Mathematics - B.S.

Gain a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and their practical applications while learning from experienced faculty and utilizing state-of-the-art facilities. With a Mathematics B.S. degree from Kent State, you will be equipped with the skills needed to pursue a variety of careers in fields such as finance, education, research and more.

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Program Information for Mathematics - B.S.

Program Description

Full Description

The Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics comprises core areas in algebra (number systems, equations, discrete structures), analysis (functions, limits, continuous processes), geometry (space, shape, form) and associated generalizations and abstractions.

The B.S. degree program is recommended for students interested in a flexible option of careers or graduate study in mathematics. Coupled with the Education minor, the program can lead to Ohio teacher licensure.

Students may apply early to the following master's degree programs and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Policy in the University Catalog for more information.

Admissions for Mathematics - B.S.

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.

Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.

Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Reason in mathematical arguments at a level appropriate to the discipline, including using precise definitions, articulating assumptions and reasoning logically to conclusions.
  2. Engage effectively in problem solving, including exploring examples, devising and testing conjectures and assessing the correctness of solutions.
  3. Approach mathematical problems creatively, including trying multiple approaches and modifying problems when necessary to make them more tractable.
  4. Communicate mathematics clearly both orally and in writing.
  5. Understand and appreciate connections among different subdisciplines of mathematics.
  6. Understand and appreciate connections between mathematics and other disciplines.
  7. Be aware of and understand a broad range of mathematical subdisciplines.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) 1
MATH 12002ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) (min C grade)5
MATH 12003ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II (min C grade)5
MATH 20011DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY 3
MATH 21001LINEAR ALGEBRA (min C grade)3
MATH 22005ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III (min C grade)4
MATH 31011PROOFS IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (min C grade)3
MATH 32044ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3
MATH 41001MODERN ALGEBRA I (ELR) (WIC) (min C grade) 23
MATH 41002MODERN ALGEBRA II (ELR) (WIC) 23
MATH 41021THEORY OF MATRICES 3
MATH 42001ANALYSIS I (ELR) (WIC) (min C grade) 23
MATH 42002ANALYSIS II (ELR) (WIC) 23
PHY 23101GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) 5
Applied Mathematics Sequence, choose from the following: 36-8
MATH 40011
& MATH 40012
PROBABILITY THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
and THEORY OF STATISTICS (WIC) 2
MATH 40055
& MATH 40056
ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS I (ELR) (WIC)
and ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS II 2
MATH 42031
& MATH 42039
MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
and MODELING PROJECTS (ELR) (WIC) 2
MATH 42041
& MATH 42045
ADVANCED CALCULUS
and PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 42201
& MATH 42202
NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA
and NUMERICAL APPROXIMATION AND OPTIMIZATION
Computer Science Elective, choose from the following:4
CS 10062
PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING IN SCIENCES
CS 13001
COMPUTER SCIENCE I: PROGRAMMING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
CS 13011
& CS 13012
COMPUTER SCIENCE IA: PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING
and COMPUTER SCIENCE IB: OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
Pure Mathematics Electives, choose from the following: 39
MATH 42021
GRAPH THEORY AND COMBINATORICS
MATH 42048
COMPLEX VARIABLES
MATH 45011
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
MATH 45021
EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY
MATH 45022
LINEAR GEOMETRY
MATH 46001
ELEMENTARY TOPOLOGY
MATH 47011
THEORY OF NUMBERS
Allied Area Electives, choose from the following: 36
BSCI 30050
HUMAN GENETICS
BSCI 40020
BIOLOGY OF AGING
CHEM 30105
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 30106
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 30301
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 40302
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 40303
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III
CHEM 40555
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 40556
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 40559
NANOMATERIALS
CS 33007
INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE SYSTEM DESIGN
CS 33101
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
CS 33211
OPERATING SYSTEMS
CS 33901
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
CS 35101
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
CS 35201
COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
CS 38101
INTRODUCTION TO GAME PROGRAMMING
CS 43202
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
CS 43203
SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING
CS 43301
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ROBOTICS
CS 43305
ADVANCED DIGITAL DESIGN
CS 43401
SECURE PROGRAMMING
CS 44001
COMPUTER SCIENCE III - PROGRAMMING PATTERNS
CS 44003
MOBILE APPS IN IOS PROGRAMMING
CS 44105
WEB PROGRAMMING I
CS 44106
WEB PROGRAMMING II
CS 44201
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CS 45203
COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY
CS 45231
INTERNET ENGINEERING
CS 46101
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS
CS 47101
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
CS 47205
INFORMATION SECURITY
CS 47206
DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY
CS 47207
DIGITAL FORENSICS
CS 47221
INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOLOGY
CS 48101
GAME ENGINE CONCEPTS
ECON 32040
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
ECON 32041
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY
ECON 32050
APPLIED ECONOMETRICS I (ELR)
ECON 32051
APPLIED ECONOMETRICS II
ECON 42050
DATA ACQUISITION, PREPARATION AND VISUALIZATION
ECON 42070
GAME THEORY
ESCI 31080
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
ESCI 32066
GEOMORPHOLOGY
ESCI 41025
GENERAL GEOPHYSICS
ESCI 41080
TECTONICS AND OROGENY
ESCI 42030
REMOTE SENSING
ESCI 42035
DATA ANALYSIS IN THE EARTH SCIENCES
GEOG 31062
FUNDAMENTALS OF METEOROLOGY
GEOG 31064
CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
GEOG 39002
STATISTICAL METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY
GEOG 41065
DATA ANALYSIS FOR CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
GEOG 49070
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
GEOG 49080
ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
GEOG 49085
WEB AND MOBILE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
GEOG 49162
CARTOGRAPHY
GEOG 49230
REMOTE SENSING
MATH 30055
MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF INTEREST
MATH 38001
HANDS-ON MATHEMATICS
MATH 40011
PROBABILITY THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
MATH 40012
THEORY OF STATISTICS (WIC) 2
MATH 40015
APPLIED STATISTICS
MATH 40024
COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS
MATH 40028
STATISTICAL LEARNING
MATH 40051
TOPICS IN PROBABILITY THEORY AND STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
MATH 40055
ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS I (ELR) (WIC) 2
MATH 40056
ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS II
MATH 40059
STOCHASTIC ACTUARIAL MODELS
MATH 42011
MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION
MATH 42021
GRAPH THEORY AND COMBINATORICS
MATH 42024
NUMBERS AND GAMES
MATH 42031
MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
MATH 42039
MODELING PROJECTS (ELR) (WIC) 2
MATH 42041
ADVANCED CALCULUS
MATH 42045
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 42048
COMPLEX VARIABLES
MATH 42201
NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA
MATH 42202
NUMERICAL APPROXIMATION AND OPTIMIZATION
MATH 45011
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
MATH 45021
EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY
MATH 45022
LINEAR GEOMETRY
MATH 46001
ELEMENTARY TOPOLOGY
MATH 47011
THEORY OF NUMBERS
MATH 47021
HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
MATH 49992
INTERNSHIP IN MATHEMATICS (ELR)
PHIL 41035
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
PHIL 41038
INTERMEDIATE LOGIC
PHY 34000
COSMOLOGY
PHY 35101
CLASSICAL MECHANICS
PHY 36001
INTRODUCTORY MODERN PHYSICS
PHY 36002
APPLICATIONS OF MODERN PHYSICS
PHY 44802
ASTROPHYSICS
PHY 45201
ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
PHY 45301
THERMAL PHYSICS
PHY 45401
MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS
PHY 45403
DATA ANALYSIS AND COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS TECHNIQUES
PHY 45501
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND MODERN OPTICS
PHY 46101
QUANTUM MECHANICS
PHY 46301
INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
PHY 46401
INTRODUCTION TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below)8
Kent Core Composition6
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)9
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)6
Kent Core Basic Sciences1
Kent Core Additional6
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)12
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

MATH 30011, MATH 34001 and MATH 34002 cannot be applied toward major requirements.

2

A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

3

A course may count toward only one requirement even though it may appear in more than one course list.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000

Foreign Language College Requirement, B.S.

  • Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 8 credit hours of foreign language.1 
  • The following programs are exempt from this requirement: The Bachelor of Science in Cybercriminology and the Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science.2
  • Minimum Elementary I and II of the same language
1

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and courses. This may be accomplished by (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level; (2) receiving credit through one of the alternative credit programs offered by Kent State University; or (3) demonstrating language proficiency comparable to Elementary II of a foreign language. When students complete the requirement with fewer than 8 credit hours and two courses, they will complete remaining credit hours with general electives.

2
The Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science exemption exists under another college policy (Three-Plus-One Programs). The Bachelor of Science in Cybercriminology exemption is due to its extensive collaboration with and contribution from the Information Technology program in the College of Applied and Technical Studies, which does not have a foreign language requirement.
Roadmap

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
!MATH 12002 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) 5
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
!Computer Science Elective 4
Foreign Language 4
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours17
Semester Two
!MATH 12003 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II 5
MATH 20011 DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY 3
!PHY 23101 GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) 5
Foreign Language 4
 Credit Hours17
Semester Three
!MATH 21001 LINEAR ALGEBRA 3
!MATH 22005 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS III 4
MATH 31011 PROOFS IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Four
MATH 32044 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3
!MATH 41021 THEORY OF MATRICES 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Five
!MATH 41001 MODERN ALGEBRA I (ELR) (WIC) 3
Allied Area Elective 3
Pure Mathematics Elective 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Six
!MATH 41002 MODERN ALGEBRA II (ELR) (WIC) 3
Pure Mathematics Elective 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 1
General Elective 3
 Credit Hours13
Semester Seven
!MATH 42001 ANALYSIS I (ELR) (WIC) 3
Allied Area Elective 3
Applied Mathematics Sequence 3-4
General Electives 6
 Credit Hours15
Semester Eight
!MATH 42002 ANALYSIS II (ELR) (WIC) 3
Applied Mathematics Sequence 3-4
Pure Mathematics Elective 3
General Elective 3
 Credit Hours12
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Mathematics - B.S.

Mathematicians

3.0%

about as fast as the average

2,900

number of jobs

$110,860

potential earnings

Statisticians

34.6%

much faster than the average

42,700

number of jobs

$92,270

potential earnings

Operations research analysts

24.8%

much faster than the average

105,100

number of jobs

$86,200

potential earnings

Data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other

30.9%

much faster than the average

33,200

number of jobs

$98,230

potential earnings

Actuaries

17.6%

much faster than the average

27,700

number of jobs

$111,030

potential earnings

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

3.8%

about as fast as the average

1,050,800

number of jobs

$62,870

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

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