Admission to the Program
Formal admission to the major requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and departmental approval.
University Requirements
* A total of 120 credit hours.
* 6 credit hours of college writing.
* 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination.
General Education Requirements
* A total of ten courses, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas.
* No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline.
Major Requirements
* 56 credit hours with grades of C or better.
Course Requirements
* CSC 280 Introduction to Computer Science (4)
* STAT 202 Basic Statistics (4)
* MATH 221 Calculus I (4)
* MATH 222 Calculus II (4)
* MATH 313 Calculus III (4)
* MATH 310 Linear Algebra (3)
* MATH 321 Diff Equations (3)
* MATH 503 Foundations of Higher Mathematics (3)
* STAT 502 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3)
* MATH 501 Probability (3)
* MATH 550 Complex Analysis (3)
* A two course sequence selected from this list:
PHYS 110/110G, PHYS 210/210G
CHEM 110/110G, CHEM 210/210G
STAT 302/514 and STAT 502
BIO 110/110G, BIO210/ 210G
Two additional MATH 500 level courses
Note: This requirement may be waived for students with more than one major in this department.
* Four additional MATH, STAT or CSC electives; to be selected with the approval of student’s advisor.
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