Mathematics Minor
With a mathematics minor, you can become a quantitative authority within your major field of study and greatly enhance your appeal to many research groups and employers. Mathematics Department faculty will guide you through the very flexible course selections to best supplement and complement your major program.
In order to provide maximum flexibility for students, the mathematics minor is defined as any six courses at the calculus level or above. Even though there is no fixed core, most students in this program include calculus and discrete mathematics as common course options. These courses allow you to experience the foundations of continuous and non-continuous mathematics, setting the stage for advanced coursework appropriate to your major interest.
Careers supported by this minor include:
- Financial analyst
- Chemist
- Computer scientist
- Economist
- Engineer
- Mathematics teacher
- Physicist
Many mathematics courses are taught in a computer classroom to provide hands-on experience with software such as Microsoft Excel, MATLAB, Mathematica and various open source apps. Outside the classroom, students are encouraged to attend weekly Mathematics Department seminars, which touch on areas of mathematics research, applications to cognate disciplines, employment opportunities and more.
Course Work for Mathematics Minor
The minor consists of six courses. With two possible exceptions, all six courses must be at or above the 200 level and at least two of the courses must be at or above the 300 level.