2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematical Sciences, B.A.: Data Analytics Option

General Education 47-49 S.H.

Foundations Requirements 13 S.H.

See prerequisites and equivalencies

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030 and all major courses require a grade of C or better

MATH 1054: Students who do not qualify on the placement test to take MATH 1054 must take MATH 1000 first. Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case the student must take another 3 credits in free electives to total 120 S.H.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 9 S.H.

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: G.E. required course

(Select two courses from different areas)
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9 S.H.

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: G.E. required course

Select two courses from different areas:
Psychology

3

Economics or Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 11 or 12 S.H.

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

 

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

OR

PHYS 2095PHYSICS I

4

OR

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

 

Additional GE Science course (BIO, ES, ENV, CHEM, PHYS)

3,4

Health/Physical Education 2-3 S.H.

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

ID 1010LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

3

OR

PED
Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses

2

G.E. and Major Capstone 3 S.H.

ENG 1030 and all major courses require a grade of C or better

MATH 4890SENIOR SEMINAR IN MATHEMATICS(W.E.)

3

MATH 4890: WE: writing emphasis. G.E. required course

Additional Requirements 4

Additional Required Courses: 4 S.H.

CPS 2231COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMMING

4

Academic Major: 42 Semester Hours (S.H.)

ENG 1030 and all major courses require a grade of C or better

Foundation Core 18 S.H.

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

MATH 2416CALCULUS II

4

MATH 2995MATRIX & LINEAR ALGEBRA

3

MATH 3415CALCULUS III

4

MATH 3544PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS

3

Concentration 15 S.H.

MATH 2526APPLIED STATISTICS I

3

MATH 3700BIG DATA COMPUTING

3

MATH 3710FOUNDATIONS OF DATA ANALYSIS

3

MATH 4710DATA VISUALIZATION

3

MATH 4720STATISTICAL DATA MINING

3

Major Electives 9 S.H.

(With advisement, from 3000 – 4000 level courses)

Suggested Math Elective Courses:

MATH 3760BIG DATA STATISTICAL ANALYSIS I

3

MATH 3780COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR BIG DATA

3

MATH 3560APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS

3

Free Electives 25-27 S.H.

Additional courses in Computer Science, Physics or other Sciences, Technology, Economics or Management recommended.

No Mathematics courses allowed other than MATH 1000.

50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level.

Total Credit Hours: 120