MAJOR

The Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences offers several distinct emphases for a degree in mathematics:

• BA/BS PURE MATHEMATICS
  student interested in pursuing graduate work in mathematics or combining their mathematics major with a second major or emphasis in music, art, or language would be interested in the PURE MATHEMATICS emphasis.
• BA/BS MATHEMATICS STATISTICS
  A student interested in a career as a statistician, an actuary, a demographer, or a specialist in marketing, quality control, or economics would be interested in the MATHEMATICS STATISTICS emphasis.
• BA/BS COMPUTER MATHEMATICS
  A student interested in the mathematical basis for computer science would be interested in the COMPUTER MATHEMATICS emphasis.
• BA/BS APPLIED MATHEMATICS
  A student interested in using the tools of mathematics to solve applied problems common in the sciences, engineering, and social sciences might be interested in the APPLIED MATHEMATICS emphasis.
• BSE MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
  A student interested in a career as a mathematics educator at the secondary school level would be interested in the MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION emphasis.