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BA in Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics of Iona College offers an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics. This program is designed to help students devlop their logic, analytic, problem-solving and generalization skills so that they are prepared to meet the diverse quantitative needs of modern society. Graduates of this program are equipped to either continue their study of mathematics at the graduate level or to apply the skills they have developed in other fields such as education, computer science, finance and epidemiology. Majors in this program take courses in calculus, analysis, probability, statistics, algebra, discrete mathematics and foundations.

The Program of Study

College Core *	57 credits
Arts Degree Core **	3 credits
Major Prerequisites	8 credits
Major Requirements	24 credits
Liberal Arts Electives	3 credits
Open Electives	25 credits

* BA Math students take MTH 231, CS 201, PHY 101 and PHY 102 to satisfy the College Core.
** BA Math students satisfy the Arts Degree Core by successfully comlpeting a three credit offering of the Department of Fine Arts.

Major Prerequisite

MTH 232	Calculus II
MTH 233	Calculus III

Major Requirements

MTH 250	Linear Algebra
MTH 301	Differential Equations
MTH 410	Advanced Calculus
MTH 421	Abstract Algebra I
MTH 432	Probability and Statistics I
MTH 440	History and Foundations of Mathematics

One of the following:

MTH 415	Complex Variables
MTH 422	Abstract Algebra II
MTH 433	Probability and Statistics II

One of the following electives:

MTH 240	Theory of Numbers
MTH 300	Mathematical Mechanics
MTH 310	Discrete Mathematics
MTH 403	Geometry
MTH 406	Topology
MTH 411	Vector Analysis
MTH 491	Special Topics in Mathematics
additional course from MTH 415, MTH 422, MTH 433

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