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Mathematics, B.S.

  • Students will be able to apply reasoning and critical thinking skills to solve problems.
  • Students will demonstrate an ability to interpret data and construct mathematical arguments and proofs.
  • Students will be able to effectively communicate mathematical concepts.

Requirements

General Studies (42 hours)

English Composition (6 hours)

ENG 131English Composition I

3
ENG 132English Composition II

3
Or
ENG 140English Composition Honors

3
ENG 141English Composition Honors

3

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

Required
HUM 103Humanities Through the African American Experience

3
ENG 209Intro to Literature

3
ENG 210Intro to Literature

3

HUM 103: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

ENG 109 and ENG 110: Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Choose one of the following:
ART 131Art Appreciation

3
MUS 121Music Appreciation

3
THE 111Intro to Theatre Arts

3

Humanities Electives: (choose one of the following)**

HUM 101Interdisciplinary Humanities

3
HUM 102Interdisciplinary Humanities

3
CMS 200Voice and Diction

3
CMS 205Public Speaking

3
PHL 210Logical Reasoning

3

**Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hours)

(A) Natural Sciences (8 hours)
BIO 127General Bio Lecture

3
BIO 128General Bio Lecture

3
Or
PSC 231Physical Science Survey

4
PSC 232Physical Science Survey

4
(B) Mathematics (3 hours)
MAT 165Pre-Calculus Trig

3
Or
MAT 265Calculus & Analy Geom I

4

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses:
GEO 206World Geography

3
HIS 131World History

3
HIS 132World History

3

GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

And

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives:

Choose two of the following**
ANT 113Soc Around the World

3
ECO 251Prin of Economics I

3
ECO 254Introd to Economics

3
POS 207American Government

3
PSY 251General Psychology

3
SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3

**Students satisfying the six-semester hour history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete only three semester hours of the English literature sequence (ENG 209 or ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

Orientation - Required of All Undergraduates (1 hour)

Pre-professional, Major and Elective Courses (19 hours)

CSC 212: In lieu of this requirement, Mathematics and Secondary Education majors must choose an EDU elective.

PHY 210General Physics I

4
PHY 211General Physics II

4
Or
CHE 141General College Chemistry I (lab included)

4
CHE 142General College Chemistry II (lab included)

4
CSC 210Intro to Computer Science

3
CSC 211Comp.Concepts,Stds,Methods

4
CSC 212Intro Data Structure Algor.

4

Required Major Courses (39 hours)

MAT 265Calculus & Analy Geom I

4
MAT 266Calculus & Analytic Geom. II

4
MAT 267Calculus & Analytic Geom. III

4
MAT 251Intro to Linear Algebra

3
MAT 256Discrete Mathematics

3
MAT 373Intro to Modrn Algbra

3
MAT 375Differential Equations

3
MAT 401Advanced Calculus

3
MAT 472Probability and Statistics I

3
MAT 473Probability and Stat II

3
MAT 486Introd to Real Analysis

3
MAT 487Senior Seminar

3

Note:

Students using MAT 265 as the core curriculum mathematics course must take six (6) additional hours of Major Course Electives. This modification will increase the total number of required Major Course Elective hours to 18 hours.

Major Course Electives (12 hours)

MAT Introduction to MATLABMAT 210

3
MAT 225Prob & Intro Statistics

3
MAT Linear Algebra IIMAT 252

3
MAT 270Foundations of Mathematics

3
MAT 325Introduction to Statistics with Calculus

3
MAT 340Statistical Methods

3
MAT 346Regression Analysis

3
MAT 350Dif Equation and Multi Cal Eng

3
MAT 366Data Analysis

3
MAT 374Introd to Modern Algebra II

3
MAT 376NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3
MAT 410INTRODUCTION TO PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

3
MAT 425Operations Research

3
MAT 430MATHEMATICS OF COMPOUND INTEREST

3
MAT 431MATHEMATICS OF DEMOGRAPHY

3
MAT 450Introduction to Combinatorial Design

3
MAT 455Graph Theory and Applications

3
MAT 460Introduction to Applied Mathematics

3
MAT 470Design & Analysis of Experiments

3
MAT 471ELEMENTARY STOCHASTIC PROCESSES

3
MAT 475Statistics & Computing

3
MAT 476Survey and Sampling Techniques

3
MAT 480Cryptography

3
MAT 484Modern Geometry

3
MAT 485Computational Mathematics

3
MAT 490TOPICS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS

3
MAT 491Research and Indep Study

3
MAT 492Capstone Experience for MAT Majors

3
MAT 495History of Mathematics

3

Note:

Students must select a minimum of 12 hours of major elective coursework, 9 hours of which must be at the 300-level or above.

Students using MAT 265 as the core curriculum mathematics course must select a minimum of 18 hours of major elective coursework, 12 hours of which must be at the 300-level or above.

General Electives (9 hours)