MAJOR
The Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences offers several distinct emphases for a degree in mathematics:
- BA/BS PURE MATHEMATICS
- BA/BS MATHEMATICS STATISTICS
- BA/BS COMPUTER MATHEMATICS
- BA/BS APPLIED MATHEMATICS
- BSE MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
student interested in pursuing graduate work in mathematics or combining their mathematics major with a second major or emphasis in music, art, or language would be interested in the PURE MATHEMATICS emphasis.
A student interested in a career as a statistician, an actuary, a demographer, or a specialist in marketing, quality control, or economics would be interested in the MATHEMATICS STATISTICS emphasis.
A student interested in the mathematical basis for computer science would be interested in the COMPUTER MATHEMATICS emphasis.
A student interested in using the tools of mathematics to solve applied problems common in the sciences, engineering, and social sciences might be interested in the APPLIED MATHEMATICS emphasis.
A student interested in a career as a mathematics educator at the secondary school level would be interested in the MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION emphasis.
MINOR/EMPHASES
Mathematics Minor (22 units)
- Math 253, Math 254, Math 255, and Math 280
- Select six elective math units in courses numbered 300 or higher except Math 375
Actuarial Mathematics Minor (24 units)
- Unique Requirement: Math 255, Math 280, and Math 441
- Select 15 units from Account 244, Account 249 or Account 342, CompSci 172, CompSci 181, Econ 201, Econ 202, FNBSLW 344, FNBSLW 464
Mathematics: Secondary Education Emphasis (24 units)
- Math 253, Math 254, Math 280, Math 342, Math 353
- Select one course from Math 355 or Math 452
Mathematics: Elementary Education Emphasis (23 units)
- Math 148, Math 149, Math 152, Math 231, Math 375, Math 415, Math 416