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Bachelor’s in Mathematics Curriculum

The mathematics major provides a core of applied mathematics, pure mathematics, and analytical sciences. This major provides students with the mathematical skills to formulate, abstract, analyze and solve problems typically encountered by mathematicians, educators, government officials, scientists, engineers, and other professionals.

Graduates of this program will be prepared to enter graduate study in mathematics and pursue careers in science, industry, and business.

*Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program Requirements and 53 (or 54) Credits of Major Requirements. 

Mathematics Major Courses Requirements (27 or 28 Credits)
Mathematics Major Courses Requirements (27 Credits)
MATH 2100 or MATH 2100H  Calculus I 4 Credits
MATH 2200 or MATH 2200H Calculus II  4 Credits

MATH 2500

or

CSIS 2050

Introduction to Advanced Mathematics 

 

Discrete Mathematics

3 Credits

 

4 Credits

MATH 3200

Calculus III

4 Credits

MATH 3300

Introductory Linear Algebra

3 Credits

MATH 3400

Ordinary Differential Equations

3 Credits

MATH 4050

or

MATH 4350

Advanced Calculus I

 

Abstract Algebra I

3 Credits

MATH 4060

or

MATH 4360

Advanced Calculus II

 

Abstract Algebra II

3 Credits
Laboratory science course requirements (8 Credits)
Laboratory science course requirements (8 Credits)
CHEM 1300 or CHEM 1300H General Chemistry I & Lab 4 Credits
CHEM 1310 or CHEM 1310H General Chemistry II & Lab 4 Credits
CSIS 2101 Fundamentals of Computer Programming 4 Credits
CSIS 3101 Advanced Computer Programming 4 Credits

PHYS 2350 or 2350H

or

PHYS 2400

General Physics I & Lab

 

General Physics II & Lab

4 Credits

PHYS 2360 or 2360 H

or

PHYS 2500

General Physics II & Lab

 

Physics II & Lab

4 Credits

Major electives (18 credits)
Major electives (18 credits)
MATH 3050 Mathematics and Biology 3 Credits
MATH 3260 Combinatorics 3 Credits
MATH 3270 Logic 3 Credits
MATH 3340 Linear Algebra II 3 Credits
MATH 3350 Number Theory 3 Credits
MATH 3450 Elementary Differential Geometry 3 Credits
MATH 3900 History of Mathematics 3 Credits
MATH 4050 Advanced Calculus II 3 Credits
MATH 4060 Advanced Calculus II 3 Credits
MATH 4100 Introduction to Topology 3 Credits
MATH 4200 Complex Variables 3 Credits
MATH 4300 Numerical Methods  3 Credits
MATH 4350 Abstract Algebra I 3 Credits
MATH 4360 Abstract Algebra II 3 Credits
MATH 4400 Partial Differential Equations 3 Credits
MATH 4450 Basic Probability 3 Credits
MATH 4500 Probability and Statistics 3 Credits
MATH 4600 Introduction to Applied Mathematics 3 Credits
MATH 4700 Applied Cryptography 3 Credits
MATH 4900 Special Topics in Mathematics 3 Credits
MATH 4950 Internships in Mathematics 3 Credits
MATH 4990 Independent Study in Mathematics 3 Credits

The following courses are EXCLUDED for credit toward the mathematics major:

  • MATH 3030 Applied Statistics II (3 Credits)
  • MATH 4020 Applied Regression Analysis (3 Credits)
  • MATH 4040 Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis (3 Credits)
  • MATH 4080 Introduction to Statistical Computations (3 Credits)

 

The academic program and curriculum requirements listed on this page are from the 2020-2021 edition of the NSU Undergraduate Student Catalog. Students are bound by policies and curricula published in the catalog in effect the semester they enter the university unless an agreement is made with appropriate NSU administration officials allowing them to abide by policies published in a later catalog.

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See the entire programa glance. The four-year plan of study will assist you in planning your future at NSU. It presents an overall idea of the order in which courses might be taken in a four-year plan during a student's college career.
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