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The bachelor of science in applied mathematics requires the following:

Course List
Code Title Hours
MTH 112Calculus with Analytic Geometry II4
MTH 113Multivariable Calculus4
MTH 117Discrete Mathematics4
MTH 121Linear Algebra I **3
or MTH 205 Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
MTH 225Linear Algebra II3
MTH 251Ordinary Differential Equations **3
or MTH 205 Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
MTH 311Introductory Real Analysis I3
MTH 351Introduction to Mathematical Modeling3
MTH 326/CSC 352Numerical Linear Algebra3
or MTH/CSC 355 Introduction to Numerical Methods
MTH 357Probability3
or STA 310 Probability
Choose one of the following:3
STA 311
Statistical Inference
STA 312
Linear Models
STA 362
Multivariate Statistics
STA 364
Computational and Nonparametric Statistics
Choose 3 additional 3-hour MTH or STA courses numbered 200 or above *9
Choose one of the following:
CSC 111Introduction to Computer Science4
CSC 112Fundamentals of Computer Science4
Choose one year-long sequence outside of mathematics and statistics chosen from the following:
CSC 201 or 221, and one additional CSC course numbered 200 or above
PHY 113
& PHY 114
General Physics I
and General Physics II
CHM 111
& CHM 280
College Chemistry I
and College Chemistry II
BIO 150
& BIO 160
Biology I
and Biology II
a sequence approved by the applied mathematics major advisor
*

excluding MTH 306 and MTH 381

**

If a student takes MTH 205 they are required to take one additional 3-hour MTH or STA course numbered 200 or above.

To declare this major, at least three of MTH 111, MTH 112, MTH 113, MTH 117, MTH 121 and STA 112 must be completed with a grade of at least a C or through AP credit.

To be graduated with the designation “Honors in Mathematics,” or "Honors in Applied Mathematics," students must satisfactorily complete a senior research paper, and they must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 in the major and 3.0 in all college coursework. For additional information, members of the departmental faculty should be consulted.

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