In addition to the requirements below for the B.S. in Mathematics, students need to satisfy the general requirements for a bachelor’s degree.

To graduate with a B.S. in Mathematics, students must complete 52 units of required courses as follows:

• MATH 200 Mathematics: From Numbers to the Numberless Infinite
• MATH 272 Discrete Mathematics
• MATH 281 Calculus 1
• MATH 282 Calculus 2
• MATH 283 Calculus 3
• MATH 286 Linear Algebra 1
• MATH 351 Probability
• MATH 423 Real Analysis 1
• MATH 431 Algebra 1

Plus 8 units of mathematics courses numbered 267 or higher

Plus 8 units of electives chosen from the following:

• any mathematics course numbered 267 or higher
• any physics course numbered 210 or higher
• any computer science course numbered 200 or higher
• MGT 314, MGT 424

In addition, in their final year, students are required to:

• Take the Educational Testing Service Major Field Test in Mathematics II and submit their results to the Department of Mathematics
• Write a Senior Project, either in place of the required project for a higher level mathematics course, or by including the course MATH 490 Senior Project in their 52 units of required courses, or both.
• Make their Senior Project into a poster for submission for presentation at the annual Knowledge Celebration in June of the year of completing the Major in Mathematics

The above information is subject to change any time. Students already enrolled at the University should contact the graduation director for their degree requirements. The content of this page was reviewed in September 2008.

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