General Requirements (Core A - E) Credit Hours: 42

• Area A2 – Must take MATH 1112 , MATH 1113 , or MATH 1441  
• Area D2 – Must take MATH 1441  if not taken in Area A2 above

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

Carryover from Area A2 or Area D (1) 3 of the 4 credit hours of MATH 1441  are taken in either Area A2 or Area D

• MATH 1301 - Survey of Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2160 - Linear Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2242 - Calculus II (4 Credit Hours) (or 1 hour carryover if MATH 2242  taken in Area D plus INTS 2130 )
• MATH 2243 - Calculus III (4 Credit Hours)
• MATH 2332 - Mathematical Structures (3 Credit Hours)

Specific Requirements Credit Hours: 7-13

• Lab Science Course in addition to those taken in Area D

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 50-56

• MATH 3230 - Ordinary Differential Equations (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 3337 - Probability (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 4920 - Undergraduate Seminar (2 Credit Hours)
• MATH 5331 - Analysis I (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 5333 - Modern Algebra I (3 Credit Hours)
• STAT 5531 - Statistical Methods I (3 Credit Hours)
• Select six elective courses from MATH or STAT upperlevel courses (3000 and above) not including MATH 3032 , MATH 5130 , MATH 5135 , MATH 5137 , MATH 5232, MATH 5530 , or STAT 3130 .

Additional Free Electives

Students must complete at least 39 credit hours of upper division course work overall.

Select 12-24 credit hours of additional free Electives. 

Carryover from Area A2(1) if MATH 1113  is taken in Area A2. 

Total Credit Hours: 124

¹ While MATH 1441 Calculus I  is 4 credit hours, only 3 credit hours will count toward fulfilling Area A2. The remaining credit hour will be applied toward Area F.

² MATH 1441 Calculus I  if not taken in Area A2, otherwise MATH 2242 Calculus II  is recommended

Other Program Requirements

• A minimum grade of “C” is required for each CSCI, MATH, and STAT course taken in the major. This applies to all courses (lower and upper division). The mathematics major may not subsequently take for credit toward graduation a lower level MATH or STAT course after earning credit hour for a course that has the lower level course as a prerequisite (except by advisor’s permission).
• Students must successfully complete the Major Field Test as a departmental exit exam.

Honors in Mathematical Sciences

To graduate with Honors in Mathematical Sciences, a student must:

• be admitted to the Honor College at least three semesters prior to graduation;
• successfully complete MATH 4825 Honors Research  for two semesters and MATH 4929 Honors Thesis  for a total of six credit hours;
• be in good standing in the Honor College at the time of graduation.

Note: Students earning the B.S. with a major in Mathematical Sciences and “Honors in Mathematical Sciences” may use the six credit hours earned through MATH 4825 Honors Research  and MATH 4929 Honors Thesis  as part of the Mathematics Electives. Therefore, these students will select four courses instead of six courses from the Mathematics Electives. 

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit Academic Advisement .