The Department of Mathematics offers programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Arts degrees. Undergraduate students may choose to major in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics. The department also offers an undergraduate minor in mathematics and a graduate minor in mathematics.
The Department of Mathematics offers two majors, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, leading to the Bachelor of Science degree. These majors prepare students for a vast variety of careers in the mathematical sciences and in numerous related disciplines. Graduating students will have a solid foundation that enables them to perform successfully in industry, business, government, and further studies. Graduates may pursue advanced degrees in mathematics, applied mathematics, and related areas such as engineering and economics. They may also prepare for secondary mathematics certification or for professional degree programs such as law and medicine.
Full requirements for the B.S. in Mathematics
The Master of Arts degree in Mathematics offered by the Department of Mathematics is a two-year program designed to prepare students for positions in industry, government agencies, or business, for further graduate study at the doctoral level, and for teaching positions at the secondary or two year college level.
NOTE: An area of emphasis in mathematics, Math through Algebra I, is offered by the M.A. degree programs in Elementary Education and Secondary Education. These programs, which are offered through the College of Education and the Graduate School of Education and Professional Development, are intended to meet the needs of public school teachers (K-12).
Full requirements for the M.A. in Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics offers an undergraduate minor in mathematics. Students choosing this minor will find expanded job opportunities in business, education, government, and industry. This minor can be helpful to students in pre-professional programs in the health sciences. A solid grounding in the fundamentals of mathematics is needed in order to perform satisfactorily on aptitude examinations that must be taken prior to admission to a professional school. This minor can be used as an important component of a student’s preparation for admission to law school. The undergraduate minor requires four courses, with at least a 2.0 grade point average and with at least two of the courses taken at Marshall University.
The Department of Mathematics also offers a graduate minor in mathematics. A minor is earned by taking at least 6 credit hours in courses at the 500- or 600- level in Mathematics as approved by the student’s advisor and the Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Mathematics.