• Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
• Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
• Attend an orientation session.
• Sign an Advising Contract.

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
   Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
   
   
   1. Communication (6 hrs) 
      1. ENC 1101 (3)
      2. ENC 1102 (3)
   2. Mathematics (6 hrs) 
      1. STA 2037 or STA 2023 (3)
      2. MAC 2311 (4)
   3. Humanities (9 hrs) 
      1. HUM 2510 (3)
   4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
   5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs) 
      1. PHY 2048C (4) recommended
      2. PHY 2049C (4) recommended
      
      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.


2. Common Prerequisites
   
   
   • COP 1500 Intro to Computer Science (3)
   • MAC 2311 Calculus I (4) (GEP)
   • MAC 2312 Calculus II (4)
   • MAC 2313 Calculus III (4)
   • MAP 2302 Differential Equations (3)
   • PHY 2048C  General Physics with Lab I (4) (GEP)
   • PHY 2049C General Physics with Lab II (4) (GEP)


3. Required Courses in the Major (37 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
   • IDS 3301 Issues in Culture and Society (3)
   • IDS 3303 Issues in Science and Technology (3)
   • IDS 4910 Integrated Core Senior Seminar (3)
   • MAA 4226  Analysis I (3)
   • MAP 3161  Math for Science and Engineering (4)
   • MAP 3162  Probability and Statistics (4)
   • MAP 3163  Operations Research I (3)
   • MAS 3105  Linear Algebra (3)
   • MAS 4301 Abstract Algebra I (3)
   • MAT 4937 Senior Seminar (2)
   • MHF 2191 Mathematical Foundations (3)


4. Electives in the Major (9 hrs)
   
   Select 3 hrs of the following (depth requirement):*
   
   • MAA 4227  Analysis II (3)
   • MAP 4231  Operations Research II (3)
   • MAP 4314 Dynamical Systems (3)
   • MAS 4106 Matrix Analysis (3)
   • MAS 4302 Abstract Algebra II (3)
   • STA 4234 Introduction to Regression Analysis (3)
   
   Select 6 hrs from the following prefixes numbered 3000 or above: MAA, MAD, MAP, MAS, MAT, MHF, or STA *
   
   *A course used to satisfy the depth requirement may not also be used to satisfy this restricted elective requirement.


5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
   
   
   • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)


6. Additional Electives (variable)

• A minimum of 120 credit hours.
• A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
• Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
• Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
• Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites and must be completed with a grade of C or better.

• COP 1500: may substitute any scientific programming course designed for Computer Science majors.
• PHY 2048C and PHY 2049C sequence:  may substitute PHY 2048 and PHY 2048L and PHY 2049 and PHY 2049L; CHM 1045C and CHM 1046C; BSC 1010C and BSC 1011C; or two semesters (8 hrs) of laboratory-based science courses for science majors with BSC, CHM, GLY, or PHY prefixes.