Mathematics, BA

The BA - Mathematics, offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics , is recommended for students who enjoy problem solving and would like to apply problem solving skills along with communication and analyzing skills in a future career. This degree also provides an excellent background for graduate work in mathematics and other disciplines including law and medicine as well as engineering and science.

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:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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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: 9

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: 12-15

Major Requirements: 46

University Electives: 21-24

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (12-15 units)

ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 unit(s) [WID + (GE UD Area 2/5 / Formerly Area R)] or
CS 100W
(WID) or
PHYS 100W
(WID) or other 100W in consultation with major advisor.
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)

Complete one course (3-4 units):

PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3) (PHYS 52 also accepted.)
MATH 161A - Applied Probability and Statistics I 3 unit(s)
With prior approval, 6 units of upper division mathematics-related courses from other departments may be substituted for PHYS 50 and PHYS 51/MATH 161A.

Programming (2-4 units)

Complete one course:

MATH 50 - Scientific Computing I 2 unit(s)
MATH 167R - Statistical Programming with R 3 unit(s)
CS 22A - Python for Everyone 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
CS 46A - Introduction to Programming 4 unit(s)
CS 49C - Programming in C 3 unit(s)
CS 49J - Programming in Java 3 unit(s)
CMPE 30 - Programming Concepts and Methodology 3 unit(s)

3. Major Requirements (46 units)

Core Courses (16 units)

MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 30X may be used instead of MATH 30.
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 31X may be used instead of MATH 31.
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 32X may be used instead of MATH 32.
MATH 39 - Linear Algebra I 3 unit(s)
MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics 3 unit(s)
MATH 42X may be used instead of MATH 42.

Upper Division Mathematics Elective (15 units)

Complete five courses (not counted above) from:

MATH 112 - Vector Calculus 3 unit(s)
MATH 115 - Modern Geometry and Transformations 3 unit(s)
MATH 126 - Theory of Numbers 3 unit(s)
MATH 128B - Abstract Algebra II 3 unit(s)
MATH 129B - Linear Algebra II 3 unit(s)
MATH 131B - Introduction to Real Variables 3 unit(s)
MATH 132 - Advanced Calculus 3 unit(s)
MATH 133B - Partial Differential Equations 3 unit(s)
MATH 134 - Ord. Diff. Eqns and Dynamical Systems 3 unit(s)
MATH 138 - Complex Variables 3 unit(s)
MATH 142 - Introduction to Combinatorics 3 unit(s)
MATH 143C - Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing 3 unit(s)
MATH 143M - Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing 3 unit(s)
MATH 146 - An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography 3 unit(s)
MATH 150 - Theory of Interest 3 unit(s)
MATH 161A - Applied Probability and Statistics I 3 unit(s)
MATH 161B - Applied Probability and Statistics II 3 unit(s)
MATH 162 - Statistics for Bioinformatics 3 unit(s)
MATH 163 - Probability Theory 3 unit(s)
MATH 164 - Mathematical Statistics 3 unit(s)
MATH 170 - Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences 3 unit(s) OR
MATH 178 - Mathematical Modeling
3 unit(s)
MATH 177 - Linear and Non-Linear Optimization 3 unit(s)
MATH 179 - Introduction to Graph Theory 3 unit(s)
MATH 180 - Individual Studies 1-4 unit(s) (Requires prior approval)
MATH 180H - Individual Studies for Honors 3 unit(s) (Requires prior approval)
MATH 180R - Undergraduate Research in Mathematics 1-4 unit(s) (Requires prior approval)
MATH 203 - Applied Mathematics, Computation, and Statistics Projects 3 unit(s)

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