Department of Mathematics and Statistics, CSULB

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Code MATHBS01)

This degree offers maximal choice of electives which can be chosen to prepare for a variety of careers and/or graduate study in Mathematics. The requirements are as follows

1. Lower Division: MATH 122, 123, 224, 233, 247; CECS 174; ENGL 317 (Technical Writing) or ENGL 101; PHYS 151.
2. Upper Division: MATH 341 or 347; 361A, 361B, 364A, 380, 444, and 12 additional upper-division MATH units excluding 370A and 370B.
3. A total of 120 units including 40 upper division units.
4. Fulfill General Education requirements. Note that you may use MATH 122 or 123 to satisfy General Education requirement B. Attain at least a 2.0 GPA in:
   1. All courses taken
   2. All courses taken at CSULB
   3. All courses in the major
   4. All upper division courses in the major taken at CSULB
5. Pass the Writing Proficiency Examination. (You must attempt this exam by the end of the semester during which you earn 75 or more units and before filing for a Grad Check. It may be retaken.)
6. Have degree objective/major code MATHBS01. (If you wish to change your code, you must file a “Change of Degree Objective” form at the Mathematics and Statistics Department Office, FO3-120.)
7. File a “Program Planner”, which has been signed by your Mathematics advisor, at the Mathematics and Statistics Department Office. This must be done before filing for a Grad Check.
8. File for a Grad Check. This should be done by the preceding October 1 if graduating at the end of the Spring semester or Summer session, and by the preceding March 1 if graduating at the end of the Fall semester.

CR/NC: No upper division course used to satisfy major requirements, except English 317, and no course in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics may be taken CR/NC.

Single Subject Teaching Credential: Students in this major planning to enter the CSULB Teaching Credential program should elect MATH 341 rather than 347, take EDSS 300M as an “Elective” in the Junior year, choose as the four “Math Elective” courses MATH 310, 355, 381, and 410, and take MTED 411 as an “Elective” in the Senior year.

Minor in another discipline: The “Elective” units allow space for many minors in many other disciplines. Students contemplating a minor should begin planning early. Students may not minor in Applied Mathematics or in Mathematics with this major.