Program: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics - Louisiana College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 17, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

Central Curriculum

CC 100 College Connection 1 hr
HP 100 Personal Fitness 1 hr
Health and Physical Education Activities (Choose any two HP courses numbered 101 - 120) 2 hrs
RL 101 Survey of the Old Testament 3 hrs
RL 102 Survey of the New Testament 3 hrs
PI 300 Christian Faith & Values 3 hrs or
RL 300 Christian Faith and Values 3 hrs
EN 101 Composition I 3 hrs
EN 102 Composition II 3 hrs or
EN 105 Freshman Honors Composition 3 hrs
EN 200 Literary Perspectives: Survey of British Literature 3 hrs or
EN 201 Literary Perspectives: Survey of American Literature 3 hrs
CA 112 Public Speaking 3 hrs or
CA 212 Business and Organizational Communication 3 hrs
HI 101 Civilization I 3 hrs
HI 102 Civilization II 3 hrs
Natural Science (Choose any course from BI, CH, ES, MA, PH, or MA 230 /PI 230 ) 3 hrs
Spiritual and Cultural Enrichment (required each semester) CR

Fine Arts

(Choose one of the following)

AR 200 Art Appreciation 3 hrs
CM 250 Cinema Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 200 Music Appreciation 3 hrs
MU 331 Music History and Literature I 3 hrs
MU 332 Music History and Literature II 3 hrs
TH 200 Theatre Appreciation 3 hrs

Total: 3 hrs

Social Sciences

(Choose two of the following)

EC 221 Economic Principles I 3 hrs
GE 201 World Geography 3 hrs
PS 200 Introduction to Social Science: Political Science 3 hrs
PY 220 Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
Social Problems (CJ 223 /PY 223 /SW 223 ) 3 hrs

Total: 6 hrs

Natural Sciences

(Choose one of the following courses plus lab)

BI 101 Introduction to Biology 3 hrs
BI 102 Introduction to Biology Lab 1 hr
BI 113 Principles of Biology: Cell Function and Plant Diversity 3 hrs
BI 114 Principles of Biology: Cell Function and Plant Diversity Lab 2 hrs
BI 115 Principles of Biology: Ecological Interactions and Animal Diversity 3 hrs
BI 116 Principles of Biology: Ecological Interactions and Animal Diversity Lab 2 hrs
CH 111 General Chemistry I 3 hrs
CH 112 General Chemistry I Lab 2 hrs
ES 103 Introduction to Earth Science 3 hrs
ES 104 Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 hr
ES 205 Introduction to Astronomy 3 hrs
ES 206 Astronomy Lab 1 hr
ES 220 Introduction to Meteorology 3 hrs
ES 221 Meteorology Lab 1 hr

Total: 4-5 hrs

Computer Applications

(Choose one of the following)

BA 200 Computer Business Applications 3 hrs
CS 150 Introduction to Computer Technology 3 hrs
ED 390 Instructional Use of Computers 3 hrs

Total: 3 hrs

Foreign Language

(Choose one of the following)

Total: 3 hrs

Total: 53 hrs

Mathematics Major Course Requirements

(Select 35 hours from the following)

MA 230 Introduction to Logic 3 hrs
MA 318 Calculus II 3 hrs
MA 320 Discrete Mathematics 3 hrs
MA 322 Calculus III 3 hrs
MA 324 Modern Geometry 3 hrs
MA 326 Multivariable Calculus 3 hrs
MA 328 Modern Algebra 3 hrs
MA 336 Linear Algebra 3 hrs
MA 341 Probability and Statistics 3 hrs
MA 442 Differential Equations 3 hrs
MA 460 Seminar 1 hr (taken twice)

Mathematics Electives

(Choose from the following courses to equal a total of 35 hours of MA credits)

MA 427 Set Theory and Logic 3 hrs
MA 456 Theory of Numbers 3 hrs
MA 461 Research and Directed Reading in Mathematics 3 hrs
MA 480 Numerical Analysis 3 hrs

Total: 35 hrs

Allied Course Requirements

CS 250 Structured Programming 3 hrs
CS 251 Structured Programming Lab 1 hr
PH 340 General Physics I with Calculus 3 hrs
PH 342 General Physics II with Calculus 3 hrs

Total: 10 hrs

Chosen Minor

Total: 15-21 hrs

Free Electives

(Choose any courses to equal 14 hours total)

Total: 14 hrs

Total Degree Requirements: 127 hrs