The Mathematics Major is designed to allow students to pursue special areas of interest and plan a program of study with a specific goal or career in mind. It requires a basic core of courses and elective courses, which provide a foundation for more advanced work and/or a basis for employment in government, industry, or secondary education.
The following options are intended to help the student plan a program of study. Please visit the Mathematics Program Details webpage for suggested courses for each option.
- Option I—Applied Mathematics
- Option II—Graduate School Preparation
- Option III—Statistics
- Option IV—High School Teaching
- Option V—Actuarial Science
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The Honors Track in Mathematics and Statistics offers an opportunity for outstanding mathematics majors to engage in independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students who successfully complete the honors track will receive notice of this distinction on their academic transcripts and on their diplomas.
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Mathematics - Bachelor of Arts 2025-26 Degree Map
First Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 | First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 | First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 |
| BS Arts & Letters/Social Science | 3-4 | BS Arts & Letters/Social Science | 3-4 | BS Arts & Letters/Social Science | 3-4 |
| MTH 251Z | 4 | MTH 252Z | 4 | MTH 253Z | 4 |
| | | MTH 261 | 4 | | |
| Total Fall Credits | 12-13 | Total Winter Credits | 16-17 | Total Spring Credits | 12-13 |
First Year Milestones: Complete MTH 252 and MTH 261(by end of Spring term).
Second Year
Second Year Milestones: Complete MTH 256 (by Spring term).
Third Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 | Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 | Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 |
| MTH/STAT Upper Division Elective | 4 | MTH 311 | 4 | MTH 312 | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 | MTH 344 | 4 | MTH/STAT Upper Division Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Fall Credits | 16 | Total Winter Credits | 16 | Total Spring Credits | 16 |
Third Year Milestones: Complete MTH 311 (by Spring term).
Fourth Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| MTH 4XX Sequence | 3 | MTH 4XX Sequence | 3 | Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis | 6 |
| MTH 4XX Elective | 3 | MTH 4XX Elective | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| Upper Division General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 | Upper Division General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | Upper Division General Elective | 4 | | |
| Total Fall Credits | 13 | Total Winter Credits | 14 | Total Spring Credits | 14 |
Fourth Year Milestones: Complete 400 level sequence(by Spring term).
Mathematics (Honors Track) - Bachelor of Arts 2025-26 Degree Map
First Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| First Yes Inquiry or Honors | 5 | First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 | First Year Inquiry or Honors | 5 |
| BS Arts & Letters/Social Science | 3-4 | BS Arts & Letters/Social Science | 3-4 | BS Arts & Letters/Social Science | 3-4 |
| MTH 251Z | 4 | MTH 252Z | 4 | MTH 253Z | 4 |
| | | MTH 261 | 4 | | |
| Total Fall Credits | 12-13 | Total Winter Credits | 16-17 | Total Spring Credits | 12-13 |
First Year Milestones: Complete MTH 252Z and MTH 261(by Spring term).
Second Year
Second Year Milestones: Complete MTH 254(by Spring term).
Third Year
| Fall Courses | Fall Credits | Winter Courses | Winter Credits | Spring Courses | Spring Credits |
|---|
| Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 | Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 | Upper Division Cluster or Honors | 4 |
| MTH/STAT Upper Division Elective | 4 | MTH 311 | 4 | MTH 312 | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 | MTH 344 | 4 | Upper Division General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| Total Fall Credits | 16 | Total Winter Credits | 16 | Total Spring Credits | 16 |
Third Year Milestones: Complete MTH 312(by Spring term).
Fourth Year
Fourth Year Milestones: Complete 400 level sequence(by Spring term).
Additional Map Notes:
- First Year Inquiry or Honors: See department website for additional information for University Honors.
- Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BST), Chicanx/Latinx Studies (CHLA), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
- Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
- MTH/STAT Upper Division Elective: MTH 300 recommended. See department for approved electives list.
- MTH 4XX Sequence: See department for approved sequences list.
- MTH 4XX Elective: See department for approved electives list.
- Upper Division General Elective: Minimum 62 UD credits required. One 1-credit Upper Division General Elective and one 3-credit any level General Elective may replace this course.
- You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.