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.
Students who wish to obtain credentials for teaching grade 7-12 mathematics
may take a 36-credit hour second major. Students must have a 3.00 grade point
average to be admitted to the second major in secondary education. For information
on admission and program requirements, see the Schools of Education, Teaching
and Health secondary education programs.
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 10 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
* 53 credit hours with grades of C or better.
Mathematics Majors with a Second major in Secondary Education:
* CSC 280 Introduction to Computer Sciences (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 503 Foundations of Higher Mathematics (3)
* MATH 510 Geometry (3)
* MATH 512 Introduction to Modern Algebra (3)
* MATH 520 Introduction to Analysis (3)
* MATH 501 Probability (3)
* MATH 502 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3)
* MATH 585 Mathematics Education or a similar course (3)
* MATH 570 History of Mathematics (3)
* A two course sequence selected from this list:
o PHYS 110/110G, PHYS 210/210G
o CHEM 110G, CHEM 210G
o STAT 302/ 514 and STAT 502
o BIO 110/110G, BIO 210/210G
o Two additional math 500 level courses
o Note: This requirement may be waived for students with more than one major
in this department.
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