Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Five year BA/MS in Mathematical Sciences/Statistics

The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a number of opportunities for students wishing to complete both the BA in Mathematical Sciences and the MS in either Mathematical Sciences or Applied Statistics in a five-year period. The achievement of this goal requires that the student complete 15 credits beyond what is required for the undergraduate major, all of which should be taken for graduate credit, prior to the end of his or her fourth year. If a student graduates with the BA in less than four years, it is possible to earn more graduate credit by the end of the fourth year, by entering the graduate program somewhat earlier. This lessens the course load for the fifth year. Students are required to take a 600-level sequence year (or MATH 514-515-516) in their fifth year, as well as one additional three-quarter 500- or 600-level sequence for graduate credit in their fourth or fifth year. The student needs to take a total of 45 graduate credits, 48 for the Applied Statistics option. The student must earn at least a C in all courses taken for graduate credit, and the overall GPA, as well as the cumulative GPA for the two required sequences, must be at least 3.0. Students who do not choose the “thesis” option (which counts for six graduate credits) must pass an oral examination or a PhD preliminary examination at the end of their fifth year. Interested students should talk to their advisor early in their undergraduate studies to make certain they are on schedule to earn the combined BA/MS in five years.

Here are some possible mathematics/statistics course sequences leading to both degrees, for students entering ready to take Calculus. Students entering with advanced placement in mathematics will have greater flexibility in accomplishing this goal. Some deviations from these proposed schedules are possible with the prior approval of a student’s advisor.

BA/MS in Applied Statistics

1st Year: Calculus I, II, III and labs (MATH 251, 252/6, 253/7) 15 Ugrad credits

2nd Year: Calculus IV (MATH 264), Linear Alg. I, II (MATH 351/2)
Prob & Stats I, II, II (MATH 361/2/3), Abstract Math (MATH 357) 23 Ugrad credits

3rd Year: Applied Stats courses (STAT 531, 532, 533)
Diff Equations (MATH 273 or 355), Intro to Analysis (MATH 408/9) 18 Ugrad credits

4th Year: Appl. Prob/Stoch. Proc. (STAT 577/8), Capstone (MATH 501)
Math Stats (STAT 521/2/3), Appl. Linear Alg. (MATH 555/6) 7 Ugrad Credits
15 GRAD credits

5th Year: Linear Models (STAT 613/4/5), SAS Programming (STAT 534)
Stat Lab (STAT 720), 5 additional STAT electives 33 GRAD credits

BA/MS in Pure Mathematics

1st Year: Calculus I, II, III and labs (MATH 251, 252/6, 253/7) 15 Ugrad credits

2nd Year: Calculus IV (MATH 264), Linear Alg. I, II (MATH 351/2)
Prob & Stats I, II, II (MATH 361/2/3), Abstract Math (MATH 357)
Diff Eq’ns (MATH 273 or 355) 23 Ugrad credits

3rd Year: Intro Abst. Alg. (MATH 401/2), Number Theory (MATH 551)
Intro to Analysis (MATH 408/9), Appl. Complex (MATH 568) 18 Ugrad credits

4th Year: Abst. Alg I (MATH 511), Combinatorics (MATH 584)
Capstone (MATH 501) 7 Ugrad Credits

5th Year: One or more 600-level sequences in pure math and 30+ GRAD credits additional 500- and 600-level courses to total 30+ grad credits 30+ grad credits

BA/MS in Actuarial and Financial Mathematics

1st Year: Calculus I, II, III and labs (MATH 251, 252/6, 253/7) 15 Ugrad credits

2nd Year: Calculus IV (MATH 264), Linear Alg. I, II (MATH 351/2)
Prob & Stats I, II (MATH 361/2), Abstract Math (MATH 357)
Diff Equations (MATH 273 or 355) 23 Ugrad credits

3rd Year: Math Stats I, II (STAT 521/2), Applied Stats (STAT 531/2)
Appl. Prob/Stoch. Proc. (STAT 577/8) 18 Ugrad credits

4th Year: Time Series (STAT 571), Survival Anal (STAT 572)
Capstone (MATH 501)
Comp. Fin. Math (MATH 541/2/3)
Fin. Modeling (MATH 540), SAS Programming (STAT 534) 7 Ugrad Credits

15 Ugrad Credits

5th Year: 9 approved credits in finance and economics,30+ GRAD credits
21+ additional credits in approved 500- and 600-level math/stat courses 30+ grad credits

BA/MS in Secondary and Pure Mathematics

1st Year: Calculus I, II, III and labs (MATH 251, 252/6, 253/7) 15 Ugrad credits

2nd Year: Calculus IV (MATH 264), Linear Alg. I, II (MATH 351/2)
Prob & Stats I, II (MATH 361/2), Abstract Math (MATH 357)
Diff Equations (MATH 273 or 355) 23 Ugrad credits

3rd Year: Intro Abst. Alg. (MATH 401/2), Geometry (MATH 406-407)
Intro to Analysis (MATH 408/9), History of Math (MATH 404) 21 Ugrad credits

4th Year: Abst. Alg I (MATH 511), Capstone (MATH 501)
Combinatorics (MATH 584), Applied Complex (MATH 568)
Abst. Alg II, II (MATH 512/3), Mathematica (MATH 580) 4 Ugrad Credits

15 Grad Credits

5th Year: Algebraic Structures (MATH 610/1/2), Adv. Calc (MATH 504/5/6)
Number Theory (MATH 551), two additional 500-level courses
(suggested MATH 524-525, 555-556, 560, 588) or MS thesis 30+ grad credits

Students choosing this path and also planning to get licensure would need to determine how this fits with required CECH courses and internships. If possible, the student should consider graduating earlier than the end of their fourth year, so that he or she could enter the graduate program earlier and earn more graduate credits during the 4th year. Notice that all requirements for the undergraduate math degree could be completed by the end of the first quarter of the 4th year. Alternatively, a student who does not want to take the full MATH 504-505-506 sequence, should count one of the 500-level electives in their 4th year (in this model MATH 568 or MATH 580) for undergrad credit, and take MATH 511 along with MATH 512, 513 for grad credit. This will give greater flexibility in the fifth year.