The B.S. degree is intended for students who want an in-depth mathematical training in preparation for a professional career in mathematics or a closely related field. In particular, students planning to attend graduate school in mathematics or a mathematically intensive scientific field should strongly consider the B.S. degree.
University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours
All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.
See Core Curriculum Requirements
Two of the three core requirements in the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by the mathematics and science requirements within the major.
MTH 401 and MTH 441 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.S. in Mathematics.
College of Arts and Sciences B.S. Requirements — 6 credit hours
See College Requirements, B.S.
Major Requirements — 59-60 credit hours
Required Courses — 47 credit hours
Computing Requirements — 3-4 credit hours
Select from the following:
| CS 203 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| with | |
| CS 273 | Computer Science Laboratory | 1 |
| PHY 303/CHM 303/MTH 303 | Computational Methods in Physical Sciences | 3 |
| MTH 451/EGR 551 | Numerical Methods in Computing I | 3 |
| Equivalent to fulfill the computing requirement | |
Major Electives — 9 credit hours
At least 9 upper division credit hours in MTH or related STEM departments (prefixes among the following: MTH, PHY, CHM, BIO, CE, EE, ME, CS, EGR, ECN, ENV, BUS.)
Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours