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Mathematics (120 Credits)
Mathematics Major Core Requirements
In addition to the UCORE requirements and the College of Arts and Sciences requirements, a mathematics major is required to take 13 core courses and a minimum of 4 additional 300-400-level MATH courses specified by a chosen option. Options include: Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Mathematics. Courses required for the major may not be taken pass/fail, and a 2.0 minimum GPA is required.
Certification Requirements
- Applications for certification are accepted at any time during fall and spring semesters. Decisions are made within ten working days of receipt of application. Application forms are available in the Mathematics Department office.
- Applications are evaluated, and certification decided, by a faculty committee.
- Applicants must have an overall GPA of at least 2.0.
- The mathematics core consists of MATH 171, 172, and 220. These courses (or their equivalent for transfer students) must be completed before application.
- Students with at least a 2.5 GPA in the mathematics core will be certified automatically. Those with less than a 2.0 GPA in the mathematics core will normally not be certified. Others will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Appeals on certification decisions are considered by the department chairperson.
- Students who are denied certification may reapply after completing at least 12 more semester hours, whereupon decisions are based on grades in mathematics, science, and computer science courses; cumulative grade point average and grade patterns; and a personal interview.
- Certified students whose cumulative GPA or GPA in MATH courses numbered 171 and above falls below 2.0 for two consecutive semesters, or who are academically deficient, are subject to decertification.
- Applications for recertification are handled in the same manner as certification applications for those previously denied.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab | 4 |
| Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH 171 [QUAN] | 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| CPT S 121 | 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 172 | 4 |
| MATH 220 | 2 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI]1 | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MATH 273 | 2 |
| MATH 301 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 201 [PSCI] | 4 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective | 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI]1 | 3 |
| MATH 315 | 3 |
| MATH 360 | 3 |
| MATH 398 | 1 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective | 4 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| MATH 300 [M] | 3 |
| MATH 420 | 3 |
| MATH Option Course2 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 402 [WRTG] [M] | 3 |
| MATH 421 [M] | 3 |
| MATH Option Course2 | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| MATH 401 [M] | 3 |
| MATH Option Course2 | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MATH 402 [M] | 3 |
| MATH 464 [CAPS] | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Actuarial Science Option students should take ECONS 101, 102. |
| 2 | Mathematics Options: Required option courses include: 1) Actuarial Science – MATH 416, 423, and 443; 2) Applied Math – a) MATH 364 and two of MATH 325, 416, 448, 453, 456, or 466; or b) CPT S 122, MATH 364, 448, and one of MATH 416, 440, or 466; or c) three of MATH 340, 415, 440, 448, and 486; 3) Theoretical Math – Three of MATH 302, 325, 403, 415, 441, or 453. |
- Mathematics and Statistics
Courses
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Schedules of Studies
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- Statistics Option
- Theoretical Option
Minors
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Certificates
- Certificate in Quantitative Biology