Undergraduate Degree

Mathematics - Bachelor of Science

Program:
Mathematics - Bachelor of Science
Plan Code:
MATHEM_BS1
Program Level:
Undergraduate
Award Type:
Bachelor of Science
College:
Department:
Mathematics


Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:

Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.


College of Natural Science

Department of Mathematics

Undergraduate Programs
Mathematics - Bachelor of Science

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in 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 Science degree in Mathematics.

    The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Mathematics major is met by completing Mathematics 396 or 496 and Mathematics 309 or 310 or 418H.  Those courses are referenced in item 3.c. below.

    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 Science degree.

    The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
    1. The following requirements for the major:
      a. The following courses outside the Department of Mathematics (19 to 23 credits):
      (1) One course of at least 3 credits in biological science, entomology, microbiology, physiology, plant biology, or integrative biology. At least 2 credits in laboratory in biological science, chemistry, entomology, microbiology, physics, physiology, plant biology, or integrative biology.
      (2) One course from each of the following groups (8 or 10 credits):
      (a) 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
      (b) CEM 142 General and Inorganic Chemistry 3
      CEM 152 Principles of Chemistry 3
      CEM 182H Honors Chemistry II 4
      LB 172 Principles of Chemistry II 3
      (c) CEM 161 Chemistry Laboratory I 1
      CEM 185H Honors Chemistry Laboratory I 2
      LB 171L Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I 2
      (3) One of the following groups of courses (8 to 10 credits):
      (a) PHY 183 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I 4
      PHY 184 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II 4
      (b) PHY 193H Honors Physics I - Mechanics 4
      PHY 294H Honors Physics II - Electromagnetism 4
      (c) LB 273 Physics I 4
      LB 274 Physics II 4
      (d) PHY 173 Physics I 5
      PHY 174 Physics II 5
      b. First–year competency in a foreign language
      or
      For students who have been admitted to the teacher certification program, completion of the Professional Education Courses in the Department of Teacher Education.
      c. A total of 36 to 43 credits in courses in the Department of Mathematics including
      (36 to 43 credits):
      (1) One course from each of the following two groups (7 or 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 4
      LB 119 Calculus II 4
      (2) One of the following courses (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) The following course (3 credits):
      MTH 496 Capstone in Mathematics (W) 3
      The completion of Mathematics 496 fulfills the department's capstone course requirement. Students in the teacher certification program may substitute Mathematics 396 Capstone in Mathematics for Secondary Education for Mathematics 496.
      (5) A total of 27 credits in approved Mathematics courses at the 300-level or above. At least four of the approved Mathematics courses must be at the 400-level or above.  Mathematics 415 may not be used to fulfill the requirements of the major. One course from a list of approved cognates available in the Department of Mathematics may be used to satisfy this requirement. Statistics and Probability 430 is required for students in the teacher certification program. Either Statistics and Probability 430 or 441 may be substituted for one 300-level mathematics course. The 300-400 level courses as referenced in item 3. c. partially satisfy this requirement. Students with credit in MTH 235 prior to entering the Mathematics major, only need 24 credits to fulfill this requirement.
      (6) One of the following courses (3 credits):
      MTH 310 Abstract Algebra I and Number Theory 3
      MTH 418H Honors Algebra I 3
      (7) One of the following courses (3 credits):
      MTH 320 Analysis I 3
      MTH 327H Honors Introduction  to Analysis 3
      (8) One of the following courses (3 credits):
      MTH 330 Higher Geometry 3
      MTH 340 Ordinary Differential Equations I 3
      MTH 347H Honors Ordinary Differential Equations 3
      MTH 432 Axiomatic Geometry 3
      Students in the teacher certification program must take either Mathematics 330 or 432. Students not in the teacher certification program must take Mathematics 340 or 347H. Students not in the teacher certification program with prior credit in Mathematics 235 may substitute an approved 400-level Mathematics course for Mathematics 340.
      (9) One course selected from two of the following groups (6 credits):
      (a) MTH 411 Abstract Algebra II 3
      MTH 414 Linear Algebra II 3
      MTH 416 Introduction to Algebraic Coding 3
      MTH 417 Topics in Number Theory 3
      MTH 419H Honors Algebra II 3
      (b) MTH 421 Analysis II 3
      MTH 425 Complex Analysis 3
      MTH 428H Honors Complex Analysis 3
      MTH 429H Honors Real Analysis 3
      MTH 442 Partial Differential Equations 3
      (c) MTH 441 Ordinary Differential Equations II 3
      MTH 451 Numerical Analysis I 3
      MTH 457 Introduction to Financial Math 3
      MTH 461 Metric and Topological Spaces 3
      MTH 481 Discrete Mathematics I 3
      Students with credit in MTH 418H may not use MTH 411 to satisfy this requirement.
      d. One of the following courses (4 credits):
      CMSE 202 Computational Modeling and Data Analysis II 4
      CSE 231 Introduction to Programming I 4