Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
The Bachelor of Arts degree program in Mathematics is designed for the student who, upon graduation, will begin a career involving mathematics or plans to pursue graduate studies in mathematics, and is interested in augmenting their foundational mathematics curriculum with a minor in another field or studies in other subjects.
The B.A. in Mathematics requires a total of 58-61 units of coursework; of those, up to 6 units may be selected from courses that count towards the University's General Education requirements in categories 1B and 2, and one course (MATH 3100) counts toward the upper-division writing intensive requirement.
Students pursuing a career in education are strongly encouraged to consult a faculty advisor when selecting their elective coursework ( MATH 3460, MATH 2900, and MATH 4900 should be included).
All Math courses required for these programs will be offered in-person when offered during Fall or Spring semester, with the exception of MATH 3100 and MATH 4900, which will be offered in hybrid mode, with 25% of the instruction occurring online.
Degree Requirements (58-61 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
(Program Code: MATH)
| Lower-division requirements (25-26) | ||
| MATH 2210 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 2220 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 2265 | Statistics with Applications | 3 |
| MATH 2270 | Differential Equations with Dynamical Systems I | 3 |
| MATH 2310 | Applied Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 2320 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| Select one of the following CSE courses: | 3-4 | |
| Critical Thinking Through Computer Programming | ||
| Programming Basics | ||
| Computer Science I | ||
| Upper-division requirements (18) | ||
| MATH 3100 | Mathematical Thinking: Communication and Proof * | 4 |
| MATH 3329 | Euclidean Geometry with Transformations | 3 |
| MATH 3345 | Number Theory | 3 |
| MATH 4300 | Real Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 4600 | Theory of Rings and Fields | 4 |
| Electives (15-17) | ||
| Five courses (15-17 units) selected from the following with at least one course from each of Group A, Group B, and Group C. At least two of the five elective courses must be at the 4000-level or above. | 15-17 | |
| Group A: | ||
| Combinatorics | ||
| Introduction to Graph Theory | ||
| Group B: | ||
| Mathematical Interest Theory | ||
| Probability Theory | ||
| Differential Equations with Dynamical Systems II | ||
| Partial Differential Equations & Fourier Analysis | ||
| Group C: | ||
| Differential Geometry | ||
| Complex Analysis | ||
| Advanced Linear Algebra | ||
| Advanced Topics in Geometry | ||
| Introduction to Topology | ||
| Group D: | ||
| Problem Solving and Mathematical Reasoning for Teachers I | ||
| Problem Solving and Mathematical Reasoning for Teachers II | ||
| Topics in History of Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Actuarial Modeling | ||
| Linear Statistical Models | ||
| Topics in Advanced Mathematics | ||
| Advanced Real Analysis | ||
| Mathematical Statistics | ||
| Group Theory | ||
| CSUSB to PhD Bridge | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | ||
| Total Units | 58-61 | |
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Satisfies the upper-division Writing Intensive (WI) requirement.