Mathematical Sciences (B.A. or B.S.)

Students first entering college in Fall 1999 or after should see section on “New Core Curriculum” under “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree.”

1.  Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after.  See “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree.”
2.  Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science.
3.  General Requirements:
   •  Lower Division - 3 semester hours in speech; COSC 1420 or COSC 2420 C/C++ Programming; 3 semester hours from FORTRAN, Ada, Pascal, Java or Adv C/C++ (advanced C/C++ preferred * ); MATH 2413 Calculus I; MATH 2414 Calculus II; MATH 2315 Calculus III or MATH 2320 Differential Equations; natural science with a lab (B.S. option); 6 s.h. in sophomore level courses in the same foreign language or 3 semester hours in sophomore foreign language and 3 semester hours in linguistics (B.A. option).

   *Beginning in Fall 2003, students who have not yet completed their lower division computer programming courses should take the new courses COSC 1436 and COSC 1437 instead.

   • Upper Division – ENG 3430 Professional Writing; MAS 3347 Operations Research; MAS 3361 Linear Algebra; MAS 3391 Probability and Statistics; MAS 4310 Fundamental Concepts of Analysis; MAS 4378 Numerical Analysis; MAS 4391 Probability and Statistics II, MAS 4311 Modern Algebra.

4.  Concentration/Specialization:

Mathematics

Lower Division or Upper Division - 3 semester hours electives (LD electives must have minimal prerequisite of 6 semester hours of calculus.)  

Upper Division - 18 semester hours, including MAS 3362 Discrete Structures; MAS 3357 Introduction to Higher Geometry; 9 semester hours of mathematics or computer science courses by advisement.

5.  Students seeking teaching certification should see the section on “Secondary Teacher Certification Programs”.
6.  Free electives - Enough electives to fulfill the 122 semester hour requirement and the 54 semester hours of upper division courses.
7.  Students must earn a grade of C or better in any computer science or math course to fill prerequisite requirements.
8.  Students may not transfer any course in computer science or math with a grade of D or F.

These requirements are summarized in the following table:

* Total must be minimum of 122 s.h. with minimum of 54 s.h. at upper division level.

** Students seeking secondary certification may be required to take additional hours.

***Beginning in Fall 2003, students who have not yet completed their lower division computer programming courses should take the new courses COSC 1436 and COSC 1437 instead.