Hello! I'm entering my final year at ASU as a Mathematics (Stats) major. I currently work FT in an office where I can set my own schedule. My bosses are supportive of me finishing up my schooling. In Fall '26, I'll be dropping my hours from 40 to 30 a week, just to keep my health insurance.
I'm worried about my future courses, though. I was supposed to take MAT 300 for Summer '26, session B, but the course was cancelled due to lack of enrollments, which screwed the courses I wanted to take in the future.
Below is my future plan regarding my courses as of now:
Fall 2026:
MAT 300 - Mathematical Structures
STP 420 - Introductory Applied Statistic
CSE 300 - Ethics for the Information Age
Spring 2027:
MAT 371 - Adv Calc 1
MAT 421 - Applied Computational Methods
STP 427 - Mathematical Statistics
Summer 2027:
3 Upper-Division Electives
Fall 2027:
STP 429 - Applied Regression
MAT 442 - Adv. Linear Algebra
Are these courses manageable for someone like me? I had spoken to my advisors about the possibility of taking some of my required courses during Summer '27, and they had told me to not count on those courses being available during the summer.
Their response to my original inquiry:
"The Summer 2027 course schedule is expected to be published in March 2027, so we will not know the official course offerings until then.
That said, based on historical summer schedules, SoMSS typically does not offer Upper Division Advanced MAT/STP courses during the summer. While course offerings can change from year to year depending on factors such as enrollment and instructor availability, it is not recommend to plan on completing one of your Upper Division Advanced course requirements during Summer 2027.
This may not be ideal, but you could consider the following future schedule:
Note: you've enrolled into CSE 300 this fall to complete your related field requirement.
Spring 2027
STP 427
MAT 371
Summer 2027
UD elective
UD elective
UD elective
Fall 2027
STP 429
Upper Division MAT or STP Advanced Course
Upper Division MAT or STP Advanced Course"
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Of the two potential schedules, what would be best for me? I was wanting to avoid taking extra courses during Fall '27 to not risk issues with courses during my final semester that would further push back my graduation. If those UD courses were available during summer, I wouldn't be worried, but now I have to take more than 2 classes a semester, which is not ideal, but it is what it is.
Is there anyone who can speak to how hard any of these courses are? Any scheduling ideas?
I would appreciate your insight!