2011-2012 Catalog
School of Arts and Sciences
Mathematical Sciences (B.A. or B.S.)
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Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. See “General Requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree.”
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Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science.
Bachelor of Arts option – 6 semester hours of sophomore foreign language
Bachelor of Science option - natural sciences with lab (for a total of 11 semester hours of natural sciences) - General Requirements:
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Lower Division - COSC 1436 and COSC 1437;MATH 2413 Calculus I; MATH 2414 Calculus II; MATH 2415 Calculus III or MATH 2320 Differential Equations;
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Upper Division – ENGL 3430 Professional Writing; MATH 3347 Operations Research; MATH 3361 Linear Algebra; MATH 3391 Probability and Statistics; MATH 4310 Fundamental Concepts of Analysis; MATH 4378 Numerical Analysis; MATH 4391 Probability and Statistics II, MATH 4311 Modern Algebra.
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- Concentration/Specialization:
Mathematics-
Lower Division or Upper Division - 3 semester hours electives (LD electives must have minimal prerequisite of 6 semester hours of calculus.)
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Upper Division - 18 semester hours, including MATH 3362 Discrete Structures; MATH 3357 Introduction to Higher Geometry; 9 semester hours of mathematics or computer science courses by advisement.
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Students seeking teaching certification should see the section on “Secondary Teacher Certification Programs”.
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Free electives - Enough electives to fulfill the 120 semester hour requirement and the 54 semester hours of upper division courses.
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Students must earn a grade of C or better in any computer science or math course to fill prerequisite requirements.
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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:
Mathematical Sciences Plan
| I. CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (42 total core hours required). |
LD | LD/UD | UD | TOTAL |
| English Composition | 6 | 6 | ||
| College Math or higher | 3 | 3 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 6 | 6 | ||
| Humanities | 3 | 3 | ||
| Visual/Performing Arts | 3 | 3 | ||
| U.S. History | 6 | 6 | ||
| Political Science | 6 | 6 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | 3 | ||
| Speech | 3 | 3 | ||
| Computer Literacy | 3 | 3 | ||
II. PLAN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
LD |
LD/UD |
UD |
TOTAL |
| A. General | ||||
| ENGL 3430 Professional Writing | 4 | 4 | ||
| (B.A. option) Foreign Language - (6 s.h. in sophomore level courses in same foreign language) |
6 | 6 | ||
| (B.S. option) Additional Natural Science with Labs | 5 | 5 | ||
| MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 Calculus for MATH plans | 8 | 8 | ||
| MATH 2315 or MATH 2320 | 3 | 3 | ||
| COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I | 4 | 4 | ||
| COSC 1437 Programming Fundamentals II | 4 | 4 | ||
| MATH 3347 Operations Research | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 3361 Linear Algebra | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 3391 Probability & Statistics | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 4310 Fundamental Concepts of Analysis | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 4378 Numerical Analysis | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 4391 Probability and Statistics II | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 4311 Modern Algebra | 3 | 3 | ||
| B. Concentration / Specialization | ||||
| Mathematics | ||||
| 3 s.h. LD/UD electives (w/ prerequisite of 6 s.h. calculus) | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 3362 Discrete Structures | 3 | 3 | ||
| MATH 3357 Introduction to Higher Geometry | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9 s.h. UD mathematics or computer science courses by advisement |
9 | 9 | ||
| III. FREE ELECTIVES (to fulfill hours’ requirements) | ||||
| * TOTAL | 120 | |||
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* Total must be minimum of 120 s.h. with minimum of 54 s.h. at upper division level. |
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