Mathematics/Statistics Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Major Change (CODO) Requirements

Purdue students interested in changing their major should meet with their current academic advisor to discuss their options and begin the online process. Once the student’s Major Change (CODO) has been processed, students will receive an email with instructions to authorize the change.

Students will need to meet the criteria below to be eligible for this major. A student’s catalog term, typically the semester you started at Purdue, will be used to determine the Major Change criteria that applies to you. Students can find their catalog term at the top of their MyPurduePlan below the degree progress bar.

This major change information below is for the catalog term you are currently viewing; see the University Undergraduate Academic Advising Major Change (CODO) website for prior catalog term criteria, more about the major change process and FAQs.

Students changing their major to a space restricted program, as designated by SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS ONLY, need to have their Curricular Change Request (CCR) submitted by their home college/school by 5pm the Thursday of Finals week for requests effective the following term to be considered.

Majors

• Mathematics/Statistics, BS   (MASI)

General Requirements

• Minimum Semesters:  1
• Minimum Purdue Main Campus Credit Hours (West Lafayette/Indianapolis): 12
• Minimum Cumulative GPA:  2.0

Course Requirements

• 2.7 or better in two graded courses in the approved calculus sequence I, II and III. Credit for CODO consideration can be established by taking the course at Purdue, or by transfer credit, or by AP or IB credit, or by Advanced Credit Exams administered by the mathematics department. CODO requires at least one mathematics course at or above the level of Calculus I to be completed with a letter grade at Purdue. An average of 2.7 or better GPA on all mathematics courses taken at Purdue is required.

• Calculus I

• MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Credits: 5.00 or
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Credits: 4.00 or
• MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3.00 and MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II  

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• Calculus II

• MA 16200 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Credits: 5.00 or
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Credits: 4.00

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• Calculus III

• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus Credits: 4.00
• MA 27101 - Honors Multivariate Calculus Credits: 5.00

Other Requirements

• Students are accepted for effective terms FALL, SPRING, and SUMMER
• Major is open with no anticipated space restrictions.
• Students must be in good academic standing (not on academic notice)
•  An average of 2.7 or better GPA on all mathematics courses taken at Purdue is required.
• 2.0 average GPA in any courses completed below (not required to take these courses before CODO):
  • MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra  or MA 26500 - Linear Algebra  if B- or better
  • MA 35301 - Linear Algebra II  
  • STAT 35000 - Introduction To Statistics  (satisfies Statistics Requirement for College of Science core)
  • STAT 51200 - Applied Regression Analysis  
  • MA 34100 - Foundations Of Analysis  or MA 44000 - Honors Real Analysis I  
  • MA 41600 - Probability  or STAT 41600 - Probability  or STAT 51600 - Basic Probability And Applications  
  • STAT 41700 - Statistical Theory  or STAT 51700 - Statistical Inference  
  • MA 42500 - Elements Of Complex Analysis   
  • One of the following: MA 26600 - Ordinary Differential Equations  (if B- or better), MA 36200 - Topics In Vector Calculus , MA 36600 - Ordinary Differential Equations , MA 37500 - Introduction To Discrete Mathematics   or MA 42800 - Introduction To Fourier Analysis  or MA 44200 - Honors Real Analysis II  or MA 45300 - Elements Of Algebra I  or MA 45000 - Algebra Honors  
  • One of the following: STAT 51300 - Statistical Quality Control  or STAT 51400 - Design Of Experiments  or STAT 42000 - Introduction To Time Series  or IE 53000 - Quality Control  or CS 37300 - Data Mining And Machine Learning  (Data Science majors only)

Advising Website

College of Science CODO Procedure and Advising

Student Next Steps

Students can speak with an advisor during Non Major Drop-in Hours.