Majors and Minors in Math

数学文学学士课程旨在为数学和数学应用的主要领域提供坚实的基础, in preparation for a wide variety of careers or post-undergraduate programs. Students prepare for work in quantitative fields including actuarial science, finance, and data science, or further study in fields such as statistics or computational biology. 完成数学学士学位的学生还可以从事教育、法律和医学方面的职业.

In recent years, about 65% of math majors pursued the BA track.

The BA Mathematics major requires completion of at least 33 credits, 这取决于学生在进入电子游戏软件之前在微积分方面的准备.

Planning

Most B.A. candidates will begin their program with a Calculus course. 你越早完成所要求的微积分课程，你的日程安排就会变得越容易.

Programs for Those Beginning With Calculus for Math and Science

这些是我们在专业中看到的通常的时间表，从大一第一学期开始，我们就开始学习为数理专业设计的微积分课程:

About 20% begin by taking MATH 1102 Calculus I in their first semester. Many of these students have had little or no Calculus before entering BC, 而有些人已经学了一个学期或更长时间的微积分，但还没有准备好马上进入微积分II. 这些学生中的一些人实际上可能开始学习数学以外的专业(通常的猜测是:化学), Computer Science B.S. Program, Geology-Geophysics, Geophysics, and Physics).

For these students, the major requirements can be satisfied as follows:

About 45% begin with MATH 1105 Calculus II-AP in their first semester. 如果你准备在大一的秋天马上进入数学1105 (e.g., you got at least a four on the Calculus AB Advanced Placement Exam), then your major requirements can easily be satisfied as follows:

Almost 35% begin with MT 2202 in their first semester. If you are prepared to enter MT 2202 in the Fall of your freshman year (e.g.如果你在微积分BC大学先修课程考试中得了5分)，那么你的要求就会降低到:

All of the proposed schedules above are conservative. None requires more than two courses in any semester, none proposes any acceleration during the first two years, and none proposes completing more than a minimal program. But some students will be eager to learn more mathematics sooner; some may plan on taking an extra mathematics elective or two while at BC; and some may have specific preferences for courses which match career goals. Please see the closing sections of this page for comments about these situations.

What If You Don't Start with a Math and Science Calculus Course?

About 15% of our eventual B.A. 考生在第一学期没有参加数学和科学专业必修的微积分课程. 这些学生中的许多人可能选择了需要他们学习其他微积分课程的专业. One example would include:

在第一学期完成数学1100或数学1101之一的学生(例如:生物专业)可以在第二学期转入数学1103专业并完成数学专业。

Almost every student who joins the B.A. 第一学期后的课程将需要一个个性化的建议来安排他或她的学习计划, 并应尽快向本科生数学助理教授咨询.

Variations in Scheduling

以上提出的时间表将不得不对一些学生进行修改，这是有原因的. The typical variations we see, together with proposed modifications, include these:

Junior Year Abroad (worst case, 假设你在国外时没有上任何数学课程——尽管我们大多数出国的专业学生在离开BC时至少上了一门数学课程):

LSOE Student (LSOE students are required to student-teach for one semester, usually in the Fall semester of senior year):

Late Change to Mathematics (worst case: a student who took MATH 1100-MATH 1101 in first year):

Nevertheless, no matter what variations might affect your situation, 我们强烈建议您在制定专业课程安排时遵循以下基本建议:

1. Complete MATH 2202/3 as early as you can;
2. 不迟于大二第一学期完成MATH 2210/1或MATH 2216中的至少一门, 并且在大二结束之前完成这两门课程(MATH 2210/1通常在MATH 2216之前完成), but there may be situations in which this need not be the case);
3. Complete at least one of MATH 3310 or MATH 3320 in first semester of junior year; and complete both no later than the end of junior year (these courses are independent and can be taken in either order);
4. Complete at least one elective course no later than first semester of junior year; and at least two elective courses no later than the end of junior year.

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