Requirements

Major

General Track

MAT 1412, 1413, 1510, 1520, 1521, 2105, and 12 additional credits in mathematics electives numbered 1500 and higher; also three correlate courses chosen from the course offerings in physics, computer science and economics (PHY 1041-1042 R&L and COM 1300 are strongly recommended). 

Computer Track

MAT 1412, 1413, 1510, 2105, and any two of the following electives: MAT 1520, 1521, 2215, 2461, 2462, 2651, 5000-level courses. Also COM 1300, 1320, 1504, 1621, 2113, 2545, and one of COM 3563, 3610, 3640.

Pre-Actuarial Track

MAT 1412, 1413, 1510, 2105, 2461, 2462, and any two of the following: 5302, 5215, 5256, 5257, or 5267. Also two electives in mathematics numbered 1500 or higher. Required correlate courses: ECO 1031, ECO 1041, COM 1300, plus an additional elective in Economics (strongly recommended: ECO 1421). 

Students are urged to take "honors" versions of the above courses, which will in every case be accepted as a substitute for the generic version. Students who are interested in becoming actuaries after graduation should apply for an actuarial internship in the summer before their senior year. They are urged to contact the Career Development Center in the fall semester of their junior year. It is recommended that applicants for actuarial internships have completed at least one of the professional exams before applying; for information on the professional exams, see beanactuary.org.

Beginning Fall, 2013, either or both of the courses "Natural World" or "Experimental and Quantitative Methods" may be used as correlates for the Mathematics major. But if either or both of these courses are used as correlates, the three courses used to satisfy the correlate requirement must also include COM 1300C.

The college exit requirement for the mathematics major may be satisfied by any one of the following:
1. Graduate Record Examination Subject Test in Mathematics
2. First Actuarial Exam
3. Major Field Achievement Test in Mathematics
4. Putnam Examination

A failed exam may be retaken once. A departmental exam may be given, at the discretion of the chair, after the second failure. A departmental exam will not be given unless there are special circumstances. A failed departmental exam may not be retaken.

Minor

MAT 1412, 1413, 1510, 2105 and 6 additional credits in mathematics electives numbered 1500 or higher.

The normal sequence of courses in the first two years is 1412, 1413, 1510, and 2105. A mathematics placement examination is administered at the beginning of the semester to all students enrolled in MAT 1412. Students who fail to achieve a satisfactory grade on the placement examination will be requested to transfer to MAT 1160.