BS in Applied Mathematics
Admission to the Program
Formal admission to the major requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and departmental approval.
University Requirements
- A total of 120 credit hours
- 6 credit hours of college writing
- 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination
General Education Requirements
- A total of ten courses, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas
- No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline
Major Requirements
- 56 credit hours with grades of C or better
Course Requirements
- CSC-280 Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
- MATH-221 Calculus I (4)
- MATH-222 Calculus II (4)
- MATH-313 Calculus III (4)
- MATH-310 Linear Algebra (3)
- MATH-321 Differential Equations (3)
- MATH-501 Probability (3)
- MATH-503 Foundations of Higher Mathematics (3)
- MATH-550 Complex Analysis (3)
- STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4)
- STAT-502 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (3)
- A two course sequence selected from this list (Note: This requirement may be waived for students with more than one major in this department):
- BIO-110 General Biology I 5:1 (4) and BIO-210 General Biology II 5:2 (4)
- CHEM-110 General Chemistry I 5:1 (4) and CHEM-210 General Chemistry II 5:2
- PHYS-110 Principles of Physics II 5:2 (4) PHYS-210 Principles of Physics II 5:2 (4)
- STAT-302 Intermediate Statistics (3) and STAT-515 Regression (3) or STAT-516 Design of Experiments (3)
- Two additional MATH 500 level courses
- Four additional mathematics (MATH), statistics (STAT), or computer science (CSC) electives; to be selected with the approval of student's advisor.
University Honors Program
To graduate with University Honors, students must be admitted to the University Honors Program, maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50, and receive grades of B or better in all University Honors course work. There are three levels of University Honors course requirements: Level I (100-200-level); Level II (300-level and above); and Level III (Honors Capstone Project). The department Honors coordinator advises students in the University Honors Program regarding requirements for graduating with University Honors in the major.
Combined BS in Applied Mathematics and MA in Mathematics
American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its accelerated bachelor’s/master’s programs. Undergraduate students may complete up to 3 credits for every 9 credits required for the graduate degree that may be applied to the requirements for both degree programs. The department that oversees the graduate program the student enters will determine if the courses the undergraduate student completes will satisfy master’s degree requirements. Bachelor’s/master’s students must complete at least 18 in-residence credit hours at the graduate level after the bachelor’s degree is earned and maintain continuous, sequential enrollment in the two programs.
This program enables students to earn both a BS in Applied Mathematics and an MA in Mathematics.
Requirements
- All requirements for the BS in Applied Mathematics
- Undergraduate students may apply up to 9 credit hours of approved graduate-level course work to satisfy the requirements of both degrees.
- All requirements for the MA in Mathematics, including a minimum of 18 credit hours completed in residence in graduate status after the undergraduate degree has been awarded. Students must finish the master’s degree requirements within three years from the date of first enrollment in the master’s program.
