Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics
- The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics.
The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Mathematics major is met by completing Mathematics 496 and Mathematics 309 or 310 or 418H. Those courses are referenced in items 3.c.(1) and 3.c.(3) below.
Students who are enrolled in the College of Natural Science may complete the alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that is described in item 1. under the heading Graduation Requirements in the College statement. Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be used to satisfy the alternative track. - The requirements of the College of Natural Science for the Bachelor of Science degree.
The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate. - The following requirements for the major:
a. The following courses outside the Department of Mathematics (19 to 21 credits): (1) One course of at least 3 credits in biological science, entomology, microbiology, physiology, plant biology, or zoology. (2) One of the following groups of courses (8 or 10 credits): (a) CEM 141 General Chemistry 4 CEM 142 General and Inorganic Chemistry 3 CEM 161 Chemistry Laboratory I 1 (b) CEM 181H Honors Chemistry I 4 CEM 182H Honors Chemistry II 4 CEM 185H Honors Chemistry Laboratory I 2 (3) Both of the following courses (8 credits): PHY 183 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I 4 PHY 184 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II 4 b. First–year competency in a foreign language or For students who have been admitted to the teacher certification program, completion of the Professional Education Courses in the Department of Teacher Education. c. A total of 38 credits in courses in the Department of Mathematics including (38 credits): (1) All of the following courses (17 credits): MTH 132 Calculus I 3 MTH 133 Calculus II 4 MTH 234 Multivariable Calculus 4 MTH 309 Linear Algebra I 3 MTH 496 Capstone in Mathematics 3 The completion of Mathematics 496 fulfills the department’s capstone course requirement. (2) A total of 24 credits in approved Mathematics courses at the 300 level or above. At least four of the approved Mathematics courses must be at the 400 level or above. Mathematics 415, 424, and 443 may not be used to fulfill the requirements of the major. The 300-400 level courses that are referenced in items 3.c. (1), 3.c. (3), 3.c. (4), and 3.c. (5) partially satisfy this requirement. Students may not use both Mathematics 309 and 314 to satisfy the requirement in 3.c.(2). One course from a list of approved cognates may be used to satisfy this requirement; the list is available in the Department of Mathematics. Statistics and Probability 430 is required for students in the teacher certification program. Either Statistics and Probability 430 or 441 may be substituted for one 300-level mathematics course. (3) One of the following groups of courses (6 credits): (a) MTH 310 Abstract Algebra I and Number Theory 3 MTH 411 Abstract Algebra II 3 Mathematics 414 or 417 or 418H or 481 may be substituted for Mathematics 411. (b) MTH 418H Honors Algebra I 3 MTH 419H Honors Algebra II 3 (4) One of the following pairs of courses (6 credits): (a) MTH 320 Analysis I 3 MTH 421 Analysis II 3 Mathematics 425 or 441 or 442 may be substituted for Mathematics 421. (b) MTH 428H Honors Analysis I 3 MTH 429H Honors Analysis II 3 (5) One of the following courses (3 credits): MTH 330 Higher Geometry 3 MTH 340 Ordinary Differential Equations I 3 MTH 432 Axiomatic Geometry 3 Students in the teacher certification program must take either Mathematics 330 or 432. Students not in the teacher certification program must take Mathematics 340. Students not in the teacher certification program with prior credit in Mathematics 235 or 255H may substitute an approved 400-level Mathematics course for Mathematics 340.