University of Portland Bulletin 2021-2022

Mathematics, B.A.

This degree is appropriate for students who wish to major in mathematics as part of a broader inter-disciplinary program. In particular, this course of study would be suitable for students who wish to couple a mathematics major with a second major in a liberal arts field, business, or education.

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

One of the three core requirements for the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit is satisfied by the science requirements within the major.

  MTH 401 and MTH 441 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in Mathematics.

College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours

See College Requirements, B.A.

Major Requirements — 36-37 credit hours

Required courses — 33 credit hours

MTH 201Calculus I

4
MTH 202Calculus II

4
MTH 301Vector Calculus

4
MTH 311Discrete Structures

3
MTH 341Introduction to Linear Algebra

3
MTH 401Real Analysis I

3
MTH 441Group Theory

3
Or
MTH 442Rings and Fields

3
At least 9 credits of additional upper-division mathematics courses

9

Computing Requirements — 3-4 credit hours

Select from the following:
CS 203Introduction to Computer Science

3
with
CS 273Computer Science Laboratory

1
PHY 303/CHM 303/MTH 303Computational Methods in Physical Sciences

3
MTH 451/EGR 551Numerical Methods in Computing I

3
Equivalent to fulfill the computing requirement

It is recommended but not required, that mathematics B.A. students enroll in one of the following to fulfill the core science requirement in the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit.
BIO 207Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology

3
with
BIO 277Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab

1
BIO 208Introduction to Evolution and Ecology

3
with
BIO 278Introduction to Evolution and Ecology Lab

1
CHM 207General Chemistry I

3
with
CHM 277General Chemistry I Lab

1
CHM 208General Chemistry II

3
with
CHM 278General Chemistry II Lab

1
PHY 204General Physics I

3
with
PHY 274General Physics Lab I

1
PHY 205General Physics II

3
with
PHY 275General Physics Lab II

1

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 120