Undergraduate Courses

Please direct enquiries about undergraduate admissions to the undergraduate [dot] admissions [-at-] maths [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk.

NOTE: General and non-mathematical admissions enquiries are handled centrally by the admissions office.

• Studying Mathematics at Oxford Booklet (in PDF format):
  This includes information about the mathematics courses and also the various joint schools with Philosophy, Statistics and Computer Science

  If you are based in the UK, and would like a paper copy of the Studying Mathematics at Oxford Booklet, then please undergraduate [dot] admissions [-at-] maths [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk. 

• Mathematical Sciences Open Days
  The open days in 2009 are: Saturday May 2nd, Saturday May 9th, Wednesday 1st July, Thursday 2nd July, Friday 18th September.

• Information on the Admissions Test:
  THIS YEAR'S TEST DATE IS WEDNESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2009, WITH APPLICANTS SITTING THE TEST IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND TEST CENTRES.
  The 2009 test will be in the same format as the 2006-8 tests. Two specimen tests (with solutions) in this format and the 2006-8 past papers are available.

• Bridging The Gap:
  For students about to begin studying mathematics or mathematically related subjects at Oxford and other universities; these pages contain explanatory material covering a wide range of topics and exercises of varying difficulties. Copies of the bridging notes can be bought from the Institute for £10 per copy - the price includes postage to UK addresses. Send a cheque for £10 payable to "The Mathematical Institute, Oxford", together with your address, to "Dr Richard Earl, Mathematical Institute, 24-29 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LB".

• Single A-level Students:
  For students with single A-level mathematics, who are coming to Oxford, or who are thinking of applying.

• Practice Problems for New Students:
  Examples of question sheets, sent out by many colleges to students in the summer before they begin their degrees.

• Undergraduate Handbooks and Course Synopses

• College specific information:
  Details of the mathematics courses taught at the individual colleges, how they are taught, numbers of students, names and interests of tutors, etc.

• Admissions Criteria and Deferred Entry Policy:
  Please also note the University's new English language requirements for all non-native English-speaking applicants, details of which can be found at www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/courses/enreq/english.shtml

• Undergraduate Study Guide -- (PDF Version):
  This is a guide to how students learn mathematics at Oxford and how university mathematics differs in general from A-level mathematics in style and content. It is sent out by many colleges to their new students in the vacation before they arrive. Part I is of use to prospective students, and Part II also, though this would be somewhat ambitious for year 12 students.