Overview | Mathematics

The goal of a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree is to provide undergraduate students with a strong foundation in a variety of mathematics topics that prepares students to be leaders in their subsequent careers or academic endeavors. Broadly speaking, this means we want our students equipped to:

1. Find employment that uses their mathematical knowledge and skill,
2. Use their mathematical knowledge to solve problems, and
3. Further engage in mathematical studies.

To that end, the program outcomes for the mathematics major are the following:

Program Outcomes

• Students will be able to analyze problems and construct appropriate and useful mathematical models in a variety of math areas including algebra, geometry, calculus, and probability and statistics.
• Students will be able to generalize their mathematical knowledge to solve unfamiliar problems.
• Students will be able to critically read mathematics.
• Students will be able to construct rigorous and well-written proof, demonstrating comprehension of formal mathematical ideas, the ability to recognize and verify hypotheses, and the ability to form logical and correct conclusion.
• Students will demonstrate sufficient preparation for courses in real and complex analysis, algebra, topology, and statistics at the graduate level.