Mathematics (BS)

Description

The Department of Mathematics offers a B.S. in mathematics for students who wish to pursue graduate training in mathematics or to undertake careers in mathematically oriented professions. The B.S. degree allows the freedom to pursue mathematical depth in areas such as pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, discrete mathematics, mathematics and computer science, or finance and actuarial science.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

Degree Requirements

The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to

  1. change or withdraw courses;
  2. change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
  3. change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.

General Education

Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses:3
WRIT 1000
Introduction to College Writing
or WRIT 1010
 First-Year Writing I
Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses:3
WRIT 1020
First-Year Writing II
or LIBA 1020
 First Year Seminar
Select six hours of literature survey from the following:6
ENGL 2220
Survey in Literary History
ENGL 2221
Survey of World Literature to 1650
ENGL 2222
Survey of World Literature since 1650
ENGL 2223
Survey of American Lit to the Civil War
ENGL 2224
Survey of American Lit since Civil War
ENGL 2225
Survey of British Lit to 18th Century
ENGL 2226
Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period
Select 12 hours of Soc Sciences and Humanities from the following: 112
African American Studies
American Sign Language
Classical Civilization
ENVS 1010
Humanities and the Environment
Gender Studies
Greek
History
LIBA 2020
Interdisciplinary Humanities
LIBA 2030
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
LIBA 3050
Humanities and the Experience of War
LIBA 3120
Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities
LIBA 3130
Advanced Interdisc Social Science
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Studies
Any Speech, Rhetoric, or Writing course at the 2000 level or higher
Sociology
Southern Studies
Any of the languages offered by the Dept. of Modern Languages
Select three hours of Fine Arts courses from the following:3
any Art History (ARTH) course
DANC 2000
Dance Appreciation
MUSC 1010
Introduction to Music Literature
MUSC 1020
Fundamentals of Music Theory
MUSC 1030
Introduction to Music
MUSC 1040
Introduction to World Music Cultures
MUSC 1050
Music Theory and Analysis I
THEA 2010
Appreciation of the Theatre
THEA 2020
Introduction to Cinema
LIBA 1300
Introduction to the Fine Arts
LIBA 2040
Interdisciplinary Arts
LIBA 3140
Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts
Select 6-8 hours of natural science 26-8
any Math course at the 1000 level or above 33
Related Subjects - see footnote 418
Total Hours54-56
1

At least six hours must be chosen from among the social sciences, which consist of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.

2

Majors for the B.S. degree must have 2 courses of laboratory science.

3

Any MATH course at the 1000 level or above except for MATH 2451 and 2452

4

18 hours required; choose from courses listed beside the major.

Anthropology - biology, computer science, English, economics, chemistry, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology

Biology - anthropology, chemistry, CLSC 2010 Medical Terminology in Greek and Latin, geology, mathematics, physics, psychology

Chemistry - mathematics, physics

Economics - math (may include MATH 2611 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I, MATH 2612 Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II, and MATH 3750 Introduction to Statistics I, but not MATH 2511 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. I, MATH 2512 Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. II), finance, political science, computer science

Forensic Chemistry - biology, mathematics, pharmacology, physics; up to 6 hours of pharmacology courses

Mathematics - astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, geology, physics

Physics - mathematics

Political Science - computer science, economics, mathematics, sociology, psychology

Psychology - biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, philosophy, sociology

Sociology - anthropology, computer science, English, economics, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology

General Education II

  • Related Subjects Residence
    • Students must complete at least 6 of the required 18 hours of related subject course work in residence.
  • Related Subjects Residence GPA
    • Student must acheive a GPA of 2.00 in resident hours in related subjects.
  • Related Subjects
    • Complete at least 18 credit hours in the following areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, geology, or physics.
  • Related Subject GPA
    • Student must achieve a GPA of 2.00 overall in the related subjects.

Major Requirements

Select a computer programming course from the following:3
CSCI 1011
Computer Science I
CSCI 1051
Programming for Engineering and Sciences
CSCI 1056
Programming in Python
CSCI 1059
Programming in C++
MATH 2611Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I3
or MATH 2711 Calculus of Decision Making I
MATH 2612Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II3
MATH 2613Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry III3
MATH 2614Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV3
MATH 3050Foundations of Mathematics3
MATH 3190Introduction to Linear Algebra3
MATH 5251Introduction to Abstract Algebra I3
MATH 5051Advanced Calculus I3
Select a two-course in-depth sequence chosen from:
MATH 5051
& MATH 5052
Advanced Calculus I
and Advanced Calculus II
MATH 5251
& MATH 5252
Introduction to Abstract Algebra I
and Introduction to Abstract Algebra II
MATH 3010
& MATH 4010
Discrete Mathematics
and Combinatorics
MATH 3530
& MATH 4540
Elementary Differential Equations
and Intermediate Differential Equations
MATH 3750
& MATH 4750
Introduction to Statistics I
and Introduction to Statistics II
Complete additional hours at the 3000+ level to reach the total of 42 credit hours of mathematics courses

42 Total Hours of Math

The same mathematics course may satisfy more than one category, but students must still complete the total hours for the major.

Math Residency Hrs

Students must earn at least 18 hours of their major courses in residence. Grades lower than a C in any Math course will not be counted towards the mathematics major for the BS degree.

Overall Major GPA

Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.

Resident Major GPA

Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.

Other Academic Requirements

Grades lower than C in mathematics courses will not be counted toward the mathematics major for the B.S. degree.