Degree Requirements 2007-2008 Catalog Year

It is strongly recommended that transfer students complete a course in differential equations and an introductory statistics course during the first two years. (Note: Students completing general education at FGCU should take STA 2037 to fulfill the statistics requirement.) No pass/fail grades, satisfactory/unsatisfactory grades, or grades below a C will count to fulfill the common prerequisites or the requirements for the major.

The College of Arts and Sciences also offers a minor in Mathematics [.pdf - 118kb].

Common Prerequisites

• COP 1500 Computer Language (3) or
  Pascal, FORTRAN, C, C+, or C++
• MAC 2311 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I (4)
• MAC 2312 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry II (4)
• MAC 2313 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry III (4)

Plus successful completion of two of the following laboratory based science courses for respective science majors:

• BSC xxxx/xxxxL (4-8)
  or CHM xxxx/xxxxL (4-8)
  or PHY xxxx/xxxxL (4-8)

NOTE: Combined lecture and laboratory courses (marked with C) are equivalent to taking the lecture and lab separately as two courses. Completion of PHY2048C and PHY 2049C is highly recommended for students entering the mathematics major.

Required Courses in the Major (28 hours)

• MAA 4226 Advanced Calculus (4)
• MAP 2302 Differential Equations (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)

Restricted Electives (9 hours)

Select 3 hours of the following (depth requirement):*

• MAA 4227 Foundations of Real Analysis (3)
• MAP 4231 Introduction to Operations Research (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 hours 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 be used as an elective.

Interdisciplinary Core (12 hours)

• 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)

University Requirements

• IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

Additional electives may be required to reach a minimum of 120 credit hours for the baccalaureate degree. At least 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (courses numbered 3000 and above). Please also see the Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree earlier in this section.