B.A. in Mathematics

Purpose: To provide the student with a basic background in mathematics in the context of a liberal arts education.
(View a suggested sequence of required courses.)

Requirements for a B.A. in Mathematics:

Thirty-three semester hours, six of which must be at the 4000-level, including the following:

• MTH 1321 - Calculus I
• MTH 1322 - Calculus II
• MTH 2311 - Linear Algebra
• MTH 2321 - Calculus III
• MTH 3300 - Foundations of Mathematics
• One of the following:
  • MTH 3312 - Foundations of Combinatorics and Algebra
  • MTH 4314 - Abstract Algebra
• One of the following:
  • MTH 3323 - Introduction to Analysis
  • MTH 4326 - Advanced Calculus I
• One of the following:
  • MTH 3325 - Ordinary Differential Equations
  • MTH 4312 - Cryptology
  • MTH 4322 - Numerical Analysis
• 9 semester hours of 3000-4000 level MTH or STA courses.
• A grade of “C” or better in thirty-nine hours of MTH and STA courses used for the major.
• One of the Following Required Courses in Other Fields:
  • CSI 1401 - Introduction to Programming I
  • CSI 1430 - Introduction to Computer Science I
  • STA 2450 - Introduction to Computing for the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

*MTH 3318, 3340, and 3374 do not apply toward the mathematics major.