2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Mathematics
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Bernd Schroeder, Chair
118 College Drive, Box 5045
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
601.266.4289
Bell, Bullock, Chen, Ding, Harris, Hornor, Howell, Kohl, Lambers, Lamey, Lee, Naquin, Perry, Peters, Ross, Schroeder, Stanford, Tian, Zhu
The Department of Mathematics offers a flexible curriculum for the baccalaureate degree so that individual students may tailor their university mathematics programs to fit specific educational and career objectives. The Bachelor of Science in mathematics provides a sound foundation for a broad latitude of careers in education, industry, business and government. Many of today’s challenging careers call for continuing education beyond the bachelor’s degree, and an undergraduate major in mathematics provides a versatile avenue for preparing for advanced studies in a number of fields, including mathematics, computer science, statistics, management science, actuarial science, mathematics education and engineering.
Students who have completed a college preparatory program in high school and have an ACT Math subscore ≥ 26 should begin their university mathematics programs with MAT 167 . Students without this background should elect appropriate mathematics courses in consultation with their academic advisers. Mathematics majors should take MAT 340 and MAT 326 concurrently with the calculus sequence. They can receive advanced mathematics elective credit only for those courses taken after having successfully passed MAT 340 and MAT 326 with a grade of C or better. No mathematics or computer science course in which a student receives a grade less than C will count toward the major. Mathematics majors may not enroll in the courses MAT 102 , MAT 114 , MAT 210 , MAT 308 , MAT 310 , MAT 315 , or MAT 410 , which are designed to serve the special interests of students in other departments and colleges. Mathematics licensure majors are required to take MAT 309 . Non-licensure mathematics majors may not enroll in MAT 309 . They must include PHY 201 /PHY 201L in their programs and cannot use the fundamentals of science courses to fulfill their science requirements. The mathematics faculty recommends that all majors include PHY 202 /PHY 202L in their programs and that they obtain two-year proficiency in one of the following languages: French, German, Italian or Russian.
The mathematics major who intends to pursue a career in actuarial science should include MAT 320 , MAT 418 , MAT 419 , MAT 420 , MAT 426 , MAT 460 and MAT 461 in his or her program. In addition, this student should elect to take REI 325 and 326, as well as a course in macroeconomics and a course in management.
The student who desires to pursue the Secondary Teacher Education program in mathematics must request formal admission to the Teacher Education program through the Dean’s Office, College of Education and Psychology. Admission requirements are subject to modification; for current information, students should contact the educator licensure adviser, 116 Owings-McQuagge Hall; 601.266.5522. A student pursuing a degree in mathematics with licensure must earn a grade of C or higher in all required professional education courses. The required education courses include the following 36 hours: PSY 374 , REF 400 , REF 469 , SPE 400 , CIS 302 , CIS 313 , MAT 457 /MAT 457L , MAT 489 and MAT 490 . The State Department of Education also provides an alternate route to licensure for graduates of an accredited college or university. To earn an add-on secondary mathematics endorsement, the following 21 hour program of study has been approved by the State Department of Education. A grade of C or better is required in each course. Calculus (Choose 6 credit hours from MAT 167 , MAT 168 , MAT 169 ), Advanced Level Algebra ( MAT 326 ), Statistics (MAT 115 ), Geometry (MAT 370 ) Trigonometry (MAT 103 ), Discrete Mathematics (MAT 340 ). For details and specific procedures, contact: The Office of Educator Licensure, State Department of Education, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, Mississippi 39205, 601.359.3483.
ProgramsBachelor of ScienceNon-degree
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