BA in Mathematics

Area of Study Overview

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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in Mathematics prepares adults for career change, advancement, or graduate education, while providing personal enrichment. The program enables students with a basic mathematical background to further utilize their skills in the advanced study of mathematics and develop a broad general knowledge of the traditional liberal arts disciplines.

Degree Requirements

• A minimum of 18 credits must be upper level, 300 level or above, within the area of study.

Credit Distribution

I. General Education Featured Courses (45 Credits)

TESU Featured Courses are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses.  For more information see About Our General Education Program.  To plan your program please contact an Advisor.

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)

ENC-101	English Composition I	3
ENC-102	English Composition II	3
COM-209	Public Speaking	3
MAT-121	College Algebra	3
SOS-110	Critical Information Literacy	3

For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills.

B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 Credits)

SOC-101	Our Changing World An Introduction to Sociology	3
ETH-230	Ethics in the Digital Age	3
POS-110	American Government	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Civic and Global Leadership.

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (15 Credits)

SOC-210	Marriage and the Family	3
HIS-113	American History I	3
FIL-110	American Cinema	3

Select two featured courses from the list below

SOC-291	Criminology	3
HIS-114	American History II	3
HIS-121	Introduction to World History I	3
HUM-103	Introduction to the Humanities III: Music	3
PHI-130	Introduction to Critical Reasoning	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures.

D. Scientific Knowledge (6 Credits)

EAS-101	General Earth Science	3
BIO-208	The Science of Nutrition	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Scientific Knowledge.

II. Area of Study (45 Credits)

A. Required Courses (15 Credits)

MAT-231	Calculus I	4
MAT-232	Calculus II	4
MAT-331	Calculus III	3
STA-201	Principles of Statistics	3
MAT-321	Linear Algebra	3

B. Mathematics Electives (15 Credits)

MAT-332	Calculus IV	3
MAT-361	College Geometry	3
MAT-301	History of Mathematics	3
MAT-401	Mathematical Logic	3
MAT-351	Mathematical Modeling	3

C. Natural Science and Math Electives (12 Credits)

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Natural Sciences and Mathematics Electives

12

Complete 12 credits in the Natural Sciences and Math areas.

D. Capstone (3 Credits)

LIB-495

Liberal Arts Capstone

3

III. Electives (30 Credits)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.

TESU accepts credits in transfer from accredited institutions as well as non-collegiate providers. View information and resources on where you may find additional learning experiences.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Mathematics program will be able to:

• demonstrate mastery of core competencies in algebra, analysis, and applied mathematics;
• develop and write mathematical proofs; and
• explain and demonstrate problem solving using mathematical concepts.