All student course programs must be approved by a faculty advisor prior to registering for classes each quarter, as well as any changes throughout the quarter. (This program is offered only under the Comprehensive Examination Plan.) 48 units of course credit subject to advisor approval are needed. Up to 8 of them can be from upper-division Mathematics or related fields, subject to approval. Up to 8 of them can be graduate courses in other departments. MATH 295 and MATH 500 generally don't count toward those 48 units, and neither do seminar courses, unless the student's participation is substantial. Full-time students are required to register for a minimum of twelve (12) units every quarter, eight (8) of which must be graduate-level mathematics courses taken for a letter grade only.