Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
The Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics degree program is designed to prepare students for graduate study or a career in a mathematical field. As such, the program conforms to the guidelines of the Mathematical Association of America, and in addition gives students material and tools of theory, abstraction and inquiry that would be useful in a graduate mathematics program.
The complete 2009-2010 catalog description of the program is available online.
The table below presents one possible schedule for the completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics in four years, for students entering under the 2009-2010 college catalog.
| Fall | Spring | |
| First Year |
FYS 100 (or ENG 100) MAT 141 Calculus I Mat 151 Foundations of Math Elective* |
ENG 100 (or FYS 100) MAT 142 Calculus II [S] General Education (Humanities) Elective* |
| Sophomore |
MAT 220 Data Analysis [F] MAT 241 Calculus III [F] General Education (Natural Science) Elective |
MAT 251 Linear Algebra COS 140 Intro to Computer Science General Education (Natural Science) Elective |
| Junior |
MAT 371 Mathematical Probability [F] General Education (Social Science) Elective Elective |
MAT 352 Abstract Algebra [S] Mathematics Elective** General Education (Social Science) Elective |
| Senior |
Mathematics Elective** General Education (Arts) Elective Elective |
Mathematics Elective (400 or higher) General Education (Open Course) Elective Elective |
* If you have not passed 2 years of one foreign language in the high school, then these elective slots should be filled by two semesters of one foreign language at the college level.
** Must be numbered MAT 242 or higher, and excludes MAT 277 and MAT 313.
[F] – This course is offered only in the Fall semester
[S] – This course is offered only in the Spring semester