Major Requirements
41 credits:
Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)
The First Year Symposium (3 credits)
Complete the First Year Symposium
World Language Requirement (3-6 Credits)
Complete either 6 credits at the 101 and 102 level or 3 credits at the 200 level or above
- Introductory Language (For students beginning at the 101 level)
- XXXX 101 (3)
- XXXX 102 (3)
- Advanced Language (For students who begin at the 201 level or above)
- XXXX 201/301 (or higher).
Foundations of Social Science (3 Credits)
Choose 3 credits from among the following:
Foundations of Philosophy (3 Credits)
Origins of the West (3 Credits)
Philosophy in the Modern Age (3 Credits)
Atlantic Encounters (3 Credits)
Mathematical Thinking (3 Credits)
Foundations of Theology: Faith and Revelation (3 Credits)
America in the World (3 Credits)
Theology: Made in God’s Image (3 Credits)
Modernity in Literature or the Arts (3 Credits)
Choose from among one of the following:
Laboratory Science (3-4 Credits)
Choose one laboratory science course:
Global Encounters (3 Credits)
Choose one Global Encounters course:
- XXGE Global Encounters
- Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, English, Education, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Theology.
Ethics and the Human Good (3 Credits)
Complete one of the following:
Ethical Leaders (0 Credits)
The Ethical Leadership Experiential Learning Core Requirement invites students to integrate their own personal call to leadership with a mature reflection on one or more of the core virtues of Justice, Courage, Integrity, and Humility. Students will accomplish this by engaging in and reflecting upon the practice of virtue ethics within the context of one or more experiential learning activities.
Certification in Secondary Education
Mathematics majors can meet the requirements of Maryland and many other states for certification in teaching secondary-level mathematics. Majors who elect this program fulfill the same requirements as other mathematics majors. For required education courses, see Certification in Secondary Education (Grades 7-12) .
Sample Four Year Sequence Data Science, B.S. and Mathematics, B.S., Double Major
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
FSYM 101 The First Year Symposium (3)
World Language II (3)
MATH 211 Mathematical Thinking (3)
MATH 247 Calculus I (4)
DATA 200 Introduction to Data Science (3)
16 credits
Spring Semester
WCIV 102 Origins of the West (3)
World Languages II (3)
PHIL 103 Foundations of Philosophy (3)
MATH 248 Calculus II (4)
DATA 210 Exploratory Data Analysis (3)
16 credits
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
WCIV 201 Atlantic Encounters: 1450-1850 (3)
PHIL 203 Philosophy in the Modern Age (3)
CMSCI 120 Introduction to Computer Science I (3)
DATA 220 Machine Learning Models (3)
MATH 249 Calculus III (4)
16 credits
Spring Semester
THEOL 220 Foundations of Theology (3)
AMER 202 America in the World (3)
MATH 364 Linear Algebra (3) or CMSCI 359 Database Management Systems (3)
CMSCI 125 Introduction to Computer Science II (3)
MATH 228 Discrete Mathematics (3)
DATA 201 ST: Special Topics in Data Science (1)
16 credits
Junior Year
Fall Semester
XXMO 300 Modernity in Lit./Art/Music/Theater (3)
THEOL 320 Made In God’s Image (3)
CMSCI 254 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
MATH 387 Probability (3) ,MATH 388 Operations Research (3) , OR MATH 332 Graph Theory (3) –counts as Application Area Elective and MATH Elective
MATH 387 Probability (3) ,MATH 388 Operations Research (3) , OR MATH 332 Graph Theory (3) –counts as Application Area Elective and MATH Elective
DATA 201 ST: Special Topics in Data Science (1)
16 credits
Spring Semester
THEOL/PHIL 300 Ethics and the Human Good (3)
XXGE 3XX Global Encounters (3)
Foundations in Social Science (3)
MATH 364 Linear Algebra (3) * or CMSCI 359 Database Management Systems (3)
MATH 384 Differential Equations (3) **
MATH 495 Seminar I (1)
16 credits
Senior Year
Fall Semester
Elective (3)
GNSCI 1XX Lab Science (4)
MATH 387 Probability (3) , MATH 388 Operations Research (3) , MATH 389 Numerical Methods (3) OR MATH 332 Graph Theory (3) –counts as Application Area Elective and MATH Elective
XXX XXX Application Area Elective (3)
DATA 201 ST: Special Topics in Data Science (1)
14 credits
Spring Semester
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
DATA 475 Data Science Capstone (3)
MATH 468 Algebraic Structures (3) ***
MATH 496 Seminar II (1)
13 credits
* It is recommended that MATH 364 Linear Algebra (3) be taken as early as possible after the freshman year.
** MATH 384 Differential Equations (3) is offered in the spring of odd years. It can be taken in the sophomore, junior, or senior year.
*** MATH 468 Algebraic Structures (3) is offered in the spring of even years. It is recommended that MATH 468 Algebraic Structures (3) not be taken until junior or senior year.