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DRAFT 2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
DRAFT 2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Applied Mathematics, Computational Science Concentration, BS (Pending Chancellor’s Office Approval)


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Formerly Applied Mathematics, Applied and Computational Mathematics Concentration, BS. The program name change to Applied Mathematics, Computational Science Concentration, BS is pending Chancellor’s Office approval. 

This degree is recommended for students who wish to work in the research and development area of industry. This program also prepares a student for graduate study in applied mathematics, numerical analysis, or operations research.

The concentration in Computational Science, offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics , provides a solid foundation in the mathematical and computational sciences.  Graduates with this skill set can seek employment assisting scientists and engineers with the formulation of models, analysis of data, and various solution methods. There is a great need within technical industries for people with sufficiently strong knowledge in these mathematical methods to participate in teams of scientific researchers.  This concentration prepares students to not only develop mathematical models for real world problems but to also understand how to solve and interpret them using both mathematical and computational techniques.  

Program Learning Outcomes  

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the Preparation and Required in the Major must be completed with a grade of “C- or better”, and the following Preparation for the Major course with a grade of “C or better”: 100W. 

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements


Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements: 

  1. Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)

  2. General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)

  3. American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)

  4. Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines

  5. Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)

  6. Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)

  7. Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)

  8. Undergraduate Policies & Procedures

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Summary of Degree Units


Core Lower Division General Education: 21 (7 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 6 (3 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 2

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units may be satisfied by ENGR 100W or Any 100W in consultation with major advisor)

Major Preparation: 17

Major Requirements: 49

University Electives: 19

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (17 units)


3. Major Requirements (49 units)


Lower Division Requirements (19 units)


4. University Electives (19 units)


Total Units Required (120 units)


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