General College Requirements

General College Requirements (see Curriculum section), including the following requirements to satisfy the major

Required Mathematics Courses

• MATH 151: Calculus I
• MATH 152: Calculus II
• MATH 255: Vector Calculus
• MATH 256: Linear Algebra
• MATH 281: Foundations of Mathematics
• MATH 312: Differential Equations
• MATH 321: Abstract Algebra I
• MATH 351: Analysis I

Elective Mathematics Courses

• Either MATH 422: Abstract Algebra II or MATH 452: Analysis II
• One additional senior­level mathematics** course

A student completing a 4-credit experience for their capstone requirement will be required to complete an additional senior-level mathematics* course for a total of two senior-level mathematics* courses beyond the required MATH 422 or MATH 452.

Capstone Experience

All students must select one of the following three options as the capstone experience of their education:

• St. Mary’s Project in Mathematics (eight credits)*
• Senior Topisc Seminar in Mathematics: MATH490 (four credits)
• Senior Project in Mathematics: MATH 495 (four credits)

The requirement may also be satisfied by completing a St. Mary’s Project in another area. If a student wishes to do a project in another area, the approval of the department must be secured in advance.

* Senior-level mathematics courses carry the designation “MATH 4xx”. ”. COSC 440 (Theory of Computation) or COSC 455 (Graph Theory) can be taken in place of a senior-level mathematics course.

Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all courses required for the major and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or better in these required courses.

Recommendations

Students who are interested in graduate studies in theoretical mathematics should add at least two senior-level courses in theoretical mathematics to their schedules and should take both Abstract Algebra II and Analysis II. It is also recommended that all students majoring in mathematics develop a proficiency in programming during their studies. This may be obtained by taking the course COSC 120. Acquiring skills with a mathematics software package such as Maple or Mathematica is desirable.

Required Courses

• MATH 151: Calculus I
• MATH 152: Calculus II
• MATH 255: Vector Calculus
• MATH 256: Linear Algebra
• MATH 281: Foundations of Mathematics

Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements

Students must complete the required five courses, earn a grade of C- or better in each course taken to fulfill the minor, and the cumulative grade-point average of courses used to satisfy the minor must be at least 2.0.