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NLU Mathematics
Programs

This page will mention some of the programs available to students which lead to careers using mathematics.
Mathematics/Quantitative Studies Program (B.A.)

The Mathematics Department offers a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics/Quantitative Studies. This curriculum responds to the demands of an ever-increasing technological society. Students study geometry, calculus, probability and statistics, computer programming, and discrete mathematics. Problems are solved using standard mathematical methods and computer technologies, in contexts of census data, population dynamics, and inflation trends, for example. The program's interdisciplinary nature allows the student to investigate the mathematics of a diversity of fields. The Mathematics/Quantitative Studies program prepares students to enter graduate school, or careers in management, business and industry, operations research, or other scientific fields.

This program requires 180 quarter hours of study, including 65 quarter hours in mathematics in courses numbered above LAM110. A minor area of study comprising 30-36 quarter hours is also required. General Studies requirements comprise 69 quarter hours. See the table below for details about requirements.


General Studies Requirements

69 QH

Humanities (24 hours)
LAE101English Composition I5
LAE102English Composition II5
LAH120Logic and Effective Thinking5
Fine Arts electives2-5
Humanities elective5

Natural Science (25 hours*)
LAM130Mathematical Thinking in an
Information Age
5
LAM214Math for Management Science, or
LAM220 College Algebra
5
LAN110General Biology5
LAN150Survey of Physical Sciences5
Science elective5

Behavioral Sciences (20 hours)
LAP100General Psychology5
LAS115Introduction to Economics5
Psychology or Social Science elective5

Required Core Courses

25 QH
LAM130Mathematical Thinking in an
Information Age
5
LAM303Computer Programming I5
LAM310Precalculus5
LAM311Calculus I5
LAM403Mathematical Probability and
Statistics
5

Mathematical Electives

25-30 QH
Internship or Applied Project10 QH
Liberal Arts or Business Minor30-36 QH
Free Electives20-26 QH
TOTAL MINIMUM HOURS180 QH

*includes 10 hours of mathematics which may also satisfy a portion of the Required Core Courses


Please call or e-mail any Math Department faculty with questions on the various programs. (see Faculty link at left).



Last modified on: 2005-05-01 12:58:55 by: Ward Canfield _co-vail.nl.edu_