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General Education Electives (9 semester hours) 9
PSYC 101 General Psychology 3
ANTH 102 Intro to Anthropology 3
COMM 103 Public Speaking 3
9
Institutional Requirements (6 semester hours)
FRSE 101 Freshman Seminar 3
HEED 102 or 200 Life and Health or Fund. of Sex Education 3
6

*Note: Mathematics Education majors must take MATH 450: Overview of College Mathematics as their
general education mathematics elective.

Note: According to COMAR policy, the Department of Mathematics reserves the right to specify for its majors
suitable, program-specific, general education courses. Students are strongly advised not to deviate from the
specified courses.

II. CORE COURSES FOR ALL MATHEMATICS MAJORS
(27 to 30 semester hours, depending on track)
In addition to the General Education and Institutional Requirements listed above, every Mathematics major
(specializing in any track: Pure Mathematics, Applied and Computational Mathematics, or Mathematics
Education) must complete all of the following core requirements (in Mathematics and English), except where
indicated with an asterisk (read carefully):

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Sem. Hrs.
ENGL 361 Technical Writing 3
MATH 155 Intro. to Probability and Statistics 3
MATH 225 Calculus I 4
MATH 226 Calculus II 4
MATH 228 Linear Algebra 3
MATH 232 Multivariable Calculus 4
MATH 252* Computational Methods 3
MATH 305 Prelude to Advanced Mathematics 3
MATH 320* Introduction to Number Theory 3

*Exceptions: MATH 252 is not required for Mathematics Education majors. No other exceptions apply.

III. REQUIREMENTS AND SAMPLE PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC TRACKS

A. REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN PURE MATHEMATICS
(42 semester hours in addition to the course requirements listed above)

Required Courses in Mathematics (12 semester hours)
MATH 420 Abstract Algebra I 3
MATH 421 Abstract Algebra II 3
MATH 430 Advanced Calculus I 3
MATH 431 Advanced Calculus II 3

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