Mathematics, B.S.

The Mathematics B.S. degree is designed to give students a broad knowledge of mathematics as well as a firm grasp on the application of mathematics to other disciplines. The most typical applications include computer science, statistics, actuarial science, physical and biological sciences, and teacher certification at the secondary level. Students take several upper-level courses outside the mathematics department to strengthen their knowledge in one or more application disciplines.

Students interested in teaching mathematics after college should consider either the Mathematics, Secondary Education Certification, B.S. program or the Mathematics and Special Education Certification, B.S. program.

To complete the Mathematics B.S. degree, a student must complete a set of required math and computer science courses and a set of math and upper-level electives. Optionally, math majors may be interested in completing a Data Science Minor , an Actuarial Science Certificate , an Applied Mathematics Certificate , or a Statistics Certificate .

Credit Requirements*

General Education: 47 credits
Major Requirements: 46 - 50 credits
Free Electives: 23 - 27 credits
Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Required Mathematics (22 crs.)

Required Computer Science (3-4 crs.)

CMSC 104 - Programming in Python Credits: 3 or
CMSC 110 - Computer Science I Credits: 4
Note: If selected, CMSC 104 will fulfill a General Education requirement.

Electives (24 crs.)

MATH 300 or 400 level elective
MATH 300 or 400 level elective
MATH 300 or 400 level elective
MATH 400 level elective
MATH 400 level elective
Three-Allied-Electives. Allied electives are courses numbered 300 or above from ACCT, BIOL, CHEM, CMSC, CMPE, ECON, ESSC, FINA, ITAN, MATH, PHYS, SCMG, or SWEN. At most two of the allied electives can be MATH courses, and MATH 219 - Data Science I is allowed as an allied elective.

Three Allied Electives may be replaced by a minor/second major in any discipline.

Refer to the mathematics course descriptions in the catalog for courses that may be taken as math electives. The department maintains a course rotation showing the semesters in which these courses run.

Course Sequencing

Typical student progress may look like the following.

General Education

General Education Requirements

General Education Program (45 crs.)

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

Quantitative (Q): MATH 211
Critical Reasoning (R): MATH 225
Technology (T): CMSC 104 OR Students can take CMSC 110 which will count for the major

Advising Notes:

Semester I: MATH 211
Semester II: MATH 185, MATH 212, MATH 225
Mathematics minor also available - 18-21 cr.