Majors, Minors and Concentrations Details
B.S. degree program in mathematics
HEGIS code 1701
NYS SED program code 02065
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Department requirements (52-55 credits)
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To enroll in any advanced course in mathematics, students must maintain an average grade of C or higher in all courses previously taken in the department, unless this requirement is waived by the chairperson. A student exempt, without credit, from a course may not take the course later for credit except with permission of the chairperson. Mathematics majors must offer a minimum of 24 credits in advanced courses for the degree. All mathematics courses offered to satisfy the requirements for a major in mathematics must be completed with a grade of C- or higher. Unless otherwise specified in this bulletin, any mathematics courses used to satisfy a prerequisite for an advanced elective must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
The department chair, with the approval of the chair of the department's undergraduate curriculum committee, may allow substitutions for one or more of these requirements consistent with the educational goals of the program.
Mathematics 1006 and one of Mathematics 1011 or Mathematics 1012. Completion of some or all of these courses may be waived conditional on the outcome of appropriate placement exams.
Mathematics 1201, 1206 and 2201. Transfer students may also need to take Mathematics 1211 - see Mathematics department chair.
Mathematics 2001, 2101 and 4201.
Computer and Information Science 1115 or 1215.
Candidates for a B.S. degree in mathematics must choose one of the following concentrations, a) to c), plus additional courses in the Mathematics Department to bring the total number of credits in advanced courses to 24:
a) Concentration in general mathematics (52 credits)
Mathematics 3101
Two of the following: Mathematics 4101, 4106, 4206, 2206 and 4211, 4216, 4302, 4306, 3501 and 4501, 4506, 3501 and 4511, 2206 and 4701, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004.
b) Concentration in theoretical mathematics (52 credits)
Mathematics 2206 and 3101
Three of the following: Mathematics 3106, 4101, 4106, 4206, 4216, 4302, 4306, 500x (the 500x must be in theoretical mathematics)
c) Concentration in applied mathematics (53-55 credits)
All of the following: Mathematics 2206, 3202, 3501, 4701.
Two of the following: Mathematics 2706, 3107, 4211, 4216, 4501, 500x (the 500x must be in applied mathematics)
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Department recommendation
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Majors should consult with a Mathematics Department counselor concerning substitutions for core science courses.
Prospective doctoral students should develop reading competence in at least one of the following languages: French, German, Russian.
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Additional requirements for a B.S. degree
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Candidates for a B.S. degree with a major in mathematics must complete at least 60 credits in science and mathematics; 24 of these 60 credits must be completed in advanced courses in the Mathematics Department. These 24 credits must be completed at Brooklyn College with a grade of C- or higher in each course. Specific course requirements for a B.S. degree are described above.
The following courses may be applied toward the 60 credits in science and mathematics:
All courses in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer and Information Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology. Courses marked with a "#" in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences.
---Anthropology 2200, 3199, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, 3265, 3266, 3425, 3440, 3470, 4665.
-- [Core Studies 5, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2.]
-- [Core Curriculum 1300 through 1399.]
-- Earth and Environmental Sciences 1010.
-- [Core Curriculum 3301 through 3399.]
---Economics 3400, 4410, 3410, 4422.
---Philosophy 3203, 3204, 3231, 3232, 3422, 3423, 3601, 3605, 3610.
---Kinesiology 3271, 3275, 3281, 3285, 4229, 4251.
---Sociology 2701.
