2026-27 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Minors The minors in the School of Science and Mathematics are designed to provide non-majors with additional background in the biological sciences, mathematics, and physical sciences. Actuarial Science Minor Course requirements for a minor in actuarial science involve 42 semester hours, including: ACCT-2110 Financial Accounting...................................................3 DSAI-3110 Foundations of Data Science and Machine Learning.......................................................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics........................................................3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics.......................................................3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance......................................................3 GMTH-3100 Theory of Interest......................................................4 MATH-1705, 1715, 2705, 2715 Calculus I, II, IIIA and IIIB...........14 MATH-3120 Theory of Probability..................................................3 MATH-3610 Linear Algebra............................................................3 MATH-4130 Mathematical Statistics..............................................3 Biology Minor Course requirements for minor in biology involve 19 semester hours, including: BIO-1115 Biology I: Cell Biology.....................................................4 BIO-1120 Biology II: Zoology..........................................................4 BIO-2500 General Botany..............................................................4 BIO-2600 General Ecology............................................................4 Biology Electives.........................................................................3 Chemistry Minor Course requirements or a minor in chemistry involve 18 semester hours, including: CHEM-1110,1120 General Chemistry I and II.................................8 CHEM-2210 Analytical Chemistry I................................................3 (or CHEM-3210 Environmental Chemistry.......................4) CHEM-3510 Organic Chemistry I...................................................4 CHEM-2XXX, 3XXX,4XXX Electives.............................................3 Earth Science Minor Course requirements for a minor in earth science involve 20 semester hours, including: GEOL-1110 Introduction to Physical Geology.................................4 GEOL-1120 Historical Geology......................................................4 ESCI-2310 Introduction to Oceanography......................................4 ESCI-2410 General Meteorology...................................................4 ESCI-2510 Introductory Astronomy................................................4 Geology Minor Course requirements for a minor in geology involve 17 semester hours, including: GEOL-1110 Introduction to Physical Geology.................................4 GEOL-1120 Historical Geology......................................................4 GEOL-3600 Readings in Geology..................................................1 Geology Electives..........................................................................8 Mathematics Minor Course requirements for a minor in mathematics involve 20 semester hours, including: MATH-1705, 1715, 2705 Calculus I, II and IIIA............................11 Mathematics electives selected from the following..................9 MATH-2210 Logic and Methods of Proof...............................3 MATH-2520 Discrete Math and Probability Principles for Computer Science........................................................3 MATH-2715 Calculus IIIB......................................................3 MATH-2740 Differential Equations.........................................3 Any 3000- or 4000-level mathematics course.......................3 Physics Minor Course requirements for a minor in physics involve 18 semester hours, including: PHYS-2110, 2120, 2130 General Physics I, II, and III..................10 PHYS-3110 Intermediate Physics Laboratory.................................2 PHYS-3510 Modern Physics .........................................................3 Physics Electives.........................................................................3 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 201 School of Science and Mathematics

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