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Applied Mathematical Sciences, Custom Emphasis, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here.  

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , CHEM 001 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering   MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering  
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition  
Computer Science Requirement General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 008L  

Second Year
Fall Spring
MATH 023: Vector Calculus   MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations  
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past MATH 032: Probability and Statistics  
General Education: AREA A–Life Science Major Custom Emphasis Elective
PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 009L   General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Third Year
Fall Spring
MATH 130: Numerical Analysis   MATH 126: Partial Differential Equations  
MATH 125: Intermediate Differential Equations   Major Custom Emphasis Elective
Major Custom Emphasis Elective General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline
Free Elective Free Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
MATH 122: Complex Variables and Applications   MATH 132: Numerical Methods for Differential Equations  or MATH 146: Numerical Linear Algebra  
MATH 141: Linear Analysis I   MATH 150: Mathematical Modeling  
Major Custom Emphasis Elective Major Custom Emphasis Elective
Free Elective