Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Mathematics
Concentration: Traditional Mathematics
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total Hours for Degree: 128
- This sequence requires that students begin in Calculus I. The general electives must include a second major, minor, or a program approved by the mathematics and computer science department head.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Liberal Studies | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| First Year Seminar | 190 | 3 | CMHC | 201 | Intro Speech Communication | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 | ||
| MATH | 153 | Calculus I | 4 | Liberal Studies | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | MATH | 255 | Calculus II | 4 |
| NOTE: If a student is not beginning in Calculus I, see the department for a revised course sequence. General Electives must include a major or minor in another related field. | |||||||
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Sophomore Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Liberal Studies | 3 | Liberal Studies | 3 | ||||
| General Elective | 3 | Liberal Studies | 3 | ||||
| MATH | 250 | Intro to Logic & Proof | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| MATH | 256 | Calculus III | 4 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| MATH | 270 | Stat. Methods | 3 | MATH | 310 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
| MATH | 362 | Intro to Linear Algebra | 3 | ||||
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Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. |
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Liberal Studies | 3 | Liberal Studies | 3 | ||||
| Liberal Studies | 3 | CS | 340 | Intro Scientific Computing | 3 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | MATH | 361 | Intro Abstract Algebra | 3 | ||
| MATH Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| MATH Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
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After earning ninety hours, the student must file an application form with the Dean after paying a $30 graduation fee to the University Cashier. Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. |
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Senior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Liberal Studies | 3 | MATH Elective | 3 | ||||
| General Elective | 3 | Liberal Studies | Upper Level Perspective | 3 | |||
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| MATH | 479 | Capstone | 2 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| MATH Elective | 3 | ||||||
NOTES:
- Total Hours for Degree: 128
- This sequence requires that students begin in Calculus I. The general electives must include a second major, minor, or a program approved by the mathematics and computer science department head.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.