The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science trains students to meet the expanding quantitative needs of society and provides them with the theoretical structures from which practical applications derive. Its curriculum, a blend of several broad areas of thought in both mathematics and computer science, has these major components: pure mathematics, classical applied mathematics, and computer science. Majors in this department are well-prepared for positions in industry and government demanding quantitative techniques or computer science, for teaching mathematics on the primary or secondary level, and for graduate work.

 

The department offers four degree programs: Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics-Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Majors must take the senior comprehensive (MATH 499 or CPSC 499) in the Fall of their fourth year. These courses review material in preparation for the ETS Major Field Tests, which is required of all majors.