2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 23, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mathematics, B.S.


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Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 39 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Other Major Requirements: A student must pass prerequisite courses with a grade of C or higher before enrolling in subsequent courses. The mathematics major must complete a departmental comprehensive examination in the senior year. Any student enrolled in a CSC or MATH course who does not meet the prerequisites for that course will be required to drop the course. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all major courses and have a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 39 Credits


Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits


- required for all first time students;  required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.  may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following:

Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits


Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits


Select one from the following:

Information Literacy: 3 Credits


Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits


 may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 8 Credits


At least one natural science class must include a lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

Select one of the following sequences:

Program Requirements: 81 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 120


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