Major Requirements

A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty on June 25, 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.

Summary of Requirements

	2006-2007	2007-2008
General Studies	60	40
Additional Pre-Major Courses		23
Major and Related Courses	34-36	35
Free Elective Courses	28-30	22
TOTAL	124	120

The requirements below are for students who enter during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered in previous semesters will find their requirements in the archived catalogs.

2007-2008 Course Requirements

The Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics will prepare students for graduate school. The Bachelor of Science degree is geared toward a more science-intensive curriculum than the Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics.

Required pre-major courses 23 hours

To be taken during freshman year:
MAT 130 Precalculus (4)
MAT 150 Calculus I (4)
BIO 401 Research Methods in Biology I ( 3)

Choose a two-semester course and laboratory sequence in one laboratory science and one additional semester (course and laboratory) in another laboratory science.

BIO 107 Principles of Biology for Science Majors I (3)
BIO 108 Principles of Biology for Science Majors II (3)
BIO 109 Principles of Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
BIO 110 Principles of Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
CHE 107 General Chemistry I (3)
CHE 108 General Chemistry II (3)
CHE 109 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHE 110 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
PHY 151 Physics I (3)
PHY 152 Physics II (3)
PHY 153 Physics I Laboratory (1)
PHY 154 Physics II Laboratory (1)
*Lab sections should be taken concurrently.

Required mathematics courses 26 hours

MAT 205 Calculus II (4)
MAT 206 Calculus III (4)
MAT 210 Mathematical Proofs (3)
MAT 307 Linear Algebra (3)
MAT 313 Probability and Statistics I (3)
MAT 328 Differential Equations (3)
MAT 434 Abstract Algebra (3)
MAT 455 Advanced Calculus I (3)

Elective mathematics courses 6 hours

Choose two courses:
MAT 314 Probability and Statistics II (3)
MAT 361 Numerical Analysis (3)
MAT 410 Foundations of Geometry (3)
MAT 456 Advanced Calculus II (3)
MAT 495 Special Topics (1-3)

Required related course 3 hours

CSC 130 Computer Programming I (3)