Mathematics, BS

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Admission Requirements:

Completion of the General Education Common Core, plus an additional 13 credit hours which must include Calculus I
A cumulative GPA of at least 2.50.

General Education (31 CR)

See Northern’s General Education Offerings .

Area I. Communications (6 CR)

Area II. Mathematics (3 CR)

MATH 1220 - College Algebra 3 CR

Area III. Laboratory Sciences (4 CR)

Area IV. Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 CR)

Area V. Humanities (3 CR)

Area VI. Creative & Fine Arts (3 CR)

Additional Nine Credit hours (9 CR)

COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 CR
Civics Course 3 CR
ENVS 2130 - Critical Thinking in Science 3 CR

Program Requirements (72-73 CR)

Core Curriculum (35 CR)

Upper-Division Math Requirements (12 CR)

Complete 12 credit hours from the following courses:

Required Supporting Courses (13-14 CR)

Lab Courses (8 CR):

Choose one of the following sequences:

CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM Majors 3 CR and
CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I for STEM Majors Lab 1 CR
CHEM 1225 - General Chemistry II for STEM Majors 3 CR and
CHEM 1225L - General Chemistry II for STEM Majors Lab 1 CR
or
PHYS 1230 - Algebra-Based Physics I 3 CR and
PHYS 1230L - Algebra-Based Physics I Lab 1 CR
PHYS 1240 - Algebra-Based Physics II 3 CR and
PHYS 1240L - Algebra-Based Physics II Lab 1 CR and
or
CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM Majors 3 CR and
CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I for STEM Majors Lab
PHYS 1230 - Algebra-Based Physics I 3 CR and
PHYS 1230L - Algebra-Based Physics I Lab 1 CR
or
Another pair of STEM-lab courses approved by the department.

Programming Courses (5-6 CR):

Choose two of the following programming courses:

Upper-Division Electives (12 CR)

At least 6 CR need to be from STEM disciplines.

General Electives (16-17 CR)

*No course can count more than once toward a degree at Northern.

You must complete enough approved upper-division (300 or above) math, chemistry, engineering, or physics courses in order to fulfill the requirement of at least 40 credits of upper-division coursework. Your total hours need to sum to at least 120 credits.