Department of Mathematics

Academic Requirements for a BA in Mathematics

The following information will guide you through the degree audit.

  1. Some courses are used to fulfill more than one requirement within this audit. Credits should be counted only once.
  2. Deficiency requirements (Basic Skills) do not count toward graduation. 
  3. Waived courses do not carry credit towards the degree.
  4. Questions concerning degree requirements, waivers or course substitutions should be directed to yourAcademic Advisor.
  5. Students interested in Teaching Certification programs should contact Curriculum and Instruction Department.
  6. All degree and major requirements must be completed to graduate. Credits may exceed the 128 minimum.

     

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

128 hour minimum required for degree. You must maintain a 2.000 GPA to graduate [2.5 GPA for certification]

General Education

Freshman Seminar

Freshmen and transfer students with 13 credits or less must complete the following one (1)course:

  • WPC 101

Art And Communication

Complete two (2) courses from the following list:

  • ARTH 101
  • MUS 120
  • THEA 101
  • COMM 110

Humanities

Complete the following five (5) courses: 

  • ENG 110
  • ENG 150
  • PHIL 110
  • HIST 101
  • HIST102

Social Science

Complete three (3) courses from the following list:

  • ANTH 130
  • POL 110
  • POL 120
  • SOC 101
  • SOC 102
  • ECON 201
  • GEO 150 

No more than one course per discipline. Ed majorsneed  PSY 110:

Science

Complete two (2) courses from the following list:

  • BIO 120
  • BIO 130
  • CHEM 164, 064 
  • CHEM 165, 065
  • CHEM 131, 031
  • ENV 110
  • ENV 115
  • PHYS 110
  • PHYS 255
  • PHYS 256
  • PHYS 260
  • PHYS 261

 

Foreign Language

Complete two (2) courses from the same foreign language: 

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Latin
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Swahili

Note: Two different languages will not satisfy this requirement.

Mathematics

Complete the following course one (1) course:

  • MATH 160

Racism and Sexism

Complete one (1) course from the following list: 

  • WS 110
  • WS 150 
  • ARCS 150
  • ARCS 155

Health and Movement Science

Complete one (1) course from the following list: 

  • PEGE 150
  • CMHLL 120

 

Non Western Requirement 

Complete one (1) course from the approved Non- Western listing.
Note: Course credits for this requirement should be counted only once.

General Education Electives

Complete two (2) courses from the General Education Electives list in the Master Schedule.

Upper Level Electives

Complete any three (3) courses 200 level or aboveexcluding major and professional education courses. Ed. majors need PSY 210.

Math Major Requirements

Complete one (1) of the following tracks

Applied Mathematics Track

Complete the following. A minimum of 41 hours and a grade point average of 2.000 must be earned in your major to graduate.

Mathematics Track

Complete the following. A minimum of 40 hours and a grade point average of 2.000 must be earned in your major to graduate.

Math Core

Complete the following four (4) courses: 

  • MATH 161
  • MATH 200
  • MATH 201
  • MATH 202
  • CS 230

Math Core

Complete the following four ( 4) courses: 

  • MATH 161
  • MATH 200
  • MATH 201
  • MATH 202
  • CS 230

Applied Math Track

Complete the following five (5) courses: 

  • MATH 322
  • MATH 324
  • MATH 325
  • MATH  411

Math Track

Complete the following five (5) courses: 

  • MATH 301
  • MATH 302
  • MATH 423
  • MATH 425

Applied Math Electives

Complete three (3) courses from the following list:

  • MATH 301
  • MATH 302
  • MATH 323*
  • MATH 332
  • MATH 380
  • MATH 399
  • MATH 401
  • MATH 421
  • MATH 422
  • MATH 423
  • MATH 424
  • MATH 425
  • MATH 499

Math Electives

Complete three ( 3) courses from the following list:

  • MATH 322
  • MATH 323*
  • MATH 324*
  • MATH 325
  • MATH 332
  • MATH 380
  • MATH 399
  • MATH 401
  • MATH 411
  • MATH 421
  • MATH 422
  • MATH 424
  • MATH 499
Special Electives
Required fir k-12 teaching certification
  • MATH 211*
 Special Electives
Required fir k-12 teaching certification
  • MATH 211*

At least one course must be 400 level distinct from MATH 499.
Course with * are required for the teaching certification.

Applied Math Capstone

Complete the following one (1) course:

  • MATH 490 
    See your advisor or chair regarding the Capstone Requirement

 

General Math Capstone

Complete the following one ( 1) course:

  • MATH 490 
    See your advisor or chair regarding the Capstone Requirement

 

Free Electives

Additional credits may be necessary to reach the 128 minimum for graduation consult your academic advisor or the  chairman for suggestions