Mathematics, B.S.

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125 Credit Hours

*must include a minor or additional major

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

Mathematics majors must meet the General Education requirements as set out in General Education Program .

It is strongly recommended that mathematics majors take the following courses for their General Education science requirement:

School of Arts and Sciences: Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours

Five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , PHY 1043 or PHY 1063 ], and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas (both cannot be in biological sciences).

Global Studies and Social Science Requirements

One course must be selected from each of the following lists of Global Studies courses and Social Science courses.

Global Studies Menu Options - 3 Credit Hours

ART 2813 - Art History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 2203 - Environment and Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
BUI 3633 - Global Business 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 3053 - Interpreting Scripture in Multicultural Contexts 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 3073 - Cross-Cultural Studies Travel Experience 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 3503 - World Religions 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCS 4093 - Islam 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 3203 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 2313 - Cultural Dimensions of ESOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 4273 - ESOL in Secondary Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 2023 - World Literature through Film 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4152 - Topics in World Literature 2 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4153 - Topics in World Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4154 - Topics in World Literature 4 Credit Hour(s)
ESC 2123 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
FRN 1113 - Elementary French I 3 Credit Hour(s) and
FRN 1111 - Elementary French I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)
GRN 1113 - Elementary German I 3 Credit Hour(s) and
GRN 1111 - Elementary German I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 2013 - Modern Terrorism 3 Credit Hour(s)
JEM 3123 - International Cinema 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 3523 - History & Philosophy of Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3003 - World Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 3153 - Music History I
NUR 4303 - Community Nursing: Theory 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHL 1053 - Asian Philosophy 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3223 - Latin-American Politics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3243 - Politics of Developing Nations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3413 - International Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPN 1113 - Elementary Spanish I 3 Credit Hour(s) and
SPN 1111 - Elementary Spanish I Laboratory 1 Credit Hour(s)
THE 4033 - Theatre History I 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social Science Menu Options - 3 Credit Hours

COM 3563 - Introduction to Communication Research 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSM 3013 - Strategies and Theories I 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hour(s)
ESC 2123 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHL 1103 - Foundations of Social Science 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 2113 - American Federal Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3223 - Latin-American Politics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3243 - Politics of Developing Nations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3413 - International Relations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 2133 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)

Required Core Mathematics Courses - 34 Credit Hours

(not all courses are offered each semester)

MAT 2003 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2804 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hour(s) (Meets General Education mathematics requirements)
MAT 2904 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2954 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 2963 - Differential Equations 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 3253 - Discrete Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 3403 - Linear Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 3854 - Probability & Statistics 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 4053 - Abstract Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 4203 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis 3 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics Electives - 3 Credit Hours

MAT XXXX - Courses 2003 or higher

Required Computer Science Course - 3 Credit Hours

CSC 2203 - Programming I 3 Credit Hour(s) or
higher level CSC course

*Additional Required Credit Hours - 39-40 Credit Hours

This meets the 120-credit-hour requirement and the 42-upper-level requirement.

Sample Degree Plan

Mathematics 2012-2013