Mathematics (B.A.)
Admission Requirements
- The department strongly recommends first time freshmen and current and transfer students applying for the mathematics major with less than 30 credits to have completed three years of Regents high school mathematics plus a high school course in pre-calculus or AP Statistics.
- Transfer students and current students applying for the mathematics major with at least 30 credits are required to have completed a minimum of one semester of calculus with a minimum grade of C and have a cumulative gpa of 2.0.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| Mathematics Major Requirements (42 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses (33 credit hours) | ||
| MAT 161 | CALCULUS I | 4 |
| MAT 162 | CALCULUS II | 4 |
| MAT 202 | INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 |
| MAT 263 | CALCULUS III | 4 |
| MAT 300 | TECHNIQUES OF PROOF | 3 |
| MAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO GROUP THEORY | 3 |
| MAT 325 | PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | 3 |
| MAT 417 | INTRODUCTION TO REAL ANALYSIS I | 3 |
| MAT 491 | CAPSTONE RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I | ||
or MAT 241 | COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICIANS I | |
| Elective major courses (9 credit hours) | ||
| Select three from the following: | 9 | |
| ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II | ||
| COMBINATORICS | ||
| DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY | ||
| MODERN GEOMETRY | ||
| ELEMENTARY THEORY OF NUMBERS | ||
| APPLIED NETWORKS | ||
| APPLIED STATISTICS I | ||
| APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
| COMPLEX VARIABLES | ||
| NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| SEMINAR (1-3) | ||
| SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-12) | ||
| All College Electives | ||
| 48 credit hours | 48 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Students will:
- master a rich and diverse set of mathematical ideas and techniques from across the core courses of single and multivariable calculus, discrete mathematics, linear algebra, probability, modern algebra, and real and complex analysis.
- understand the nature of proof and construct well-structured and valid mathematical arguments.
- choose appropriate mathematical approaches for analyzing new situations and solving multi-step and open-ended problems.
- communicate their mathematical ideas and results, both orally and in writing, with clarity and precision.
- use appropriate technology.