A major in mathematics at Kentucky Wesleyan is designed to provide students with an appreciation of mathematics for its own sake, and with the abillity to utilize mathematics in a career or in another discipline or to pursue further studies in graduate school. We emphasize basic principles in a liberal arts context. A minor is also offered. A major in Mathematics may elect to receive either a BS or a BA degree, by fulfilling the appropriate language requirements. At least 30 hours are required for the major and these must include Linear Algebra, Statistics I and at least 5 other upper level courses.
Examples are education, physical applications, computer applications, pure math, and social studies.
Computing - Computer Science 1300 or a programming course. Supporting Courses for A Bachelor's Degree One year of general physics or general chemistry. A refresher course covering the arithmetic of the integers, fractions, and decimal numbers. The course will also cover elementary graphing, the use of tables, and the metric system. Basic Algebra with emphasis on application.