Four Year Graduation Plan

BA in Mathematics with a Pure Math Concentration

For a formal list of requirements, see the bulletin entry for the program.

Semester/Credits
 Course 1
 Course 2
 Course 3
 Course 4
 Course 5
1st (Fall) 12-13 credits Math 195: Precalculus (3 cr) Engl Comp 1/FIQWS (3 cr) Life and Physical Sciences (3-4 cr) Flexible Core (3 cr) New Student Seminar (0 cr)
2nd (Spring) 16 credits Math 201: Calculus 1 (4 cr) Engl Comp 2 (3 cr) Flexible Core (3 cr) Flexible Core (3 cr) Foreign Language (3 cr)
3rd (Fall) 16 credits Math 212: Calculus 2 (4 cr) Speech (3 cr.) Flexible Core (3 cr) Flexible Core (3 cr) Same foreign language (3 cr)
4th (Spring) 15 credits Math 213: Calculus 3 (4 cr) Philosophy (3 cr) Related Field Courses (3-4 cr) Flexible Core (3 cr) Same foreign language (3 cr)
5th (Fall) ≥15 credits Math 308: Bridge to Advanced Mathematics (3 cr) Math 346: Linear Algebra (3 cr) Related Field Courses (3-4 cr) Free elective Free elective
6th (Spring) ≥15 credits Math 323: Advanced Calculus 1 (4 cr) Math 34700 or 44900: Algebra (4 cr) Free elective Free elective Free elective
7th (Fall) ≥15 credits Math 32404: Advanced Calculus 2 (4 cr) Math Elective (3-4 cr) Free elective Free elective Free elective
8th (Spring) ≥15 credits Math Elective (3-4 cr) Math Elective (3-4 cr) Free elective Free elective Free elective

Credit requirement: At least 120 credits are required for the degree. You need to average 15 credits per semester to graduate in four years.

First math class: Your first math class at CCNY is determined by the result of the math placement test and by discussions with an academic advisor. Depending on your background, you may need to take Math 190 in addition to Math 195, or you may be able to begin with a calculus course. If you place out of any calculus courses, you will receive credit for them; they are required by the major.

BA requirements: For more details, see the entry on BA requirements for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) in the bulletin.

Flexible core requirement: According to the program entry, students are expected to complete six classes from the list below.

When enrolling in the Life and Physical Sciences (from core courses) and Scientific World (from flexible core), it is wise to take a sequence that will enable students to continue in the subject to more advanced related field courses. Good choices are CHEM 10301+10401 and PHYS 207+208, because they will allow you to take chemistry or physics related field courses later on; see below.

Foreign language requirement: You need 9 credits in the same foreign language or demonstrated proficiency. (There are several ways to fulfill the language requirement: Four years of the same foreign language in high school; exemption via placement exam; or AP exam/IB equivalencies. Check with your academic advisor and the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures’ section of the bulletin.)

Math Electives: You need 9 credits from Math 328, 345, 360, 365, 375, 376, 391, 411, 412, 413, 432, 434, 435, 443, 444, 461, 463, 477, 478.

Related Field Courses: Students need to take two related field courses. Valid courses are listed below. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. If a student feels that a non-introductory course in another field could be judged to have “serious mathematical content,” they can ask that the course be analyzed for suitability by the math department, in consultation with faculty members from the related field.