Upcoming Changes to Mathematics Programs and Courses

We are revising the Mathematical Economics major (jointly with the Department of Economics) to include a General Option (the current major) and a new Actuarial Science Option.

Effective Fall 2013:

1.  We will be offering a new course:  MATH 123 – Business Mathematics.  As of now, it is a one-time course offering.

Effective Fall 2012:

1.  All mathematics courses listed as prerequisites for other mathematics courses will be required to be passed with a grade of C or better.

2.  We are planning to offer a new course MATH 306 – Applied and Computational Linear Algebra, which will be a service course for students in other departments who need to learn matrix methods.  It will not be accepted for credit toward a mathematics major or minor.

3.  We are deleting the course MATH 122.

4.  Effective September 1, 2012, admission requirements to initial teacher education programs are being changed to require a GPA of at least 2.75. 

In addition, undergraduate students shall not enroll in any educator preparation program courses that are restricted to admitted candidates until students are admiited to a teacher education program.

Furthermore, an overall GPA of 2.75, along with a 2.75 GPA in the certifiable major/minor and professional education coursework, are required for admission to professional education, for permission to student teach, and for recommendation for certification.

Effective Spring 2012:

1.  We are planning to change MATH 498 - Senior Seminar from 1 credit hour to Variable Credit: 1 to 3 credit hours.  The requirements of the course will not change.  The credit hours will depend on each individual student's catalog year according to how MATH 498 is listed.

Effective Fall 2011:

1.  MATH 203 (Statistics) is now MATH 183.  The content has not changed.

2.  CS 180 (4 hrs) has replaced CS 240 (3 hrs).  CS 181 (4 hrs) has replaced CS 241 (3 hrs). 
    
3.  CS 170 has replaced CS 230 as one of the options for fulfilling the CS requirement for the Certfiable 728 Math Major.  The requirement is now one of CS 170 or CS 180.  (Note:  The course CS 146 is actually equivalent to the old CS 230.)

4.  MATH 431 now has the prerequisite of MATH 337 with a C or better.

5.  MATH 432 has been revised to become Introduction to Measure Theory.

6.  We have a new course MATH 370 - Applied Techniques in Mathematics, and we have eliminated MATH 350.

7.  We have a new course  MATH 473 – Graph Theory.

8.  The prerequisites for MATH 307 have been changed to: 
      MATH 136, and PHIL 215 or EE 180, with grades of C or better.

     •  Complete MATH 117 and MATH 136, or MATH 136 and MATH 137, AND MATH 205, with a grade of C or better
        in each course.
      •  Have an overall GPA of at least 2.4 in all middle grades mathematics program courses completed prior to
         admission (MATH 117 and above).
     •  Submit a Change of Major form to change from 730P to a 730 major.

10.  We now have a Certificate in Data Analysis using SAS® . 

11.  Multiple change to the 728 and 528 mathematics majors have been made.  See descriptions at
      2011:  39 Hour General Major         2011:  51 Hour Extended Major           2011:  Secondary Mathematics / SMED       
12.  We now have a joint degree with the Department of Economics:  Mathematical Economics