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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematics Major (BS)


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Program Declaration


At time of admission to the University or by completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Degree Requirements


If this is the student’s only or primary major, the degree requirements below must be completed for graduation. See graduation requirements  for more information.

  

  

Major Requirements


Complete 68 to 72 credits from 21 courses including twelve core courses, three additional science courses, and six concentration courses.

Concentration: Students must declare a concentration in general mathematics, pure and applied mathematics, or computational mathematics.
Capstone: At least one MATH  course at or above 420 must be taken for the major.

GPA: A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required from all major courses.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the major.
Residency: At least four MATH courses at the 300-level or higher must be completed at UMass Boston.

Course Requirements


Additional Science Courses (8 to 12 Credits)


Complete three additional science courses offered by the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, or Physics departments.

These courses must be required courses for a major offered by the respective department.

One course may be a lab.

Concentration Courses (18 Credits)


Complete one of the concentrations below.

 
 
  

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