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4-Year Plan

We've mapped out your four years here as a mathematics major. Follow this plan, and you'll be on track to graduate with your BS in mathematics on time.

Freshman Year (29 credit hours)

Required Courses

  • UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 credit hours.
  • CMPS 150 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 credit hours.
  • ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 credit hours.
  • ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 credit hours.
  • MATH 270 - Calculus I 4 credit hours. (Very well prepared students should inquire about taking the Honors class.)
  • MATH 301 - Calculus II 4 credit hours. (Very well prepared students should inquire about taking the Honors class.)

Electives

Elective choices are subject to College and Department restrictions and must be approved by the Department.

  • History (3 credit hours) Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses in consultation with your academic advisor.
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours) Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses in consultation with your academic advisor.
  • Fine Arts (3 credit hours) Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with your academic advisor.

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Required Courses

  • MATH 302 - Calculus III 4 credit hours. (Very well prepared students should inquire about taking the Honors class.)
  • MATH 350 - Differential Equations 3 credit hours.
  • MATH 360 - Fundamentals of Mathematics 3 credit hours.

Electives

Elective choices are subject to College and Department restrictions and must be approved by the Department.

  • General Electives (5 credit hours) Choose in consultation with your academic advisor.
  • Mathematics/Statistics (3 credit hours) Choose from MATH 320 or 400-level Mathematics/Statistics courses. 400-level Mathematics/Statistics electives must be approved by the department.
  • Natural Sciences (6 credit hours) Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses in consultation with your academic advisor.
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours) Choose a 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses in consultation with your academic advisor.
  • English Literature (3 credit hours) Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses in consultation with your academic advisor.

Junior Year (31 credit hours)

Required Courses

  • ENGL 365 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours.
  • MATH 462(G) - Linear Algebra 3 credit hours.
  • STAT 425(G) - Introduction to Probability Theory 3 credit hours.

Electives

Elective choices are subject to College and Department restrictions and must be approved by the Department.

  • Mathematics/Statistics (6 credit hours) Choose from 400-level Mathematics/Statistics courses. 400-level Mathematics/Statistics electives must be approved by the department.
  • General Electives (10 credit hours) Choose in consultation with your academic advisor.
  • Natural Sciences (3 credit hours) Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses in consultation with your academic advisor.
  • Communication (3 credit hours) Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Communication courses in consultation with your academic advisor.

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Electives

Elective choices are subject to College and Department restrictions and must be approved by the Department.

  • Mathematics/Statistics (12 credit hours) Choose from 400-level Mathematics/Statistics courses. 400-level Mathematics/Statistics electives must be approved by the department.
  • General Electives (18 credit hours) Choose in consultation with your academic advisor.

Course descriptions for required courses

  • UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Introduction to General Education through(often interdisciplinary) exploration of topics and contemporary interest and enduring importance. Increases knowledge and skills that improve academic success.
    Rstr: Freshmen only.
  • CMPS 150 - Introduction to Computer Science
    3 Credit(s). 1 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Problem solving, structured design of algorithms, implementation of algorithms, and testing and debugging of programs. Data types, control structures, and abstractions. The laboratory component focuses on algorithm design and implementation.
    Prereq: MATH 109 or MATH 110 or MATH 143 with a grade of C or better.
  • ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Designed to introduce students to the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills required in the university and beyond. Course will focus on writing effective, well-argued essays
    Prereq: Minimum ACT English subscore of 18.
  • ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Content varies. Through exploration of cultural themes, students will build on and advance the thinking, reading, and writing skills learned in English 101 while focusing on rhetoric and research. Satisfies diversity and international requirements.
    Prereq: Minimum ACT English subscore of 28 or a grade of C or better in ENGL 101.
  • ENGL 365 - Technical Writing
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Course in technical communication with an emphasis on practical documents. Recommended for students in technical majors and for students considering careers in technical/Professional writing.
    Prereq: C or better in ENGL 102 or ESOL 102 or ENGL 115 or advanced placement, and at least 60.0 hours of credit toward degree.
    Pre/Coreq: Fifteen hours credit in the student's major field.
  • MATH 270 - Calculus I
    4 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 4 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Definitions, properties, and applications of derivatives and integrals. Graphing calculator required.
    Prereq: Minimum ACT math score of 28 or SAT MATH score of 630, MATH 109 and MATH 110 with a grade of C or better, or MATH 143 with a grade of C or better or permission of department required.
  • MATH 301 - Calculus II
    4 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 4 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Integration, applications and modeling, infinite series. Graphing calculator required.
    Prereq: MATH 270 or MATH 272 with grade of C or better.
  • MATH 302 - Calculus III
    4 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 4 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector fields in the plane and in space. Graphing calculator required.
    Prereq: MATH 301 or MATH 309 with a grade of C better.
  • MATH 350 - Differential Equations
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    First and second order equations, higher order equations, series solutions of second order equations, the Laplace transform, first order systems. Applications.
    Prereq: MATH 301 or MATH 309 with a grade of C or better.
  • MATH 360 - Fundamentals of Mathematics
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Logic, relations, functions, classification of infinite sets, cardinal numbers. Reading and writing proofs.
    Prereq: MATH 250 or MATH 270, MATH 272 or MATH 251 a grade of C or better.
  • MATH 462(G) - Linear Algebra
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Vector spaces and linear transformations. Matrices, determinants, linear systems, eigenvalues. Inner products.
    Prereq: MATH 360 with a grade of C or better.
  • STAT 425(G) - Introduction to Probability Theory
    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.
    Introduces the theory of probability, counting rules, conditional probability, independence, Bayes’ Theorem. Discrete and continuous random variables, their distributions, moments and moment generating functions. Multivariate probability distributions, independence, covariance. Distributions of functions of random variables, central limit theorem.
    Prereq: MATH 302 with a grade of C or better.