Premajor
All students who have a reasonable possibility of completing a mathematics major in a timely fashion are eligible to declare the Mathematics Premajor (major code 512P). Students may remain in this premajor as long as they are making satisfactory progress towards meeting the requirements to declare their mathematics major of choice. This means that they must be taking the appropriate courses at the next higher level each semester, and passing them with grades of B- or better. Appropriate courses are determined by advisement, but students with MPL below 4 should take College Algebra in their next semester, those with MPL 4 should take Precalculus, and those with MPL 5 should take both Calculus 1 and Intro to Proof 1.
Mathematics
Students who wish to be accepted as pure math majors must have GPAs of 2.75 or better in their math courses that count toward the major. These courses must include both Calculus 1 and Intro to Proof 1. (At present writing, MAT 251 and all courses above it count for the Mathematics major, except for MAT 320 and MAT 341. Contact the department for a current list.)
Mathematics Adolescence Education
Students who wish to be accepted in this major by the Mathematics department must have GPAs of 2.75 or better in their math courses that count toward the major. These courses must include both Calculus 1 and Intro to Proof 1. The Secondary Education department imposes additional requirements to declare the Adolescence Education Mathematics major, these must also be met.
Mathematics Elementary Education
In order to declare one of these majors, students must have passed at least one of Calculus 1 or Intro to Proof 1 with a B- or better. The Chair of the Department of Mathematics may approve students for the major if alternative evidence of accomplishment in mathematics is presented. Note that the Elementary Education department imposes additional requirements to declare these majors.
Effective September 2005
