Academic Year:
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF ARTS
MAJOR: MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Second Writing Requirement (minimum grade C-) |
3 |
A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours.
| Foreign Language Requirement |
0-12 |
Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112 or 202) in an ancient or modern language. The number of credits needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language. Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Foreign Languages and Literature Department.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
A grade of C- or better is required for major courses and related work. Students lacking preparation for MATH 242 should begin with MATH 241.
| MATH 210 |
Discrete Mathematics I |
3 |
| MATH 242 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus B |
4 |
| MATH 243 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus C |
4 |
| MATH 245 |
An Introduction to Proof |
3 |
MATH 268
or
UNIV 101 |
Perspectives on Mathematics
or
First Year Seminar |
1 |
| MATH 302 |
Ordinary Differential Equations |
3 |
| MATH 349 |
Elementary Linear Algebra |
3 |
| MATH 350 |
Probability Theory and Simulation Methods |
3 |
| CISC 181 |
Introduction to Computer Science II |
3 |
and
(Students with no previous experience in a programming language should start with CISC106 or CISC 108.)
Any substitution must be approved by the department Undergraduate Studies Committee.
ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits requirement for the degree, with at least 79 credits outside Mathematics.
| CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF |
124 |
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