Fall Math Merit Program Registration Info

For returning students signing up for a Math Merit course for the Fall 2024 semester:

Are you a continuing student currently taking a chemistry, math, or biology (IB or MCB) Merit course during the spring 2024 semester? (If you will be a first-year student in Fall 2024, please see our New Student Registration page instead.)

  • If YES: you are pre-approved to sign up for any Fall 2024 Math Merit course, space permitting. You do not need to get specific authorization or additional approval; simply see the instructions for course sign up below and sign up once your registration time-ticket opens.
  • If NO: You will need to request approval to sign up for Math Merit for the Fall 2024 semester by filling out this webform. This approval will be granted on Thursday, April 18, 2024. On or after that date, please see instructions for signing up below.
  • All information regarding courses can be found on course explorer which is linked here.
  • Please direct any questions about Math Merit Registration to Dr. Jennifer McNeilly at jrmcneil@illinois.edu.

Please click on the course you will be taking in Fall 2024 for specific Merit sign-up instructions:

Math 115 – Math 220 – Math 221 – Math 231 – Math 241 – Math 285 – Math 347

Math 115 Merit sign up instructions:

Math 115 Merit is an extra Math 199 class which meets once per week for 1 hour 50 minutes. To sign up for Math 115 with Merit, first, register for any Math 115 lecture and any Thursday discussion section. Then, register for one of the Merit sections below.

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 199 PC1Merit SectionT11 am – 12:50 pm220992090 NHB
Math 199 PC2Merit SectionT1 – 2:50 pm390262090 NHB
Math 199 PC3Merit SectionT3 – 4:50 pm519897 Burrill Hall
Math 199 PC4Merit SectionT9 – 10:50 am655037 Burrill Hall
Math 199 PC5Merit SectionT11 am – 12:50 pm720457 Burrill Hall

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Math 220 Merit sign up instructions:

Math 220 Merit replaces the regular Math 220 discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 50 minutes) with two Merit discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 1 hour 50 minutes). To sign up for Math 220 with Merit, follow the directions below.

  1. Sign up for Math 199 JM1 (CRN 22231). This is the extra hour of credit you get for taking a Math Merit course. This class does not actually meet. By participating in your Math 220 Merit discussion section (which you will sign up for in step 2) you get credit for this class.
  2. Sign up for a Math 220 lecture and a Math 220 Merit discussion by adding both sections at the same time. Note that both the lecture and the Merit discussion must start with the same letter for the system to allow you to sign up. (Example: Math 220 BL1 lecture must go with either Math 220 BD1 Merit or Math 220 BD2 Merit.)

“A” Lectures & Merit Discussions (Sign up for one of the Math 220 “A” lectures and one of the two Merit discussions):

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 220 AL1LectureMWF10 – 10:50 am34494114 DKH
Math 220 AL2LectureMWF11 – 11:50 am35108114 DKH
Math 220 AD1Merit DiscussionTR11 am – 12:50 pm34509314 Davenport
Math 220 AD2Merit DiscussionTR9 – 10:50 am351012090 NHB

“B” Lectures & Merit Discussions (Sign up for one of the Math 220 “B” lectures and one of the two Merit discussions):

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 220 BL1LectureMWF1 – 1:50 pm33431100 MSEB
Math 220 BL2LectureMWF2 – 2:50 pm35170100 MSEB
Math 220 BD1Merit DiscussionTR1 – 2:50 pm3344321 Psychology
Math 220 BD2Merit DiscussionTR3 – 4:50 pm 40141314 Davenport

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Math 221 Merit sign up instructions:

Math 221 Merit replaces the regular Math 221 discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 50 minutes) with two Merit discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 1 hour 50 minutes). To sign up for Math 221 with Merit, follow the directions below.

  1. Sign up for Math 199 JM1 (CRN 22231). This is the extra hour of credit you get for taking a Math Merit course. This class does not actually meet. By participating in your Math 221 Merit discussion section (which you will sign up for in step 2) you get credit for this class.
  2. Sign up for a Math 221 lecture and a Math 221 Merit discussion by adding both sections at the same time. Note that both the lecture and the Merit discussion must start with the same letter for the system to allow you to sign up. (Example: Math 221 CL1 lecture must go with either Math 221 CD1 Merit or Math 221 CD2 Merit.)

“A” Lectures and Merit Discussions (Sign up for one of the Math 221 “A” lectures and one of the two Merit discussions):

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 221 AL1LectureTR8 – 8:50 am47002114 DKH
Math 221 AL2LectureTR9 – 9:50 am46992114 DKH
Math 221 AD1Merit DiscussionWF11 am – 12:50 pm70571314 Davenport
Math 221 AD2Merit DiscussionWF1 – 2:50 pm70572314 Davenport

“C” Lectures and Merit Discussions (Sign up for one of the Math 221 “C” lectures and one of the two Merit discussions):

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 221 CL1LectureTR3 – 3:50 pm47023100 MSEB
Math 221 CL2LectureTR2 – 2:50 pm47013100 MSEB
Math 221 CD1Merit DiscussionWF9 – 10:50 am48293314 Davenport
Math 221 CD2Merit DiscussionWF1 – 2:50 pm482966 Burrill

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Math 231 Merit Sign Up Instructions

Math 231 Merit replaces the regular Math 231 discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 50 minutes) with two Merit discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 1 hour 50 minutes). To sign up for Math 231 with Merit, follow the directions below.

  1. Sign up for Math 199 JM1 (CRN 22231) by typing the CRN in directly to the “Enter CRNs” window/tab. This is the extra hour of credit you get for taking a Math Merit course. This class does not actually meet. By participating in your Math 231 Merit discussion section (which you will sign up for in step 2) you get credit for this class. Please note: this Math 199 Section will not show up in the Course Explorer or the “plan-ahead” feature of the registration system; you will need to manually type in the CRN the day you register to add this credit hour.
  2. Sign up for a Math 231 lecture and a Math 231 Merit discussion by adding both sections at the same time.

Merit discussions for Math 231 are listed below (Sign up for one of the Math 231 lectures and one of the three Merit discussions):

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 231 AL2LectureMW10 – 10:50 am46908180 Bevier Hall
Math 231 AL3LectureMW11 – 11:50 am56751180 Bevier Hall
Math 231 AL4LectureMW12 – 12:50 pm46865180 Bevier Hall
Math 231 AD1Merit DiscussionTR3 – 4:50 pm492322090 NHB
Math 231 AD2Merit DiscussionTR9 – 10:50 am46907314 Davenport
Math 231 AD3Merit DiscussionTR1 – 2:50 pm49238314 Davenport

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Math 241 Merit Sign Up Instructions

Math 241 Merit replaces the regular Math 241 discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 50 minutes) with two Merit discussion sections (which meet twice weekly for 1 hour 50 minutes). To sign up for Math 241 with Merit, follow the directions below.

  1. Sign up for Math 199 JM1 (CRN 22231) by typing the CRN in directly to the “Enter CRNs” window/tab. This is the extra hour of credit you get for taking a Math Merit course. This class does not actually meet. By participating in your Math 220 Merit discussion section (which you will sign up for in step 2) you get credit for this class. Please note: this Math 199 Section will not show up in the Course Explorer or the “plan-ahead” feature of the registration system; you will need to manually type in the CRN the day you register to add this credit hour.
  2. Sign up for a Math 241 “B” lecture and a Math 241 Merit discussion by adding both sections at the same time.

Merit sections for Math 241 are listed below (Sign up for one of the Math 241 “B” lectures and one of the three Merit discussions):

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 241 BL1LectureMWF12 – 12:50 pm492513039 CIF
Math 241 BL2LectureMWF11 – 11:50 am470583039 CIF
Math 241 BD1Merit DiscussionTR11 am – 12:50 pm50384313 Mumford
Math 241 BD2Merit DiscussionTR9 – 10:50 am47042214 Davenport
Math 241 BD3Merit DiscussionTR3 – 4:50 pm51991157 Noyes Lab

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Math 285 Merit Sign Up Instructions

Math 285 Merit is an extra Math 199 class which meets once per week for 1 hour 50 minutes. This is in addition to the regular Math 285 lecture/discussion. To sign up for Math 285 with Merit, first, register for any Math 285 lecture/discussion section. Then, register for the Merit discussion section below:

Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 199 DE1Merit SectionW3 – 4:50 pm54467314 Davenport Hall

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Math 347 Merit Sign Up Instructions

Math 347 Merit is a specific section of Math 347 that adds a discussion section which meets once per week for 1 hour 50 minutes. This section is reserved for students planning to pursue the Secondary Education minor in math and current or prospective Math majors who participated in the Merit Program. Interested students should contact mathadvising@illinois.edu with subject line “Merit Math 347 request” and include name, netid, UIN, and explanation of interest.

Once access is granted, to sign up for Math 347 Merit, follow the directions below:

  1. Sign up for Math 199 Section 347 (CRN 49974) by typing the CRN in directly to the “Enter CRNs” window/tab. This is the extra hour of credit you get for taking a Math Merit course. This class does not actually meet. By participating in the Math 347 Merit discussion section on Tuesdays (which you sign up for through step 2) you get credit for this class. Please note: this Math 199 Section will not show up in the Course Explorer or the “plan-ahead” feature of the registration system; you will need to manually type in the CRN the day you register to add this credit hour.
  2. Sign up for Math 347 Merit section below using CRN 66654 (this one CRN will add both lines below).
Section NameTypeDaysTimeCRNLocation
Math 347 C2MLecture/DiscussionMWF10 – 10:50 am66654312 Davenport
Math 347 C2MMerit SectionT9 – 10:50 am4004 NHB

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