Minor in Mathematics
General Information
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Students majoring in another department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or in another college
within the University may elect to minor in mathematics. The minor is designed to give students a solid
foundation in mathematics as well as some experience in the discipline at an advanced level.
The University requires that at least 15 credits of 200-level courses be taken for the minor in courses specified
by the granting department, that each course being used for the minor have a grade of C (2.0) or better and
that no substitutions from the department's stated requirements are allowed.
The minor is described in more detail in the
Course Catalog.
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Math Department Requirements
The department requirements for the minor are:
- Track 1:
- Math 243Q, Math244Q, Math 245Q and Math 246Q or
- Track 2:
- Math 210Q or Math 230Q, and
- Math 211Q or Math 221Q, and
- Math 227Q or Math 215Q, and
- Two courses from the following list of Math courses: 204, 216 (or 265), 223, 231, 235,
250 (or 267), 252, 258, 273 (or 261), 281, 286 or certain sections of
297, 298, and 299 approved by the department head.
Some accommodations will be made for those who start Track 1 and who wish to change to Track 2.
Please contact the department for more information as indicated below.
Math 200 Level Course Prerequisites
As of Fall 2004, the prerequisite for Math 200 level courses is
Math 116Q or Math 136 (formerly Math 121Q). For this reason, students intending to minor in
mathematics using Track 2 should take either
- Math 115Q and Math 116Q, or
- Math 112Q, Math 113Q and Math 116Q, or
- Math 135Q and Math 136Q
as early in their career as possible.
Contact Information
Inquiries regarding the Math Minor should be directed to the undergraduate coordinator,
David Gross.
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