New Undergraduate Major Beginning Fall 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
The new Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Mathematics at The Citadel offers a flexible, well-rounded curriculum designed to support double majors and minors in complementary fields. With options in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, data analytics and statistics, the program emphasizes critical thinking and problem-solving—preparing students for a wide range of careers or graduate study.
Structure of the Major
The required courses include one computer science course (CSCI 201 or CSCI 205) and the following thirty-four semester hours of core courses: MATH 121, 131, 132, 206, 231, 234, 240, 470, 495 and STAT 261. In addition, the student must select 9 hours of Approved Electives from among the mathematics and statistics courses numbered at the 300 or 400 level.
Course breakdown by year:
Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior
Freshman Year
| First Year Experience | LDRS 101 | 1 | (2,0)* |
| **Freshman Science | 4 | (3,2) | |
| Modern Language | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Introduction to the Practice of Mathematics | MATH 121 | 3 | (3,0) |
| Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | MATH 131 | 4 | (4,0) |
| 1st Year Basic ROTC | 101 | 1 | (1,0) |
| Freshman Seminar | FSEM 101 | 3 | (3,0) |
| Freshman Linked Writing Intensive | FSWI 101 | 3 | (3,0) |
| Modern Language | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | MATH 132 | 4 | (4,0) |
| Introduction to Computer Science I & Lab | CSCI 201/211 | 4 | (3,2) |
| OR Introduction to Programming using Python | CSCI 205 | 3 | (3,0) |
| 1st Year Basic ROTC | 102 | 1 | (1,0) |
Sophomore Year
| Leadership Service Lab (Either semester) | LDRS 211 | 0 | (0,1) |
| Physical Fitness, Resiliency and Wellness | RPED 260 | 3 | (3,0) |
| Strand Courses | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Introduction to Discrete Structures | MATH 206 | 4 | (3,0) |
| Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | MATH 231 | 4 | (4,0) |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| 2nd Year Basic ROTC | 201 | 2 | (2,0) |
| Principled Leadership in American Gov | LDRS 202 | 3 | (3,0) |
| Strand Course§ | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics | STAT 261 | 4 | (4,0) |
| Applied Mathematics I | MATH 234 | 4 | (4,0) |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Required Physical Education | RPED | 0 | (0,1) |
| 2nd Year Basic ROTC |
Junior Year
| Junior Ethics Enrichment Experience | LDRS 311 | 0 | (1,0) |
| Leadership in Organizations | LDRS 371 | 3 | (3,0) |
| Technical Writing and Communication | COMM 260 | 3 | (3,0) |
| Mathematical Models and Applications | MATH 470 | 3 | (3,0) |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Required Physical Education | RPED | 0 | (0,1) |
| 1st Year Advanced ROTC |
| Strand Course§ | 3 | (3,0) | |
| ***Math/Stat Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Linear Algebra | MATH 240 | 3 | (3,0) |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| 1st Year Advanced ROTC |
Senior Year
| Senior Leadership Integration Seminar | LDRS 411 | 0 | (1,0) |
| Strand Course§ | 3 | (3,0) | |
| Capstone/Senior Seminar in Mathematics | MATH 495 | 3 | (3,0) |
| ***Math/Stat Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| 2nd Year Advanced ROTC |
| Strand Course§ | 3 | (3,0) | |
| ***Math/Stat Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| General Elective | 3 | (3,0) | |
| 2nd Year Advanced ROTC |
*Represents semester credit, lecture, and laboratory hours, in that order.
**See the “Undergraduate Curriculum” section for a list of courses that will satisfy freshman science requirements.
***Any approved mathematics or statistics course numbered at the 300 or 400 level.
§Students must complete five strand courses, which may be completed in any order: English (ENGS 30x), History (HISS 30x), Social Science (SCSS 30x), Science (NTSS 30x), and Elective (ELES 30x).