Four Year Graduation Plan

BS 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) 13-14 credits Math 201: Calculus 1 (4 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 212: Calculus 2 (4 cr) Engl Comp 2 (3 cr) Flexible Core (3 cr) Flexible Core (3 cr) Foreign Language (3 cr)
3rd (Fall) 17 credits Math 213: Calculus 3 (4 cr) Speech (3 cr.) Flexible Core (3 cr) Lab Science (4 cr.) Same foreign language (3 cr)
4th (Spring) 17 credits Math 308: Bridge to Advanced Mathematics (3 cr) Math 346: Linear Algebra (3 cr) Philosophy (3 cr) Lab Science (4 cr.) Lab Science (4 cr.)
5th (Fall) 15-16 credits Math 323: Advanced Calculus 1 (4 cr) Math 34700 or 44900: Algebra (4 cr) Related Field Courses (3-4 cr) Lab Science (4 cr.)
6th (Spring) ≥14 credits Math 32404: Advanced Calculus 2 (4 cr) Math Elective (3-4 cr) Related Field Courses (3-4 cr) Free elective Free elective
7th (Fall) ≥14 credits Math Elective (3-4 cr) Math Elective (3-4 cr) Free elective Free elective Free elective
8th (Spring) ≥14 credits Free elective Free elective 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. You may need to take Math 190 and/or Math 195 before taking the calculus sequence (Math 201, 212 and 213). If you place out of any calculus courses, you must receive credit for them; they are required by the major.

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

Lab Sciences Requirement: Complete four “Lab Sciences” intro courses from: BIO 10100, 10200; CHEM 10301, 10401; EAS 10600, 22700; PHYS 20300, 20400, 20700, 20800. (Remark: You should take Phys 207-208 if you intend to take advanced physics courses as part of the Related Field course requirement below.)

Flexible core requirement: Students will complete at least one course in each of the five Flexible Core areas and an additional sixth course in one of them:

Two scientific world courses should be accomplished as part of the lab sciences requirement, leaving four courses one from each of the other categories. Classes which count for both Scientific World and the Lab Sciences requirement include BIO 10200, CHEM 10401, and PHYS 20800.

Foreign language requirement: You need 6 credits in the same foreign language or demonstrated proficiency. (There are several ways to fulfill the language requirement: Two 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.