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Mathematics Education, BS


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About the Program

Math students enjoy a great deal of personal attention. Most math classes for math majors have 40 or fewer students, and many upper-level classes have fewer than 25 students. In addition, the math curriculum is flexible enough that students can take classes in other interest areas or pursue a double major or a minor without too much difficulty. Math specializations include:

  • Applied mathematics
  • Business mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics teaching
  • Mathematics with computer science option
  • Mathematics with statistics option
  • Operations research

Important note: When applying for any specialization within Mathematics, select “Mathematics” as your major. You will have the opportunity to specialize as you progress through the curriculum.

Mathematics Website

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Curriculum and Degree Requirements for College of Science


A College of Science degree is conferred when a student successfully completes all requirements in their degree program.  Students will complete coursework or approved experiential learning activities to meet the following three degree components:

  1. Major
  2. Science Core Curriculum
  3. Electives

Students may use any of the following options to meet College of Science degree requirements:

  • Purdue Coursework
  • Ap, IB, and CLEP credit.  The use of AP and IB coursework varies between College of Science degree plans.
  • Transfer Credit. Students should consult the Admissions Transfer Credit Resource page for all available transfer options.

College of Science degree programs vary widely in their approval and use of the proceeding options and thus students are strongly encouraged to work closely with their academic advisors and to regularly consult their MyPurduePlan to view the use of each option in their degree plan. 

Most College of Science degree programs contain elective credits students may use to pursue courses that relate to their interests or which support their major area of study. The elective area of a degree plan may also be used to complete minors, second majors and certificates such as the Entrepreneurial Certificate. With the exception of courses on the No Count List, any Purdue course may be used to meet the elective area of a student’s degree plan.

College of Science Core Requirements

All Students starting Purdue University Fall semester, 2007 or later are required to pursue the 2007 Science Core curriculum.

The College of Science Core Curriculum requires the completion of approved coursework and/or experiential learning opportunities in the following academic areas:

Earning Core Curricular Requirements through Experience

Students may meet selected core curriculum requirements through approved experiential learning opportunities. Interested students should contact their academic advisor for more information on this option and incorporating experiential learning into their four-year program of study. For more information on earning requirements through experience, please click here.

Departmental/Program Major Courses (77-81 credits)


Educational Program Course Requirements (37 credits)


EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

Average GPA in courses must be 3.00 - no grade lower than C-

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (21-45 credits)


COLLEGE OF SCIENCE CORE REQUIREMENTS

  • FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION – Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00 (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core)

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  • TECHNICAL WRITING AND PRESENTATION*- Credit Hours: 0.00 - 6.00 (Select courses COULD satisfy Oral Communication for core; COM 21700  strongly recommended)

     

    TEAM-BUILDING & COLLABORATION* - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00

     

    LANGUAGE & CULTURE^* - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 9.00 (Select courses COULD satisfy Human Cultures Humanities for core)

    • Language/Culture Option I (met by EDCI 28500 in major)
    • Language/Culture Option II
    • Language/Culture Option III

     

    GREAT ISSUES IN SCIENCE - Credit Hours: 3.00

     

    MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE^* - Credit Hours: 0.00 - 3.00 (Met by EDCI 42500 in major)

     

    LABORATORY SCIENCE^ - Credit Hours: 6.00-8.00  (satisfies Science for core)

    • Laboratory Science Option I
    • Laboratory Science Option II

     

    MATHEMATICS  (Met with Required Major Courses)

     

    STATISTICS (Met with Required Major Courses)

     

    COMPUTING (Met with Required Major Courses)

     

    GENERAL EDUCATION^ - Credit Hours: 9.00 (Select courses COULD satisfy Behavioral/Social Science for core)

    • General Education Option I (Met by EDPS 23500 in major)
    • General Education Option II
    • General Education Option III

Electives (1-22 credits)


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


 

Program Requirements


15-18 Credits


15-17 Credits


15-17 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


16-18 Credits


16 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


16-18 Credits


12 Credits


Notes


  • Average GPA in courses must be 2.50 or higher in Required Major Courses (CONTENT COURSES)
  • Average GPA in courses must be 3.00 or higher in Required Major Courses (EDUCATIONAL CONTENT)
  • 2.5 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
  • For Licensing - Students must pass GATE C

World Language Courses


World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor.

ASL-American Sign Language

ARAB-Arabic CHNS-Chinese FR-French
GER-German GREK-Greek (ancient) HEBR-Hebrew (Biblical) HEBR-Hebrew (modern)
ITAL-Italian JPNS-Japanese KOR-Korean LATN-Latin
PTGS-Portuguese RUSS-Russian SPAN-Spanish  

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

Disclaimer


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.

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