2009-2010 - Bowie State University

*Note: Mathematics Education majors must take MATH 450: Overview of College Mathematics as their
general education mathematics elective.
Note: The Department reserves the right to specify suitable, program specific general education courses,
in keeping with COMAR, for its majors.
DUAL DEGREE MATHEMATICS/ENGINEERING PROGRAM ONLY
Required General Education Courses (36 semester hours)
Sem. Hrs.
COSC 112 Computer Science I 4
ENGL 101 Expository Writing 3
ENGL 102 Argument and Research 3
FRSE 101 Freshman Seminar 3
COMM 103 Public Speaking 3
CHEM 107 General Chemistry 3
PHYS 271 General Physics I 3
PHYS 201 Physics Laboratory I 2
HIST 114 African‐American History to 1865 or
HIST 115 African‐American History since 1865 3
HEED 102/200 Life and Health/ Fund. of Sex Education or
IDIS 390 Women’s Health Issues 3
ECON 211 Economics or
PSYC 101 Psychology 3
ANTH 102 Anthropology or
PHIL 103 Philosophy 3
II. CORE COURSES FOR ALL MATHEMATICS MAJORS
(27 to 30 semester hours, depending on track)
In addition to the General Education and Institutional Requirements listed above, every Mathematics
major (specializing in any track: Pure Mathematics, Applied and Computational Mathematics,
Mathematics Education, or the Dual Degree Math/Engineering program) must complete all of the
following core requirements (in Mathematics and English), except where indicated with an asterisk (read
carefully):
COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Sem. Hrs.
ENGL 361 Technical Writing 3
MATH 225 Calculus I 4
MATH 226 Calculus II 4
MATH 228 Linear Algebra 3
MATH 232 Multivariable Calculus 4
MATH 240 Intro. to Probability and Statistics 3
MATH 252* Computational Methods 3
MATH 305 Prelude to Advanced Mathematics 3
MATH 320* Introduction to Number Theory 3
*Exceptions: MATH 252 is not required for Mathematics Education majors. MATH 320 is not required for
Dual Degree Math/Engineering majors. No other exceptions apply.
218 2009‐2010 Undergraduate Catalog