Updated 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematics, B.S. major
Actuarial Emphasis

Note: If the student’s high school mathematics courses and/or the Mathematics Placement Test indicate a lack of readiness for calculus, the student will be placed in one of the following precalculus sequences: MATH 1470; or MATH 1170 and MATH 1180; or MATH 1170 and MATH 1470.

Required Credits: 57
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• MATH 2210 Discrete Mathematics (4 credits)
• MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)
• MATH 2480 Multivariable Calculus (4 credits)
• MATH 3310 Linear Algebra (4 credits)

ACTUARIAL EMPHASIS

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ACCT 2101 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
• ACCT 2102 Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
• BUAD 3771 Financial Management (3 credits)
• BUAD 3772 Advanced Financial Management (3 credits)
• CS 2321 Computer Science I (4 credits)
• ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
• STAT 3610 Time Series Analysis (3 credits)
• STAT 3631 Probability and Statistics I (4 credits)
• STAT 3632 Probability and Statistics II (3 credits)

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• MATH 2490 Differential Equations (4 credits)
• MATH 3710 Mathematical Modeling (3 credits)
• MATH 3720 Numerical Methods (3 credits)
• MATH 4760 Topics in Applied Mathematics (3 credits)

 

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR MATHEMATICS MAJOR, B.S.

The following is a list of required Mathematics Major, B.S. courses by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible.

Freshman

• MATH 1470 Precalculus (5 credits)
• MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• MATH 2472 Calculus II (5 credits)
• Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore

• MATH 2210 Discrete Mathematics (4 credits)
• MATH 2480 Multivariable Calculus (4 credits)
• MATH 3310 Linear Algebra (4 credits)
• Courses in the Field of Emphasis (consult with advisor)
• Liberal Education requirements

Junior/Senior

• Courses in the Field of Emphasis (consult with advisor)
• Complete Liberal Education requirements