Bachelor of Science - Mathematics Major

EACH STUDENT MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE THAT IS BEING PURSUED.

Program components for the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Mathematics:

Applicable General University Requirements

Applicable General University Requirements

Students earning the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in Mathematics must satisfy all general University requirements and meet all financial obligations before a degree is awarded. Additional requirements for this program are:

• To be used towards requirements for the Mathematics major at Athens State, any transfer mathematics courses completed at another college or university must have a grade of “C” or higher.

General Education Requirements

Area I - Written Composition

	English Composition I and English Composition II	6
Total Credit Hours:		6

Area II - Humanities/Fine Arts

	Fine Arts Course or Equivalent	3
	At Least One Literature Course	3
	Other Courses in Humanities and Fine Arts	6
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one literature course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Area III - Mathematics and Natural Sciences

	Precalculus Algebra (MTH 112)	3
	Natural Sciences	8
Total Credit Hours:		11

Natural Sciences: Lab based. Calculus-based Physics I and II recommended*

Area IV - History/Behavioral and Social Sciences

	At Least One History Course	3
	Other Courses in History or Behavioral or Social Science	9
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one history course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Total Credit Hours: 41

Area V - Pre-Professionals

Required

	Precalculus Trigonometry	3
	Calculus I (MTH 125)	4
	Calculus II (MTH 126)	4
	Calculus III (MTH 227)	4
	Microcomputer Applications (CIS 146)	3
	Or
ITE 301	Problem Solving with Computers	3

Total Credit Hours: 18

Total General Education and Major Prerequisite Requirement Hours: 59

Major Course Requirements

Required

UNV 300	Pathways to Success	3
CS 317	Computer Science I	3
	Or
	The equivalent	3
MA 308	Discrete Mathematics	3
MA 310	Matrices and Linear Algebra	3
	Or
	Linear Algebra (MTH 237)	3
MA 320	Introduction to Abstract Algebra	3
MA 314	College Geometry	3
	Or
MA 321	Differential Equations	3
	Or
	Applied Differential Equations I (MTH 238)	3
MA 330	Advanced Mathematical Software	3
MA 331	Applied Probability and Statistics	3
	Or
MA 431	Introduction to Mathematical Statistics	3
MA 470	Senior Mathematics Seminar	3
UNV 400	Career Seminar	1

CS 317 and The equivalent: If a programming course has not been taken prior to CS 317, CS 305 Concepts of Computer Programming should be taken as a general elective before taking CS 317.

MA 331 and MA 431: When one of these statistics courses has been taken to satisfy the professional requirements, the other may be taken as a math elective.

Choose three from the following Mathematics electives to include a sequence (9)

In either MA 401 Complex Variables and MA 452 Introductory Real Analysis, or MA 422 Operations Research and MA 423 Numerical Analysis. MA 401 and MA 452 are recommended for those majors planning on attending graduate school:

MA 314	College Geometry	3
	Or
MA 321	Differential Equations	3
	Or
	Applied Differential Equations I (MTH 238)	3
MA 316		3
MA 331	Applied Probability and Statistics	3
MA 380	Functions and Modeling	3
MA 401	Complex Variables	3
MA 422	Operations Research	3
MA 423	Numerical Analysis	3
MA 431	Introduction to Mathematical Statistics	3
MA 445	Mathematical Modeling and Simulation	3
MA 452	Introductory Real Analysis	3
MA 480	Special Topics in Mathematics	3

MA 380: Limited to students seeking teaching licensure and certification.

Total Credit Hours: 37

Exit Exam: An exit exam is required for graduation. The non-licensure Mathematics major may choose the PRAXIS II Mathematics Content Exam as their exit exam, or the departmental exit exam may be taken in the MA 470 course. It is the student’s responsibility to register for the exit exam. If the student opts to take PRAXIS II exam, the Alabama benchmark score at the time of the request will be used to determine whether the students passes or not. Also, the student must report the results to their advisor. The Mathematics major with a minor in Education is required to take the Praxis II Mathematics Content Test. If, after 3 attempts, the student is unable to pass the Exit Exam, the student must pass a 400-level math course, except MA 454, with a grade of C or better.

Minor (Required - must be approved by Mathematics Faculty Advisor)

Required courses for minor (minimum 18 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 18

General Electives

Elective hours as needed to meet minimum 124 hour requirement and all other general University requirements

Total Credit Hours: 10

Total Credit Hours: 124