As seen in the current catalog

Proposed Change on BA in Mathematics

Note on: side by side comparison

UNIV 101 is added as an alternate FYE course for MATH 268

Current Program:

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF ARTS

MAJOR: MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Proposed Program:

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF ARTS

MAJOR: MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

CURRICULUM                                   CREDITS

 

University and College requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

A grade of C- or better is required for major courses and related work. Students lacking preparation for MATH 242 should begin with MATH 241.

 

MATH 210       Discrete Mathematics I          3

MATH 242       Analytic Geometry and Calculus B      4

MATH 243       Analytic Geometry and Calculus C      4

MATH 245       An Introduction to Proof                3

MATH 268      Perspectives on Mathematics – FYE    1

 

 

MATH 302      Ordinary Differential Equations           3                                                               

MATH 349      Elementary Linear Algebra                  3

MATH 350      Probability Theory and Simulation Methods

                                                                                      3                                                

 

Nine credits of mathematics at the 300 level or above.

 

MATH 308, MATH 379, MATH 380, and MATH 382 are not applicable.                                                              9                                                                                                                    

 

ENGL 312     Written Communications in Business     3                                                          

 

(or other approved second writing course, including MATH 308 or MATH 512)

 

CISC 181      Introduction to Computer Science II           3                                                         

and

CISC 220        Data Structures                                          3                                                                                                 

 

(Students with no previous experience in a programming language should start with CISC 106 or CISC 108)

 

Any substitution must be approved by the department Undergraduate Studies Committee.

 

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits requirement for the degree, with at least 79 credits outside Mathematics.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF    124                                                                         

CURRICULUM                                   CREDITS

 

University Requirements

 

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade  C--) . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                                            3

ENGL 110 will be taken by all students as freshmen. ENGL 110 must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters. Transfer students who have completed college-level courses in research writing should check the English Department website to see if they qualify for exemption.

First Year Experience (see page 68). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                              .  0-4

Discovery Learning Experience (see page 68) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               3

Multicultural Course: Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,

and/or gender-related course content (see pages 69-71) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 3

 

University Breadth Requirements

(For students beginning in Fall 2010 or later. A minimum grade C- is required for each course)                 . . . . . .                                 12 credits total

 

Creative Arts and Humanities                              (3 credits)

History and Cultural Change                            (3 credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences                        (3 credits)

Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology                                                          

                                                                            (3 credits)

 

 

Note that students must take breadth courses from four different subject areas (e.g. the four- letter subject code ACCT, HIST, etc.). Students may not use a course that is cross-listed with a subject area that has already been used to satisfy a university breadth requirement. Students enrolled in a single major may not satisfy the breadth requirement with courses in the subject area of that major (e.g. chemistry majors may not use CHEM courses). Students who are enrolled in more than one major or degree are allowed to meet the University breadth requirement by taking approved breadth courses from within the subject areas of their majors. The requirement may be fulfilled through a course or courses taken to complete other degree requirements, subject to the limitations above.

 

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS: COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Second Writing Requirement: (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two

papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended

faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after

completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are designated in the

semester’s Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for second writing

requirement, pages 93-95 of the '08-'09 Catalog.)

 

 

Foreign Language: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12

(with a minimum grade of D-)

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112 or 214) in an ancient or modern language. The number of credits needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language. Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department (see page 122 of the '08-'09 Catalog).

 

COLLEGE BREADTH REQUIREMENTS

These requirements apply to all College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts degrees.. A

minimum grade C- is required for each course for students admitted in Fall 2010 or after.

 

Group  A                                                9 Analysis and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.

Nine credits* of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate

instructional units.

Group  B  . .                                           9

The study of culture and institutions over time.

Nine credits* of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate

instructional units.

Group  C.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       9

Empirically based study of human beings and their environment.

Nine credits* of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate

instructional units.

Group D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The study of natural phenomena through experiment or analysis.

Ten credits* of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate

instructional units and including a minimum of one course with an associated

laboratory.

 

 

If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one

requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted

only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group

has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that

program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

A grade of C- or better is required for major courses and related work. Students lacking preparation for MATH 242 should begin with MATH 241.

 

MATH 210       Discrete Mathematics I          3

MATH 242       Analytic Geometry and Calculus B      4

MATH 243       Analytic Geometry and Calculus C      4

MATH 245       An Introduction to Proof                3

MATH 268      Perspectives on Mathematics – FYE    1

or

UNIV 101       First year Experience I

 

MATH 302      Ordinary Differential Equations           3                                                               

MATH 349      Elementary Linear Algebra                  3

MATH 350      Probability Theory and Simulation Methods

                                                                                      3                                                

 

Nine credits of mathematics at the 300 level or above.

 

MATH 308, MATH 379, MATH 380, and MATH 382 are not applicable.                                                              9                                                                                                                    

 

ENGL 312     Written Communications in Business     3                                                          

 

(or other approved second writing course, including MATH 308 or MATH 512)

 

CISC 181      Introduction to Computer Science II           3                                                         

and

CISC 220        Data Structures                                          3                                                                                                 

 

(Students with no previous experience in a programming language should start with CISC 106 or CISC 108)

 

Any substitution must be approved by the department Undergraduate Studies Committee.

 

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits requirement for the degree, with at least 79 credits outside Mathematics.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF    124