Course Requirements, BS Mathematics

  
College of Science
Degree Program Course Requirements
For general degree requirements, see the College of Science and
the General Degree Requirements pages.

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

 
Area A Essential Skills                         Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better) 
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses: 
MATH 1113/MATH 1131

Area B Institutional Options                Required Hours: 4
COMM 1110 
Select one of the following courses: 
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/LIBR 1105/LEAD 1705/POLS 2401/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002/Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.
Note: the two extra hours may be used as electives. 

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts                Required Hours: 6 
Select one of the following humanities courses: 
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105 
Select one of the following fine arts courses: ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100 
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology        Required Hours: 11 
Select two lab science courses from below: 
ASTR 1105/1305; BIOL 1215; BIOL 1225; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; GEOL 1121; GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225; ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Take one the following course: 
MATH 1131/MATH 1132

Area E Social Sciences                           Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112 
Take the following course:
POLS 1101 
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101 
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156 

Wellness Requirement                           Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205 
Select any one PEDS course. 

Area F Courses Related to Major           Required Hours: 18 
MATH 1131 Calculus/Analytical Geometry 1 (one semester hour from Area A or D)
MATH 1132 Calculus/Analytical Geometry 2 (four semester hours or one semester hour from Area D)
MATH 2135 Calculus/Analytical Geometry 3
MATH 2115 Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH 1165 Computer-Assisted Problem Solving
Guided electives ¹ (3 or 6 hours)

¹ Guided electives will be selected from among freshman and sophomore level courses in science, business, and education based upon student interests and career goals and requiring the approval of a faculty advisor and the Mathematics Department Chair.

Area G Program Requirements          Required Hours: 26 
MATH 3107 Differential Equations 
MATH 3155 Foundations of Adv. Math
MATH 3175 Introduction to Probability
MATH 4795 Senior Seminar in Mathematics 
MATH 5111 Introduction to Abstract Algebra 1 
MATH 5112 Introduction to Abstract Algebra 2 
MATH 5151 Introduction to Real Analysis 1 
MATH 5152 Introduction to Real Analysis 2 
MATH 5175 Mathematical Statistics 

Area H Program Electives                  Required Hours: 5 
Select five semester hours from the following: 
MATH 3105 Vector Analysis
MATH 4795 Senior Seminar in Mathematics
MATH 5116 Number Theory 
MATH 5135 College Geometry 
MATH 5165 Numerical Analysis *
MATH 5166 Linear Program and Game Theory 
MATH 5176 Statistical Design/Analysis of Experiments *
MATH 5177 Applied Regression Analysis *
MATH 5185 History of Mathematics 
MATH 5125 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 5555 Selected Topics in Mathematics 

* Courses marked with "*" are recommended for graduate study in statistics. 

Area I General Electives                       Required Hours: 29
Select 12 semester hours of courses at 3000-level or higher. Six semester hours in French or German at the 2000-level or higher are recommended.

Total Hours Required: 123