Mathematics Minor ~ Degree Requirements

Credits Required

Total credits in the minor: 20

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You must achieve each of the Mathematics Minor Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options.

LO 1 Calculus Foundations ~ students apply principles and methods of differential and integral calculus to both theoretical and applied problems

LO 2 Breadth of Application ~ students apply advanced mathematical principles and constructs to solve problems from at least two areas among Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and Logic and Computation, and either Discrete Mathematics or Multivariate Calculus

LO 3 Mathematical Reasoning ~ students judge the validity of arguments, formulate and test conjectures, and analyze and construct concise mathematical proofs

  • Complete one of the following:
    MATH 250 Multivariate Calculus 
    MATH 170 Discrete Mathematics

LO 4 Mathematical Problem Solving ~ students apply advanced mathematical problem-solving strategies to applied problems. This includes the ability to apply mathematical concepts and models, to select appropriate strategies, and to carry out solutions

  • Complete one of the following:
    MATH 320 Probability and Statistics
    MATH 330 Linear Algebra and Applications
    MATH 340 Differential Equations
    MATH 370 Logic and Computation

LO 5 Mathematical Communication ~ students express complex mathematical ideas orally and in writing using appropriate mathematical symbols and terminology

  • Complete one of the following:
    MATH 320 Probability and Statistics
    MATH 330 Linear Algebra and Applications
    MATH 340 Differential Equations
    MATH 370 Logic and Computation