Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Mathematics
Concentration: Traditional Mathematics
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total Hours for Degree: 120
- This sequence assumes 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
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Hours
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Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Hours
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| MATH |
153 |
Calculus I |
4 |
MATH |
255 |
Calculus II |
4 |
| First Year Seminar |
190 |
|
3 |
COMM |
201 |
Foundations of Communication |
3 |
| General Elective |
|
|
3 |
ENGL |
101 |
Writing and Rhetoric |
3 |
| Liberal Studies |
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|
3 |
Liberal Studies |
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|
3 |
| Liberal Studies |
|
|
3 |
General Elective |
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3 |
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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
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Hours
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Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Hours
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| Liberal Studies |
|
|
3 |
Liberal Studies |
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|
3 |
| General Elective |
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|
3 |
ENGL |
202 |
Writing and Critical Inquiry |
3 |
| MATH |
250 |
Intro to Logic & Proof |
3 |
General Elective |
|
|
3 |
| MATH |
256 |
Calculus III |
4 |
MATH |
340 |
Intro Scientific Computing |
3 |
| MATH |
270 |
Stat. Methods I |
3 |
MATH |
310 |
Discrete Structures |
3 |
|
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
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Hours
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Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement
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Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Hours
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| Liberal Studies |
|
|
3 |
Liberal Studies |
|
|
3 |
| Liberal Studies |
|
|
3 |
MATH Elective |
|
|
3 |
| General Elective |
|
|
3 |
MATH |
361 |
Abstract Algebra I |
3 |
| MATH |
362 |
Linear Algebra I |
3 |
General Elective |
|
|
3 |
| MATH Elective |
|
|
3 |
General Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
The first semester of the senior year, students must apply for graduation.
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
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Hours
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Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement
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Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Hours
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| Liberal Studies |
|
|
3 |
MATH Elective |
|
|
3 |
| General Elective |
|
|
3 |
Liberal Studies |
|
Upper Level Perspective |
3 |
| General Elective |
|
|
3 |
General Elective |
|
|
3 |
| MATH Elective |
|
|
3 |
General Elective |
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|
3 |
| MATH |
479 |
Capstone |
2 |
General Elective |
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|
1 |
NOTES:
- Total Hours for Degree: 120
- This sequence assumes 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.
