Majors and Minors in Math

The Bachelor of Arts program in Mathematics is designed to provide a solid foundation in the main areas of mathematics and mathematical applications, 为各种各样的职业或本科后课程做准备. 学生准备在定量领域工作，包括精算科学, finance, and data science, 或者在统计学或计算生物学等领域进一步学习. Students who complete the BA in mathematics also pursue careers in education, law and medicine.

近年来，约65%的数学专业学生攻读学士学位.

数学学士专业要求至少修满33个学分, depending upon the student's preparation in Calculus prior to entering Boston College.

Planning

Most B.A. 候选人将从微积分课程开始他们的课程. The earlier you complete the required Calculus courses, the easier your scheduling becomes.

为数学和科学的微积分初学者准备的课程

These are the usual scheduling grids we see among our majors who started right away in first semester of freshman year in a Calculus course designed for Math and Science majors:

大约20%的人在第一学期开始学习数学1102微积分I. 这些学生中的许多人在进入BC之前很少或根本没有微积分, while some have taken a semester or more of Calculus but do not feel prepared to enter Calculus II right away. Several of these students may actually begin a major other than mathematics (the usual suspects: Chemistry, Computer Science B.S. 程序，地质地球物理，地球物理和物理).

对于这些学生，可以满足以下专业要求:

大约45%的人在第一学期开始学习数学1105微积分II-AP. If you are prepared to enter MATH 1105 right away in the Fall of your freshman year (e.g., 你在微积分AB预修考试中至少得了4分), 那么你的专业要求很容易满足如下:

几乎35%的学生在第一学期开始学习MT 2202. 如果您准备在大一秋季进入MT 2202 (e.g., you got a five on the Calculus BC Advanced Placement Exam), then your requirements are reduced to:

以上所有建议的时间表都是保守的. 没有一门课程要求每学期两门以上的课程, 没有人提议在头两年加速增长, 没有人建议完成一个超过最低限度的计划. But some students will be eager to learn more mathematics sooner; some may plan on taking an extra mathematics elective or two while at BC; and some may have specific preferences for courses which match career goals. 有关这些情况的评论，请参阅本页的最后部分.

如果你不从数学和科学微积分课程开始怎么办?

About 15% of our eventual B.A. candidates do not take one of the required Calculus courses for Math and Science Majors in their first semester. Many of these students probably elected majors which required them to take other Calculus courses. One example would include:

A student who completes one of MATH 1100 or MATH 1101 in the first semester (example: a Biology major) can transition to and complete a mathematics major by moving into MATH 1103 in the second semester:

Almost every student who joins the B.A. program after the first semester will require an individualized recommendation for arranging his or her program of study, and he or she should consult the Mathematics Assistant Chair for Undergraduates as soon as possible.

Variations in Scheduling

There are reasons why the schedules proposed above will have to be modified for some students. 我们看到的典型变化，连同提出的修改，包括:

Junior Year Abroad (worst case, assuming you don't take any mathematics courses while abroad—although most of our majors who go abroad take at least one mathematics course while they're away from BC):

LSOE Student (LSOE学生要求在一个学期内进行学生授课, 通常在大四的秋季学期):

Late Change to Mathematics (最坏的情况:一年级修了1100- 1101的学生):

Nevertheless, 不管什么变化会影响你的情况, we strongly urge that you adhere to these basic recommendations in working out a scheduling of courses for the major:

1. 尽早完成数学2202/3;
2. Complete at least one of MATH 2210/1 or MATH 2216 no later than first semester of sophomore year, and complete both no later than the end of sophomore year (MATH 2210/1 is usually completed before MATH 2216, 但在某些情况下，情况并非如此);
3. Complete at least one of MATH 3310 or MATH 3320 in first semester of junior year; and complete both no later than the end of junior year (these courses are independent and can be taken in either order);
4. Complete at least one elective course no later than first semester of junior year; and at least two elective courses no later than the end of junior year.

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