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- Program Coordinator: Xiaoyu Zheng | xzheng3@kent.edu | 330-672-9089
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Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Stark Campus
Examples of Possible Careers*
Data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other
- 30.9% much faster than the average
- 33,200 number of jobs
- $98,230 potential earnings
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
- 1.3% slower than the average
- 60,100 number of jobs
- $73,650 potential earnings
Mathematicians
- 3.0% about as fast as the average
- 2,900 number of jobs
- $110,860 potential earnings
Natural sciences managers
- 4.8% about as fast as the average
- 71,400 number of jobs
- $137,940 potential earnings
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
- 3.8% about as fast as the average
- 1,050,800 number of jobs
- $62,870 potential earnings
*Note
Source of occupation titles and labor data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
Description
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics is a flexible program, grounded in the liberal arts and suited for students' individual interests and needs. The program combines well with a second major and/or minors.
Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campus to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. Check with a regional campus admissions office to determine application requirements, as they may differ among campuses.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 48 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score; or by completing the ESL level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.
University Requirements
All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.
NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.
Requirement | Credits/Courses |
---|---|
Destination Kent State: First Year Experience | 1 |
Course is not required for students with 25 transfer credits, excluding College Credit Plus, or age 21+ at time of admission. | |
Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses |
Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core. | |
Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies |
Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience. | |
Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 |
Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course |
Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course. | |
Upper-Division Requirement | 39 |
Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate. | |
Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 |
Kent Core Requirements
Requirement | Credits/Courses |
---|---|
Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6 |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3 |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9 |
Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6 |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 |
Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: | 36-37 |
Program Requirements
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) 1 | ||
MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) (min C grade) | 5 |
MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II (min C grade) | 5 |
MATH 20011 | DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY | 3 |
MATH 21001 | LINEAR ALGEBRA (min C grade) | 3 |
MATH 22005 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III (min C grade) | 4 |
MATH 31011 | PROOFS IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (min C grade) | 3 |
MATH 41001 | MODERN ALGEBRA I (ELR) (WIC) (min C grade in either course) 2 | 3 |
or MATH 42001 | ANALYSIS I (ELR) (WIC) | |
MATH 41002 | MODERN ALGEBRA II (ELR) (WIC) 2 | 3 |
or MATH 42002 | ANALYSIS II (ELR) (WIC) | |
Mathematics Electives, choose from the following: | 9 | |
MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF INTEREST | ||
ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
HANDS-ON MATHEMATICS | ||
PROBABILITY THEORY AND APPLICATIONS | ||
THEORY OF STATISTICS (WIC) | ||
APPLIED STATISTICS | ||
COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS | ||
STATISTICAL LEARNING | ||
TOPICS IN PROBABILITY THEORY AND STOCHASTIC PROCESSES | ||
ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS I (ELR) (WIC) 2 | ||
ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS II | ||
MODERN ALGEBRA I (ELR) (WIC) 2 | ||
MODERN ALGEBRA II (ELR) (WIC) 2 | ||
THEORY OF MATRICES | ||
ANALYSIS I (ELR) (WIC) 2 | ||
ANALYSIS II (ELR) (WIC) 2 | ||
MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION | ||
GRAPH THEORY AND COMBINATORICS | ||
MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS | ||
MODELING PROJECTS (ELR) (WIC) 2 | ||
NUMBERS AND GAMES | ||
ADVANCED CALCULUS | ||
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
COMPLEX VARIABLES | ||
NUMERICAL COMPUTING I | ||
NUMERICAL COMPUTING II | ||
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY | ||
EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY | ||
LINEAR GEOMETRY | ||
ELEMENTARY TOPOLOGY | ||
THEORY OF NUMBERS | ||
HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS | ||
Computer Programming Elective, choose from the following: | 3-4 | |
COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (KMCR) | ||
PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING IN SCIENCES | ||
COMPUTER SCIENCE I: PROGRAMMING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | ||
COMPUTER SCIENCE IA: PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING and COMPUTER SCIENCE IB: OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (min C grade in both courses) | ||
CREATIVE CODING | ||
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10097 | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE | 1 |
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 14-16 | |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6 | |
Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 31 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
- 1
MATH 30011, MATH 34001 and MATH 34002 may not be applied to the major requirements.
- 2
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
2.000 | 2.000 |
Foreign Language College Requirement, B.A.
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 14-16 credit hours of foreign language.1
To complete the requirement, students need the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options2:
- Intermediate I and II of the same language
- Elementary I and II of a second language
- Any combination of two courses from the following list:
- Intermediate I of the same language
- ARAB 21401
- ASL 19401
- CHIN 25421
- MCLS 10001
- MCLS 20001
- MCLS 20091
- MCLS 21417
- MCLS 21420
- MCLS 22217
- MCLS 28403
- MCLS 28404
- 1
All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level; (2) receiving credit through one of the alternative credit programs offered by Kent State University; or (3) demonstrating language proficiency comparable to Elementary II of a foreign language. When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining credit hours with general electives.
- 2
Certain majors, concentrations and minors may require specific languages, limit the languages from which a student may choose or require coursework through Intermediate II. Students who plan to pursue graduate study may need particular language coursework.
Roadmap
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
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MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | 5 |
UC 10097 | DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE | 1 |
Computer Programming Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Two | ||
MATH 12003 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II | 5 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Three | ||
MATH 22005 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III | 4 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Four | ||
MATH 20011 | DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY | 3 |
Foreign Language | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Five | ||
MATH 21001 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 |
MATH 31011 | PROOFS IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
General Electives | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Six | ||
Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
General Electives | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Seven | ||
MATH 41001 or MATH 42001 | MODERN ALGEBRA I (ELR) (WIC) or ANALYSIS I (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
General Electives | 9 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Eight | ||
MATH 41002 or MATH 42002 | MODERN ALGEBRA II (ELR) (WIC) or ANALYSIS II (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
General Electives | 7 | |
Credit Hours | 13 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |