Arts & Sciences Mathematics

Description

A strong mathematics background is essential to an increasing variety of careers. The Department of Mathematics encourages students to select a coherent body of courses in mathematics and in other disciplines that are consistent with their academic and career goals.

Options in the Major

Students majoring in Mathematics have seven different options available on both the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree to focus their advanced coursework in ways that meet their specific interests and career goals. All students complete a core set of requirements and can determine, in consultation with faculty and their academic advisor, which specific option and degree to follow. The option will be documented on the final transcript.

Standard Option

Recommended for students wishing to combine a strong education in mathematics with research or a coherent body of coursework in another discipline. 

Discrete Mathematics and Cryptography Option

Recommended for students wishing to combine a strong mathematics education with a coherent body of coursework in computer science focused on discrete mathematics and cryptography.

Education Option

Recommended for students planning to pursue endorsement and certification to teach mathematics at the secondary level through an undergraduate degree in the College of Education and Human Sciences or through a graduate program.

Mathematical Biology Option

Recommended for students interested in a mathematics major and a coherent body of coursework studying areas of biology in a quantitative manner.

Mathematical Finance Option

Recommended for students interested in a mathematics major and a strong body of coursework in actuarial science and finance.

Mathematics of Physical Phenomena Option

Recommended for students interested in pairing a strong mathematics education with a body of coursework concerning the physical world that we live in.

Statistics and Data Science Option

Recommended for students interested in a mathematics major and studying data and statistical analysis using a coherent body of coursework in computer science and statistics.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates with a major in mathematics will:

1. Reason quantitatively using numeric, algebraic, and analytic methods.
2. Understand, analyze, create, and discover mathematical arguments organized by means of definitions, results, proofs, and examples.
3. Apply critical and precise mathematical thinking to model, formulate, and solve problems in interdisciplinary or practical settings.
4. Communicate mathematical ideas, both in writing and orally, to varied audiences, including formal reasoning and applications of mathematics.

Graduates with the standard option will also be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of a breadth of theoretical and applicable knowledge in selected branches of mathematics of the student's choice.

Graduates with the discrete mathematics and cryptography option will also be able to:

• Develop fluency in the techniques of discrete mathematics, including graph theory and combinatorics. Apply these and other mathematical techniques to design and implement secure cryptographic protocols.

Graduates with the education option will also be able to:

• Build foundational content knowledge relevant to secondary mathematics education. Develop skills to effectively disseminate this knowledge to students.

Graduates with the mathematical biology option will also be able to:

• Apply mathematical modeling techniques to biological systems, such as population dynamics, epidemiology, genetics, and biochemical reaction networks. Analyze data from experiments and make biological inferences using mathematical arguments.

Graduates with the mathematical finance option will also be able to:

• Apply tools from probability, stochastic analysis, and other mathematical fields to financial decision-making, including capital budgeting and risk analysis.

Graduates with the mathematics of physical phenomena option will also be able to:

• Apply mathematical techniques to model, analyze, and solve problems arising from physical phenomena, such as motion, waves, climate, geodynamics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics.

Graduates with the statistics and data science option will also be able to:

• Understand the principles of mathematical and statistical modeling and their computational applications to large data sets. Apply mathematical, statistical, and computational techniques to make predictions and inform decision-making using data.
   

Academic and Career Advising

Academic and Career Advising Center

Not sure where to go or who to ask? The Advising Center team in 107 Oldfather Hall can help. The Academic and Career Advising Center is the undergraduate hub for CAS students in all majors. Centrally located and easily accessed, students encounter friendly, knowledgeable people who are eager to help or connect students to partner resources. Students also visit the Advising Center in 107 Oldfather Hall to:

• Choose or change their major, minor, or degree program.
• Check on policies, procedures, and deadlines.
• Get a college approval signature from the Dean’s representatives.

CAS Career Coaches are available by appointment (in-person or Zoom) and located in the CAS Academic and Career Advising Center, 107 Oldfather Hall. They help students explore majors and minors, gain experience, and develop a plan for life after graduation.

Assigned Academic Advisors

Academic advisors are critical resources dedicated to students' academic, personal, and professional success. Every CAS student is assigned an academic advisor based on their primary major. Since most CAS students have more than just a single major, it is important to get to know the advisor for any minors or additional majors. Academic advisors work closely with the faculty to provide the best overall support and the discipline specific expertise. They are available for appointments (in-person or Zoom) and through weekly virtual drop-ins. Assigned advisors are listed in MyRED and their offices may be located in or near the department of the major for which they advise.

Students who have declared a pre-health or pre-law area of interest will also work with advisors in the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center (Explore Center) in 127 Love South, who are specially trained to guide students preparing to enter a professional school.

For complete and current information on advisors for majors, minors, or pre-professional areas, visit https://cas.unl.edu/major-advisors, or connect with the Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center, 107 Oldfather Hall, 402-472-4190, casadvising@unl.edu.

Career Coaching

The College believes that Academics + Experience = Opportunities and encourages students to complement their academic preparation with real-world experience, including internships, research, education abroad, service, and leadership. Arts and sciences students have access to a powerful network of faculty, staff, and advisors dedicated to providing information and support for their goals of meaningful employment or advanced education. Arts and sciences graduates have unlimited career possibilities and carry with them important career competencies—communication, critical thinking, creativity, context, and collaboration. They have the skills and adaptability that employers universally value. Graduates are prepared to effectively contribute professionally and personally with a solid foundation to excel in an increasingly global, technological, and interdisciplinary world.

Students should contact the career coaches in the Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center in 107 Oldfather Hall, or their assigned advisor, for more information. The CAS career coaches help students explore career options, identify ways to build experience and prepare to apply for internships, jobs, or graduate school, including help with resumes, applications, and interviewing.

ACE Requirements

 Students must complete one course for each of the ACE Student Learning Outcomes below. Certified course choices are published in the degree audit, or visit the ACE website for the most current list of certified courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
ACE Student Learning Outcomes
ACE 1: Write texts, in various forms, with an identified purpose, that respond to specific audience needs, integrate research or existing knowledge, and use applicable documentation and appropriate conventions of format and structure.
ACE 2: Demonstrate competence in communication skills.
ACE 3: Use mathematical, computational, statistical, logical, or other formal reasoning to solve problems, draw inferences, justify conclusions, and determine reasonableness.
ACE 4: Use scientific methods and knowledge to pose questions, frame hypotheses, interpret data, and evaluate whether conclusions about the natural and physical world are reasonable.
ACE 5: Use knowledge, historical perspectives, analysis, interpretation, critical evaluation, and the standards of evidence appropriate to the humanities to address problems and issues.
ACE 6: Use knowledge, theories, and research perspectives such as statistical methods or observational accounts appropriate to the social sciences to understand and evaluate social systems or human behaviors.
ACE 7: Use knowledge, theories, or methods appropriate to the arts to understand their context and significance.
ACE 8: Use knowledge, theories, and analysis to explain ethical principles and their importance in society.
ACE 9: Exhibit global awareness or knowledge of human diversity through analysis of an issue.
ACE 10: Generate a creative or scholarly product that requires broad knowledge, appropriate technical proficiency, information collection, synthesis, interpretation, presentation, and reflection.

College Degree Requirements

College Distribution Requirements – BA and BS

The College of Arts and Sciences distribution requirements are common to both the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees and are designed to ensure a range of courses. By engaging in study in several different areas within the College, students develop the ability to learn in a variety of ways and apply their knowledge from a variety of perspectives. All requirements are in addition to University ACE requirements, and no course can be used to fulfill both an ACE outcome and a College Distribution Requirement.

• A student may not use a single course to satisfy more than one College Distribution Requirement, with the exception of CDR Diversity. Courses used to meet CDR Diversity may also meet CDR Writing, CDR Humanities, or CDR Social Science.
• Internship (395 or 495), independent study or readings (396 or 496), research (398 or 498), and thesis (399, 399H, 499, or 499H) will not satisfy distribution requirements.
• Other courses with a 9 in the middle number (ex. PSYC 292) will not satisfy distribution requirements unless approved by an advisor.
• Cross-listed courses from interdisciplinary programs will be applied in the same area as courses from the lead department.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
College Distribution Requirements
CDR: Written Communication		3
Select from courses approved for ACE outcome 1.
CDR: Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences 1		3-4
Select a course from ASTR, BIOS, CHEM, GEOL, LIFE, METR, MATH, PHYS, or ANTH 242, GEOG 155, GEOG 281, POLS 250, or PSYC 273.
CDR: Laboratory 2		0-1
Laboratory courses may be embedded in a 4-5 credit course used in CDR Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Science (example GEOG 155), or stand alone (example LIFE 120L).
CDR: Humanities 3		3
Select a course from ARAB, CHIN, CLAS, CZEC, ENGL, FILM, FREN, GERM, GREK, HIST, JAPN, LATN, PHIL, RELG, RUSS, or SPAN.
CDR: Social Science 4		3
Select a course from ANTH, COMM, GEOG, NSST, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI.
CDR: Human Diversity in U.S. Communities		0-3
Select from the following approved courses also listed in your degree audit: ANTH 130, ANTH 412, ANTH 473, ARAB 313, COMM 311, COMM 364, COMM 465, ENGL 212, ENGL 245N, ENGL 312, ENGL 345D, ENGL 345N, ENGL 346, ENGL 376, ENGL 380, ENGL 445, ETHN 100, ETHN 201, ETHN 202, ETHN 205, FILM 344, GEOG 271, GEOG 403, GLST 350, HIST 115, HIST 246, HIST 251, HIST 323, HIST 340, HIST 351, HIST 356, HIST 357, HIST 402, PHIL 105, PHIL 106, PHIL 218, PHIL 323, PHIL 325, POLS 333, POLS 338, POLS 347, PSYC 310, PSYC 330, PSYC 421, PSYC 425, RELG 134, RELG 226, RELG 227, RELG 313, SOCI 101, SOCI 180, SOCI 200, SOCI 217, SPAN 206, SPAN 486, WMNS 101, WMNS 201, WMNS 202, WMNS 210, WMNS 356
CDR: Language 5		0-16
Fulfilled by the completion of the 4th level of a single language (either in H.S. or in college). Language study at UNL is available in: ARAB, CHIN, CZEC, FREN, GERM, GREK, JAPN, LATN, RUSS, SLPA, or SPAN.
Credit Hours Subtotal:		12-33

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Excluded courses: BIOC 101, BIOS 100, CHEM 101, MBIO 101, PHYS 201, MATH 100A, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 103, and MATH subject area credit at the 100 level or below.

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ANTH 242L, ASTR 224, BIOS 101L, BIOS 110L, BIOS 111, BIOS 116, BIOS 213L, BIOS 214, CHEM 105L, CHEM 106L, CHEM 109L, CHEM 110L, CHEM 113L, GEOG 155, GEOL 101, GEOL 103, LIFE 120L, LIFE 121L, METR 100, PHYS 141, PHYS 142, PHYS 153, PHYS 221, or PHYS 222.

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ARAB, CHIN, CZEC, FREN, GERM, GREK, JAPN, LATN, RUSS, and SPAN courses must be numbered 300 or above. ENGL courses must be ENGL 170, ENGL 180, or ENGL 200 level and above. Excluded courses: CLAS 116, ENGL 254, ENGL 300, ENGL 354, SPAN 300A, SPAN 303, and SPAN 304.

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Excluded courses: ANTH 242/ANTH 242L, GEOG 155, GIST 111, GIST 311, POLS 101, POLS 250, PSYC 100, PSYC 273.

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ARAB 202, CHIN 202, CZEC 202, FREN 202 or FREN 210, GERM 202, GREK 301 and GREK 302, JAPN 201 and JAPN 202, LATN 301 and LATN 302, RUSS 202, SLPA 202, or SPAN 202 or SPAN 210.

Language Requirement - BA and BS

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the College of Arts and Sciences place great value on academic exposure and proficiency in a second language. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln entrance requirement of two years of the same foreign language or the College’s language distribution requirement (CDR: Language) will rarely be waived and only with relevant documentation. See the main College of Arts and Sciences page for more details.

Experiential Learning Requirement - BA and BS

All undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete an Experiential Learning (EL) designated course. This may include 0-credit courses designed to document co-curricular activities recognized as Experiential Learning.

Scientific Base – BS Only

The bachelor of science degree requires students to complete 60 hours in mathematical, physical, and natural sciences from disciplines within the College of Arts and Sciences or required in its majors: ACTS, ASTR, BIOC, BIOS, CHEM, CSCE, GEOL, LIFE, MBIO, METR, MATH, PHYS, STAT or ANTH 242 , ANTH 242L, ANTH 341, ANTH 385, ANTH 386, ANTH 389, ANTH 416, ANTH 422, ANTH 430, ANTH 442, ANTH 443, ANTH 444, ANTH 448, ANTH 473, ANTH 484, ANTH 487D, ENVR 201, GEOG 155, GEOG 217, GEOG 281, GEOG 308, GEOG 317, GEOG 408, GEOG 417, GEOG 418, GEOG 419, GEOG 421, GEOG 422, GEOG 425, GEOG 427, GEOG 432, GEOG 444, GEOG 461, GEOG 467, PHIL 211, POLS 250, PSYC 273, PSYC 368, PSYC 370, PSYC 450, PSYC 451, PSYC 456, PSYC 458,PSYC 460, PSYC 461, PSYC 463, PSYC 464, or PSYC 465.

Excluded courses include: BIOC 101, BIOS 100, CHEM 101, MATH 100A, MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 103, MBIO 101, PHYS 201 as well as any course numbered 395, 495, 399, 399H, 499, or 499H. MATH subject area credit at the 100 level or below is also excluded.

Up to 12 hours of scientific and technical courses offered by other colleges may be accepted toward this requirement with approval of the College of Arts and Sciences. See your assigned academic advisor to start the approval process.

Minimum Hours Required for Graduation

A minimum of 120 semester hours of credit is required for graduation from the College of Arts and Sciences. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 is required.

Grade Rules

Restrictions on C- and D Grades

The College will accept no more than 15 semester hours of C- and D grades from other domestic institutions except for UNO and UNK. All courses taken at UNO and UNK impact the UNL transcript. No transfer of C- and D grades can be applied toward requirements in a major or a minor. No University of Nebraska–Lincoln C- and D grades can be applied toward requirements in a major or a minor. International coursework (including education abroad) with a final grade equivalent to a C- or lower will not be validated by the College of Arts and Sciences departments to be degree applicable.

Pass/No Pass Privilege

University policy for the Pass/No Pass (P/N) privilege:

• Neither the P nor the N grade factor into your GPA.
• 'P' is interpreted to mean a grade of C or above. A grade of C- or lower results in a ''N'.
• A change to or from a Pass/No Pass may be made until mid-term (1/2 of the course - see the academic calendar for specific dates per term).
• The Pass/No Pass or grade registration cannot conflict with the policy of the professor, department, college, or University policy governing the grading options.
• Changing to or from the Pass/No Pass grading option requires using MyRED, or processing a Schedule Adjustment Form. 
• For undergraduates, the University maximum of 24 'Pass' credit hours and/or college and department limits will apply. These limits do not include courses offered on a 'Pass/No Pass' basis only. Consult your advisor or the Undergraduate Catalog for restrictions on the number of 'Pass' hours you can apply toward your degree.
•  The 'Pass/No Pass' grading option cannot be used for the removal of 'C-', 'D+', 'D', 'D-', or 'F' grade factors.
  NOTE: See Course Repeats

College of Arts and Sciences policy on the Pass/No Pass (P/N) privilege:

• Pass hours can count toward fulfillment of University ACE requirements and college distribution requirements up to the 24-hour maximum.
• Most arts and sciences majors and minors do not permit any courses graded Pass/No Pass to apply, or limit them to no more than 6 hours. Students should refer to the major section of the catalog for clarification.
• Departments may specify that certain courses of theirs can be taken on a P/N-only or on a graded-only basis.

Grading Appeals

A student who feels that he/she has been unfairly graded must ordinarily take the following sequential steps in a timely manner, usually by initiating the appeal in the semester following the awarding of the grade:

1. Talk with the instructor concerned. Most problems are resolved at this point.
2. Talk to the instructor’s department chairperson.
3. Take the case to the Grading Appeal Committee of the department concerned. The Committee should be contacted through the department chairperson.
4. Take the case to the College Grading Appeals Committee by contacting the Dean’s Office, 1223 Oldfather Hall.

Course Level Requirements

Courses Numbered at the 300 or 400 Level

Thirty (30) of the 120 semester hours of credit must be in courses numbered at the 300 or 400 level. Of those 30 hours, 15 hours (1/2) must be completed in residence at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Residency Requirement

The term "Residency" refers to courses taken at UNL. Students must complete at least 30 of the 120 total hours for their degree at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Students must complete at least 18 hours of their major coursework, and 15 of the 30 hours required at the 300 or 400 level, at UNL.

Catalog to Use

Students must fulfill the requirements stated in the catalog for the academic year in which they are first admitted to and enrolled as a degree-seeking student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In consultation with advisors, a student may choose to follow a subsequent catalog for any academic year in which they are admitted to and enrolled as a degree-seeking student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students must complete all degree requirements from a single catalog year. Beginning in 1990-1991, the catalog which a student follows for degree requirements may not be more than 10 years old at the time of graduation.

Transfer Students: Students who have transferred from a community college may be eligible to fulfill the requirements as stated in the catalog for an academic year in which they were enrolled at the community college prior to attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This decision should be made in consultation with academic advisors, provided the student a) was enrolled in a community college during the catalog year they are utilizing, b) maintained continuous enrollment at the previous institution for 1 academic year or more, and c) continued enrollment at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln within 1 calendar year from their last term at the previous institution. Students must complete all degree requirements from a single catalog year and within the time frame allowable for that catalog year.

Major Requirements

Complete the core requirements and the requirements of one option.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 106	Calculus I	5
MATH 107	Calculus II	4
MATH 314	Linear Algebra	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		12
Option Courses
Select and complete the specific requirements for one of seven options described below to complete the major.		30-43
Credit Hours Subtotal:		30-43
Total Credit Hours		42-55

Standard Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 208	Calculus III	4
MATH 221	Differential Equations	3
or STAT 380	Statistics and Applications
MATH 310	Introduction to Modern Algebra	3
MATH 325	Elementary Analysis	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		13
Additional MATH Courses 1
Select four additional advanced MATH courses with at least two at the 400 level.		12
Credit Hours Subtotal:		12
Minor, 2nd Major, or Research Experience
Students pursuing the Standard Option should accompany the math major with a minor, 2nd major, or approved 18-hour concentration in another area. An approved significant research experience including thesis, UCARE, or REU may be used.		18
Credit Hours Subtotal:		18
Total Credit Hours		43

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The following courses do not apply to this requirement: MATH 300, MATH 301, MATH 302, MATH 309, MATH 391, MATH 399, MATH 399H, MATH 407, MATH 408, MATH 493, or MATH 494.

Discrete Mathematics and Cryptography Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 208	Calculus III	3-4
or MATH 221	Differential Equations
or STAT 380	Statistics and Applications
MATH 309	Introduction to Mathematical Proofs	3
MATH 310	Introduction to Modern Algebra	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		9-10
Additional Mathematics Courses
Select one course from the following:		3
MATH 417	Group Theory
MATH 428	Principles of Operations Research
MATH 445	Number Theory
MATH 450	Combinatorics
MATH 452	Graph Theory
Select two additional advanced MATH courses at the 400 level. 1		6
Credit Hours Subtotal:		9
Computer Science Courses
CSCE 155T	Computer Science I: Informatics Focus	3-4
or CSCE 155A	Computer Science I
or CSCE 155E	Computer Science I: Systems Engineering Focus
or CSCE 155H	Honors: Computer Science I
or CSCE 155N	Computer Science I: Engineering and Science Focus
or CSCE 183H / RAIK 183H	Honors: Computer Problem Solving Essentials
CSCE 311	Data Structures and Algorithms for Informatics	3-4
or CSCE 310	Data Structures and Algorithms
or SOFT 260H / RAIK 283H	Honors: Software Engineering III
Select two courses from the following:		6
CSCE 423	Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CSCE 424	Computational Complexity Theory
CSCE 428	Automata, Computation, and Formal Languages
CSCE 463	Data and Network Security
CSCE 477	Cryptography and Computer Security
Credit Hours Subtotal:		12-14
Total Credit Hours		30-33

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The following courses do not apply to this requirement: MATH 407, MATH 408, MATH 493, and MATH 494.

Education Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 208	Calculus III	4
MATH 309	Introduction to Mathematical Proofs	3
or MATH 310	Introduction to Modern Algebra
MATH 325	Elementary Analysis	3
MATH 407	Mathematics for High School Teaching I	3
MATH 408	Mathematics for High School Teaching II	3
MATH 412	Modern Geometry	3
STAT 380	Statistics and Applications	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		22
Additional Courses
Select one additional 400-level MATH 1		3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		3
An education major or minor
Students pursuing the Education Option should accompany the math major with a 2nd major in education, likely through dual matriculation or intercollege study with the College of Education and Human Sciences. An education minor or approved 18-hour concentration related to education may also be used to meet this requirement.		18
Credit Hours Subtotal:		18
Total Credit Hours		43

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The following courses do not apply to this requirement: MATH 493 and MATH 494.

Mathematical Biology Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 221	Differential Equations	3
MATH 309	Introduction to Mathematical Proofs	3
MATH 325	Elementary Analysis	3
MATH 439	Mathematical Biology	3
STAT 380	Statistics and Applications	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		15
Additional Mathematics Courses
Select two additional advanced MATH courses at the 400 level. 1		6
Credit Hours Subtotal:		6
Biological Sciences Courses
LIFE 120 & LIFE 120L	Fundamentals of Biology I and Fundamentals of Biology I laboratory	4
LIFE 121 & LIFE 121L	Fundamentals of Biology II and Fundamentals of Biology II Laboratory	4
Select one of the following sequences:		7-8
BIOS 206 & BIOS 337	General Genetics and Applications of Bioinformatics
BIOS 206 & BIOS 426	General Genetics and Systems Biology
BIOS 206 & BIOS 427	General Genetics and Practical Bioinformatics Laboratory
BIOS 207 & BIOS 452	Ecology and Evolution and Field Epidemiology
BIOS 207 & BIOS 453	Ecology and Evolution and Predator Ecology
Credit Hours Subtotal:		15-16
Total Credit Hours		36-37

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The following courses do not apply to this requirement: MATH 407, MATH 408, MATH 493, and MATH 494.

Mathematical Finance Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 208	Calculus III	4
MATH 221	Differential Equations	3
STAT 380	Statistics and Applications	3
MATH 487	Probability Theory	3-4
or STAT 462	Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I: Distribution Theory
MATH 489	Stochastic Processes	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		16-17
Additional Courses
Select two courses from the following:		6
MATH 309	Introduction to Mathematical Proofs
MATH 310	Introduction to Modern Algebra
MATH 325	Elementary Analysis
And, one additional advanced MATH course at the 400 level. 1		3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		9
Actuarial Science and Finance Courses
ACTS 440	Interest Theory	3
FINA 367	Fixed Income Investments	3
FINA 467	Options, Futures and Derivative Securities	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		9
Total Credit Hours		34-35

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The following courses do not apply to this requirement: MATH 407, MATH 408, MATH 493, and MATH 494.

Mathematics of Physical Phenomena Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 208	Calculus III	4
MATH 221	Differential Equations	3
MATH 309	Introduction to Mathematical Proofs	3
MATH 325	Elementary Analysis	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		13
Additional Mathematics Courses
Select two additional advanced MATH courses at the 400 level. 1		6
Credit Hours Subtotal:		6
Physics Courses
PHYS 211	General Physics I	4
PHYS 212	General Physics II	4
Credit Hours Subtotal:		8
Physical Phenomena Sequence
Select and complete one of the following sequences from physics, meteorology, geology, or engineering:		6-16
ECEN 215 & ECEN 216 & ECEN 304 & ECEN 462	Electronics and Circuits I and Electronics and Circuits II and Signals and Systems I and Communication Systems
ECEN 215 & ECEN 216 & ECEN 304 & ECEN 463	Electronics and Circuits I and Electronics and Circuits II and Signals and Systems I and Digital Signal Processing
ECEN 215 & ECEN 306 & ECEN 408	Electronics and Circuits I and Electromagnetic Field Theory and Engineering Electromagnetics
GEOL 101 & GEOL 441 & GEOL 372	Dynamic Earth and Geophysics and Water & Earth Connections
GEOL 106 & GEOL 441 & GEOL 372	Environmental Geology and Geophysics and Water & Earth Connections
MECH 223 & MECH 310 & MECH 373	Engineering Statics and Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Dynamics
MECH 223 & MECH 325 & MECH 451	Engineering Statics and Mechanics of Elastic Bodies and Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
MECH 223 & MECH 350 & MECH 373	Engineering Statics and Introduction to Dynamics and Control of Engineering Systems and Engineering Dynamics
MECH 223 & MECH 373 & MECH 449	Engineering Statics and Engineering Dynamics and Advanced Dynamics
MECH 223 & MECH 373 & MECH 451	Engineering Statics and Engineering Dynamics and Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
MECH 223 & MECH 373 & MECH 475	Engineering Statics and Engineering Dynamics and Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations
METR 100 & METR 205 & METR 223 & METR 311	Weather and Climate and Introduction to Atmospheric Science and Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Dynamic Meteorology I
METR 100 & METR 205 & METR 223 & METR 323	Weather and Climate and Introduction to Atmospheric Science and Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Physical Meteorology
METR 100 & GEOL 441 & GEOL 372	Weather and Climate and Geophysics and Water & Earth Connections
PHYS 213 & ECEN 420 & ECEN 421	General Physics III and Plasma Processing of Semiconductors and Principles of Semiconductor Materials and Devices I
PHYS 213 & PHYS 311	General Physics III and Mechanics
PHYS 213 & PHYS 431	General Physics III and Thermal Physics
PHYS 213 & PHYS 451	General Physics III and Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 311 & PHYS 401	Mechanics and Computational Physics
Credit Hours Subtotal:		6-16
Total Credit Hours		33-43

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The following courses do not apply to this requirement: MATH 407, MATH 408, MATH 493, and MATH 494.

Statistics and Data Science Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
MATH 208	Calculus III	4
MATH 309	Introduction to Mathematical Proofs	3
MATH 310	Introduction to Modern Algebra	3
or MATH 325	Elementary Analysis
STAT 380	Statistics and Applications	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		13
Additional Mathematics Courses
Select one of the following MATH courses:		3
MATH 428	Principles of Operations Research
MATH 433	Nonlinear Optimization
MATH 440	Numerical Analysis I
MATH 487	Probability Theory
MATH 489	Stochastic Processes
Select one additional advanced MATH course at the 400 level. 1		3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		6
Additional Statistics Courses
Select two additional STAT courses at the 300 or 400 level.		6
Credit Hours Subtotal:		6
Computer Science Courses
CSCE 155T	Computer Science I: Informatics Focus	3
or CSCE 155A	Computer Science I
or CSCE 155E	Computer Science I: Systems Engineering Focus
or CSCE 155H	Honors: Computer Science I
or CSCE 155N	Computer Science I: Engineering and Science Focus
or CSCE 183H / RAIK 183H	Honors: Computer Problem Solving Essentials
CSCE 311	Data Structures and Algorithms for Informatics	3
or CSCE 310	Data Structures and Algorithms
or SOFT 260H / RAIK 283H	Honors: Software Engineering III
Select two courses from one of the following sets of courses:		6
Set 1
CSCE 421	Foundations of Constraint Processing
CSCE 439	Robotics: Algorithms and Applications
CSCE 370H / RAIK 370H	Honors: Data and Models II: Data Science Fundamentals
CSCE 474	Introduction to Data Mining
CSCE 476	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CSCE 478	Introduction to Machine Learning
CSCE 479	Introduction to Deep Learning
Set 2
CSCE 411	Data Modeling for Systems Development
CSCE 412	Data Visualization
CSCE 413	Database Systems
CSCE 439	Robotics: Algorithms and Applications
CSCE 472	Digital Image Processing
CSCE 473	Computer Vision
CSCE 474	Introduction to Data Mining
Credit Hours Subtotal:		12
Total Credit Hours		37

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The following courses do not apply to this requirement: MATH 407, MATH 408, MATH 493, and MATH 494.

Additional Major Requirements

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses in the major or minor.

Pass/No Pass

No calculus course taken Pass/No Pass will count toward the major or minor. No more than 3 hours of the advanced courses taken as Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor.

Prerequisite Requirements/Rules

Math majors who earn less than a grade of C or P in a major course must retake that course before moving on to any other course for which it is a prerequisite.

Restrictions

Students with previous credit in any calculus course (that is, MATH 104 or MATH 106, MATH 107, or MATH 208 or their honors versions) may not register for or earn credit toward their degree with any math course numbered below MATH 104 unless given permission by the math department advisor. All special topics, independent study, seminar, and reading courses require permission of the instructor before registering, and these courses do not count toward the major requirements unless approved by the advisor.

Requirements for Minor Offered by Department

A complete calculus sequence plus three advanced mathematics courses OR two calculus courses with four advanced mathematics courses.¹
 

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Calculus Courses
MATH 106	Calculus I	5
MATH 107	Calculus II	4
Credit Hours Subtotal:		9
Additional MATH Courses
Select four additional MATH courses from the following:		12-13
MATH 208	Calculus III
MATH 221	Differential Equations
MATH 309	Introduction to Mathematical Proofs
MATH 310	Introduction to Modern Algebra
MATH 314	Linear Algebra
MATH 325	Elementary Analysis
STAT 380	Statistics and Applications
400-level MATH courses 1
Credit Hours Subtotal:		12-13
Total Credit Hours		21-22

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The following 400-level courses cannot be used to fulfill the minor requirements:  MATH 407, MATH 408, MATH 493, and MATH 494.

Grade Rules

C- and D Grades

A grade of C or higher is required in all courses in the major or minor.

Pass/No Pass

No calculus course can be taken Pass/No Pass. No more than 3 hours of the advanced courses taken as Pass/No Pass will be counted toward the major or minor.

Restriction

Students with previous credit in any calculus course (that is, MATH 104 or MATH 106, MATH 107, or MATH 208 or their honors versions) may not register for or earn credit toward their degree with any math course numbered below MATH 104 unless given permission by the math department advisor. All special topics, independent study, seminar, and reading courses require permission of the instructor before registering, and these courses do not count toward the major requirements unless approved by the advisor.

PLEASE NOTE
This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your college or department academic advisor. Advisors also can help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

Mathematics - Standard (B.S.)

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