General Education Program Requirements

The overarching General Education program develops skills for students to be critical thinkers with a quantitative reasoning strength grounded in mathematical, scientific and technological literacy. Please refer to the General Education program course requirements.

Program Requirements

The undergraduate curriculum in Mathematics consists of:

21 core courses in mathematics spanning a wide range of mathematical disciplines and culminating in a research project conducted in the senior year
5 elective math courses (called technical electives) that may be chosen by the student and that may include graduate courses
5 science courses and 1 science lab, including courses on computer science and physics, and including 2 science electives that may be chosen by the student
5 humanities courses, 3 of which are electives that may be chosen by the student
5 additional elective courses that may be chosen by the student to pursue other academic goals, such as a minor, double major, master's degree, or simply acquiring knowledge in particular fields of interest
5 courses that comprise the SUCCESS core curriculum, including 4 seminars and 1 course on entrepreneurship
1 course on either macroeconomics or microeconomics

See below for a sample study plan, and note that courses do not need to be taken in exactly the order shown here. Students with AP credit (for the calculus courses MA 121 and MA 122, for instance) may take more advanced courses (such as MA 125 and MA 126) in their first semester. Students should meet with an academic advisor to determine how best to meet the program requirements and how to choose electives so as to achieve their academic goals. See the notes following the sample study plan for more details on the program requirements.

Notes:

(1) Science Electives: Students must take CS 115, PEP 111, and PEP 112. They must also take one science lab, which may be CH 117, BIO 182, or PEP 221, and two additional science electives, one of which must be at the 200-level or higher. Science electives may include computer science courses or the courses PEP 151 and PEP 152.

(2) Technical Electives may be any 3-credit math courses at the 300-level or higher that are not core program requirements. Pre-approved technical electives include MA 335, MA 354, MA 360, MA 361, MA 442, MA 463, MA 464, MA 499, MA 503, MA 525, MA 526, MA 544, MA 550, MA 552, MA 564, MA 565, MA 567, MA 575, MA 576, and MA 577. Students who wish to count a course not on this list as a technical elective should speak with an academic advisor.

Students must take either MA 498 or MA 499 to satisfy the senior research requirement. Students may take both and count MA 499 as a technical elective.

(3) General Electives may be any courses. They may include courses used to fulfill minor, double major, or master's degree requirements, as well as language courses or courses taken while studying abroad.

(4) SUCCESS Core Curriculum: Students must complete requirements including PRV 101, and three (3) courses from PRV 201, PRV 202, PRV 203, PRV 204, PRV 205.

(5) Humanities: Please see the Humanities Requirements for specific requirements.

Either BT 243 or BT 244 may be taken to satisfy the economics requirement. Students who take both courses may use one in place of a 200-level humanities elective.

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

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