Undergraduate Degree

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computational Mathematics

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Computational Mathematics.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Computational Mathematics major is met by completing Mathematics 309 or 310 and 496.  Those courses are referenced in item 3.c.(1) below.
   
   Students who are in the teacher certification program are required to complete Mathematics 330 or 432 and Statistics and Probability 430.
   
   Students who are enrolled in the College of Natural Science may complete the alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that is described in item 1. under the heading Graduation Requirements in the College statement.  Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be used to satisfy the alternative track.
2. The requirements of the College of Natural Science for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
   
   The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	The following courses outside the Department of Mathematics (19 or 20 credits):
   	(1)	One course of at least 3 credits in biological science, entomology, microbiology, physiology, plant biology, or integrative biology.
   	(2)	One of the following courses (4 or 5 credits):
   		LB	273	Physics I			4
   		PHY	173	Studio Physics for Scientists and Engineers I			5
   		PHY	183	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I			4
   		PHY	193H	Honors Physics I - Mechanics			4
   	(3)	One of the following courses (4 credits):
   		CEM	141	General Chemistry			4
   		CEM	151	General and Descriptive Chemistry			4
   		CEM	181H	Honors Chemistry I			4
   		LB	171	Principles of Chemistry I			4
   	(4)	Both of the following courses (8 credits):
   		CSE	231	Introduction to Programming I			4
   		CSE	232	Introduction to Programming II			4
   b.	Second–year competency in a foreign language.
   	or
   	For students, who have been admitted to the teacher certification program, first-year competency in a foreign language and completion of the Professional Education Courses in the Department of Teacher Education.
   c.	A total of 33 to 40 credits in courses in the Department of Mathematics including:
   	(1)	One course from each of the following two groups (6 to 8 credits):
   		(a)	MTH	132	Calculus I		3
   			MTH	152H	Honors Calculus		3
   			LB	118	Calculus I		4
   		(b)	MTH	133	Calculus II		4
   			MTH	153H	Honors Calculus II		3
   			LB	119	Calculus II		4
   	(2)	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
   		MTH	234	Multivariable Calculus			4
   		MTH	254H	Honors Multivariable Calculus			4
   		LB	220	Calculus III			4
   	(3)	One of the following two groups (4 or 7 credits):
   		(a)	MTH	299	Transitions		4
   			MTH	309	Linear Algebra I		3
   		(b)	MTH	317H	Honors Linear Algebra		4
   	(4)	One course from each of the following groups (6 credits):
   		(a)	MTH	310	Abstract Algebra I and Number Theory		3
   			MTH	418H	Honors Algebra I		3
   		(b)	MTH	320	Analysis I		3
   			MTH	327H	Honors Introduction to Analysis		3
   	(5)	All of the following courses (9 credits):
   		MTH	451	Numerical Analysis I			3
   		MTH	481	Discrete Mathematics I			3
   		MTH	496	Capstone in Mathematics (W)			3
   	(6)	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   		MTH	452	Numerical Analysis II			3
   		MTH	482	Discrete Mathematics II			3
   	(7)	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   		MTH	235	Differential Equations			3
   		MTH	340	Ordinary Differential Equations I			3
   		MTH	347H	Honors Ordinary Differential Equations			3
   d.	At least one of the following courses (3 credits):
   	Students who select Mathematics 452 or 482 may count the credits toward either requirement 3.c.(6) or 3.d. but not toward both of those requirements.
   	Approval of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering is required to enroll in Computer Science and Engineering 331 and 440.
   	CSE	331	Algorithms and Data Structures				3
   	CSE	440	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence				3
   	MTH	360	Theory of Mathematical Interest				3
   	MTH	415	Applied Linear Algebra				3
   	MTH	416	Introduction to Algebraic Coding				3
   	MTH	441	Ordinary Differential Equations II				3
   	MTH	452	Numerical Analysis II				3
   	MTH	457	Introduction to Financial Mathematics				3
   	MTH	482	Discrete Mathematics II				3
   	STT	351	Probability and Statistics for Engineering				3
   	STT	430	Introduction to Probability and Statistics				3
   	STT	441	Probability and Statistics I:  Probability				3
   	STT	455	Actuarial Models I				3
   	STT	461	Computations in Probability and Statistics				3