Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MATHEMATICS (MATH.BS)
GENERAL EDUCATION (Min. 40 hours) Bolded courses are required. Italicized courses are recommended. Communication .......................................................................................... 9 ENGL 1113 English Composition I ENGL 1213 English Composition II COMM 1313 Introduction to Public Speaking OR TECH 3143 Technical Presentations (if permitted by degree program) Quantitative Reasoning ........................................................................... 0 Waived due to major requirements U. S. History ................................................................................................. 3 Select one course. HIST 1043 U.S. History to 1877 HIST 1053 U.S. History since 1877 American Government ............................................................................. 3 POLSC 1103 American Government & Politics Science ...................................................................................................... 7-8 Select one course from Life Science and one course from Physical Science. One Science course must be a lab science. Life Science ........................................................................ 3-4 BIOL 1004 Biological Concepts w/Lab BIOL 1013 Current Issues in Biology BIOL 1054 Principles of Biology I w/Lab Physical Science...............................................................3-4 ASTRO 1904 Astronomy CHEM 1004 General Chemistry w/Lab GEOL 1934 Physical Geology w/Lab PHY 1044 Basic Physics I w/Lab PHY 1063 General Physics (or a higher numbered chemistry or physics course) SCI 1501 Concepts of Physical Science Lab SCI 1513 Conc of Phy Science (can be taken w/wo lab) Humanities and Social Science ............................................................12 Select one course from each sub-category and one additional course from any subcategory below. Humanities ........................................................................ 3 GEOG 1103 World Cultural Geography HIST 1003 Early World History HIST 1023 Modern World History HUM 1103 Introduction to Humanities Fine Arts ............................................................................. 3 ART 1223 Art Survey COMM 1263 Introduction to Theatre LIT 2333 Introduction to Film LIT 2413 Introduction to Literature MUSIC 1013 Introduction to Music I MUSIC 1103 Music and Culture (Music majors only) MUSIC 1123 History of Rock-n-Roll PHILO 1453 Introduction to Philosophy Social and Human Sciences ........................................... 3 ASL 2163 American Sign Language I ECONO 2263 Intro to Macroeconomics ECONO 2363 Intro to Microeconomics ENTRP 1123 Intro to Business FINAN 2113 Personal Financial Planning ITAL 1004 Elementary Italian I KINES 1133 Wellness Conc & Exercise Applications LATIN 1054 Elementary Latin I (or higher number) PSYCH 1003 General Psychology SOCIO 1003 Introduction to Sociology SPAN 1054 Elementary Spanish I (or higher number) TECH 1223 Technology and Society Computer Proficiency........................................................................... 0-3 COMSC 1023 Computers and Info Access, or a department-assigned course which satisfies the Computer Proficiency in the major, or the SWOSU Proficiency Exam, or HS course clearly defined to meet our goals. GE Elective ............................................................................................... 0-3 Students who meet the computer proficiency by exam or HS course must choose an additional GE course from any category.
MATHEMATICS MAJOR Required Courses .............................................................................. 29-30 MATH 1513 College Algebra AND MATH 1613 College Trigonometry OR MATH 1715 College Algebra and Trigonometry MATH 1834 Calculus I MATH 2834 Calculus II MATH 3653 Linear Algebra MATH 3834 Calculus III MATH 4213 Differential Equations I MATH 4653 Modern Algebra MATH 4853 Advanced Calculus
Electives in Math (Choose from 3000-4000 Level Courses) ...............6
Computer Science ......................................................................................3 Any Scientific Programming Language OR MATH 3533 Tech and Programming in Mathematics
Minor or Second Major ....................................................................18-40
Free Electives to bring total to 120 ................................................ 0-24
TOTAL HOURS ........................................................................................120
For the minor program only, refer to the Mathematics minor in the Minor Programs of Study.
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO GRADUATION Minimum credit hours for graduation.........................................................120 Minimum credit hours in the liberal arts & sciences ................................55 Minimum credit hours in upper-division (3000/4000 courses).......................................................................................40 Minimum credit hours (3000/4000 courses) in major completed at SWOSU ....................................................................... 8 Minimum credit hours at SWOSU (15 of the last 30)................................30 Minimum Grade Point Average in all coursework.................................2.00 Minimum Grade Point Average in major ................................................... 2.50 Students should work closely with their advisors to ensure that they take mathematics courses in the appropriate sequence. For example, taking a 1000 level mathematics course after successfully completing Calculus I is usually not recommended. Deviations from the appropriate sequence require departmental approval.
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