An undergraduate major in mathematics requires 11 or 12 math courses beyond the Calculus sequence.

Undergrad Programs

Application Information

Students are admitted to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences upon meeting the general admission requirements for Wichita State University and upon declaring intention to pursue a degree program in mathematics. It is highly recommended that students who are undecided about their major, but think they might major in an area that requires more than a minimal amount of mathematics, talk with an advisor in mathematics about proper placement in mathematics courses.

Math Minor

For a minor in mathematics, students must complete the calculus sequence ( Math 242Q, Math 243, and Math 344 ) and take at least one additional upper-division course approved by both the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the student's major department.

Math Major

Please note: For students who are contemplating graduate work, it is highly recommended that they include Math 513, 547 and 640 in their program, along with courses in one or more of French, German or Russian.

It is assumed that all students majoring in Mathematics have completed the necessary prerequisite course work consisting of the calculus sequence and all necessary prerequisites to the calculus.

Bachelor of Arts

For ease of description, certain courses in Mathematics and statistics are categorized in the following groups (the courses in Group R are required of all majors):

  • Group R: Math 415, 511, 547, 551, 555
  • Group A: Math 513, 615, 621, 690, 720, 725
For the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with a major in Mathematics, students must complete all courses in Group R, one course from Group A, two additional courses from those listed in Groups A, B and C, and Math 531.

All majors in Mathematics require a high-level algorithmic computer language such as FORTRAN, Pascal, C, or C++. Math 451 is highly recommended.

Bachelor of Science

For ease of description, certain courses in Mathematics and statistics are categorized in the following groups (the courses in Group R are required of all majors):

For the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mathematics, students must complete all courses in Group R and one each in Groups A, B, and C. In addition, the BS candidate must complete two additional courses from those listed in Groups B and/or C. That is, either two additional courses from Group B, or two additional courses from group C, or one additional course in each of the Groups B and C.

All majors in Mathematics require a high-level algorithmic computer language such as FORTRAN, Pascal, C, or C++. Math 451 is highly recommended.

Bachelor of Science (Statistics)

For ease of description, certain courses in Mathematics and statistics are categorized in the following groups (the courses in Group R are required of all majors):

For the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mathematics with emphasis in statistics, students must complete all of the courses in Group R and one course in Group A, and one course in Group C. In addition, the BS candidate must complete 12 additional hours of courses in Groups B which must include either Stat 571-572 or Stat 771-772, plus one more course from Groups B or C. Students under this option may select statistics courses from other departments with the prior approval of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

All majors in Mathematics require a high-level algorithmic computer language such as FORTRAN, Pascal, C, or C++. Math 451 is highly recommended.

Bachelor of Science (Computing)

For ease of description, certain courses in Mathematics and statistics are categorized in groups (the courses in Group R are required of all majors):

  • Group R: Math 415, 511, 547, 551, 555

Plus the following three courses: Math 451, CS 300, CS 320. Plus five additional courses from the following [at lest 3 of the five additional courses must be in Computer Science (CS)]: Math 331Q, 553, 657, 690, 751, Stat 774, CS 312, 410, 440, 510, 540, 560.

Plus a high-level algorithmic computer language. The MATLAB course Math 451 is required for this degree.

Background

Thank you for considering study in mathematics and statistics at Wichita State University. We offer the Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, the Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and the Bachelor of Science with emphasis in Statistics degree.

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  • Other Correspondence:

Paul Scheuerman, Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas 67260-0033
Telephone: 316-978-3986