2018-2019 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Minors The minors in the Department of Science and Mathematics are designed to provide nonmajors with additional background in the biological sciences, mathematics, and physical sciences. Actuarial Science Minor Course requirements for the actuarial science minor involve 40 semester hours including: ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I............................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. .......................................................3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics.......................................................3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance......................................................3 GMTH-3100 Theory of Interest. .....................................................3 MATH-1710, 1720, 2710 Calculus I, II, and III..............................13 MATH-3120 Theory of Probability. .................................................3 MATH-4130 Mathematical Statistics. .............................................3 MATH-3610 Linear Algebra............................................................3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing...............................................3 Biology Minor Course requirements for the biology minor involve 19 semester hours including: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology....................................................4 BIO-1120 General Zoology.............................................................4 BIO-2500 General Botany..............................................................4 BIO-2600 General Ecology............................................................4 Biology Electives.........................................................................3 Chemistry Minor Course requirements for the chemistry minor involve 18 semester hours including: CHEM-1110,1120 General Chemistry I and II.................................8 CHEM-2210 Analytical Chemistry I................................................3 CHEM-3510 Organic Chemistry I...................................................4 Chemistry Electives. ......................................................................3 Earth Science Minor Course requirements for the earth science minor 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 the geology minor 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 the mathematics minor involve 19 semester hours including: MATH-1710, 1720 Calculus I and II..............................................10 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-2710 Calculus III......................................................... 3 MATH-2740 Differential Equations......................................... 3 Any 3000- or 4000-level mathematics course Physics Minor Course requirements for the physics minor 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 2017–18 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 207 Department of Science and Mathematics Minors