks/home/registrationcodo-info). 

A summary of the results on that page is:

- All changes are SPACE PERMITTING: NO SPACE = NO CHANGE.

- I can't get you in to or take you out of classes.

- You may have to wait one (or more) semesters before you can take a class (e.g. MA 26100, EAPS 111/112, foreign language, etc.).

- When modifying your schedule, LOCK all courses you want to keep or you are liable to lose them. (Click the LOCK icon next to the course number.)

- Professors do NOT control space in classes, so don't email them asking for it.

REGISTRATION EMERGENCIES

The situations below are the few exceptional cases where you should email me if your batch schedule is missing something:

- First-year MA/STAT/PHYS majors who requested calculus 1 (MA 16100 or 16500) and did not get it.

- First-year PHYS majors starting from 17200H who requested PHYS 17200H and did not get it.

- First-year PHYS majors OR transfer students starting from second-year courses: You request MA 26100, PHYS 34400, and/or PHYS 30600 and did not get one or more of them.

- Transfer students who have calculus 1 and 2 credit: You requested calculus 3 (MA 26100) and did not get it.

- First-year math education students: You requested EDCI 20500 or EDST 20010 and did not get one or both.

- You are attempting to CODO to FYE and did not receive: a math class, PHYS 17200H and CHM 11510+20, and a University Core requirement in WC/OC/BSS/HUM.