Mathematics
Arts and Sciences Degree/A.A.
If a student is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree, six credit-hours of a foreign language at the intermediate level are required.
Career Opportunities: Most non-faculty mathematicians work in the government and in service and manufacturing industries. The Department of Defense is the primary federal employer of mathematicians. In the private sector, major employers within services industries include research and testing services, educational services, and computer and data processing services. Some mathematicians also work for banks, insurance companies, and public utilities.
Requirements for Graduation
In order to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Arts and Sciences with a major in Mathematics, a student must complete a minimum of 62 credit-hours of required and elective course work.
Recommended Two-Year Sequence
FIRST YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
Foreign Language 101 or 203* |
3 |
||
|
MATH |
155 |
Calculus 1** |
4 |
|
GEC Electives |
|
6 |
|
|
WVUe |
191*** |
First-Year Seminar |
(1) |
|
Total |
|
|
16 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
ENGL |
102 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
|
Foreign Language 102 or 204* |
3 |
||
|
MATH |
156 |
Calculus 2 |
4 |
|
GEC Electives |
|
6 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
16 |
SECOND YEAR
|
First Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
Foreign Language 203 or GEC Elective |
3 |
||
|
MATH |
251 |
Multivariable Calculus |
4 |
|
Laboratory Science |
|
4 |
|
|
GEC Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
14 |
|
Second Semester |
|
Hrs. |
|
|
Foreign Language 204 or GEC Elective |
3 |
||
|
MATH |
261 |
Differential Equations |
4 |
|
GEC Electives |
|
9 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
16 |
Total Hours: 62
*Students who present more than two or more units of high school credit in a foreign language may satisfy this requirement by taking courses 203 and 204 (see Second Year above) and six hours of elective credits. Students who do not have adequate high school credit must take four semesters of study in one language.
**Some students may need to take prerequisite math courses before taking MATH 155.
***Required of first-time, first-semester students; not required for graduation.