B.S. in Mathematical Sciences
For students without advanced credit for 21-120 & 21-122
This sample schedule is just one possibility for fulfilling the B.S. requirements. Most courses are offered frequently, and there is considerable flexibility.
- A Technical Breadth Requirement refers to a technical course required for the MCS General Education Requirements.
- A Nontechnical Elective refers to a course in the Dietrich College, the College of Fine Arts or the Tepper School of Business, with exceptions noted on the Mellon College of Science website, which are required to satisfy the MCS General Education Requirements.
- A Free Elective may be any course, with the only restriction that the maximum total of ROTC, StuCo, and Physical Education units that will be accepted toward the 360 required for graduation is nine.
Year 1
Fall
21-120 Differential & Integral Calculus (10)
21-241 Matrices & Linear Transformations (11)
or 21-242 Matrix Theory (11)
38-101 EUREKA!: Discovery & Its Impact (6)
76-10x First-Year Writing Course(s) (9)
99-101 Core@CMU (3)
xx-xxx Technical Breadth Requirement (9)
Spring
21-127 Concepts of Mathematics (12)
21-122 Integration & Approximation (10)
15-110 Principles of Computing (10)
or 15-112 Fundamentals of Programming & Computer Science (12)
or 02-120 Undergraduate Programming for Scientists (12)
xx-xxx Technical Breadth Requirement (9)
xx-xxx Nontechnical Elective Requirement (9)
Year 2
Fall
21-201 Undergraduate Colloquium (1)
21-228 Discrete Mathematics (9)
21-259 Calculus in Three Dimensions (10)
xx-xxx Technical Breadth Requirement (9)
xx-xxx Nontechnical Elective Requirement (9)
xx-xxx Free Elective (9)
Spring
21-260 Differential Equations (9)
21-325 Probability (9)
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
38-230 ENGAGE in Wellness: Looking Inward (1)
xx-xxx Nontechnical Elective Requirement (9)
xx-xxx Free Elective (9)
Year 3
Fall
21-355 Principles of Real Analysis I (9)
21-373 Algebraic Structures (9)
38-110 ENGAGE in Service (1)
38-330 ENGAGE in Wellness: Looking Outward (1)
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
xx-xxx Free Elective (9)
Spring
21-341 Linear Algebra (9)
21-356 Principles of Real Analysis II (9)
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
38-220 ENGAGE in the Arts (2)
xx-xxx Science & Society Course (6-9)
xx-xxx Cultural / Global Understanding Requirement (9)
Year 4
Fall
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
38-430 ENGAGE in Wellness: Looking Forward (1)
xx-xxx Free Elective (9)
xx-xxx Free Elective (9)
Spring
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
xx-xxx Depth Elective (9)
xx-xxx Free Elective (9)
xx-xxx Free Elective (9)