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Mathematics (Option III Statistics) - Bachelor of Science 2023-24 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2023-24 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4
MTH 2514MTH 2524MTH 2534
  MTH 2614  
Total Fall Credits12-13Total Winter Credits16-17Total Spring Credits12-13

First Year Milestones: Complete MTH 252 and MTH 261(by end of Spring term). 

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4
BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science4
MTH 2544MTH 2554MTH 2564
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits14-16Total Winter Credits15-16Total Spring Credits15-16

Second Year Milestones: Complete MTH 256(by Spring term).

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
MTH/STAT Upper Division Elective4MTH 3114MTH 3124
STAT 4613STAT 4623General Elective4
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits15Total Winter Credits15Total Spring Credits16

Third Year Milestones: Complete MTH 311 and STAT 461(by Spring term).

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
MTH 3444Upper Division General Elective4Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis6
STAT 4643STAT 4653STAT 4663
Upper Division General Elective4Upper Division General Elective4Upper Division General Elective4
General Elective4General Elective4  
Total Fall Credits15Total Winter Credits15Total Spring Credits13

Fourth Year Milestones: Complete STAT 466(by Spring term). 

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • 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), Chicano/Latino 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.
  • 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.
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