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Mathematics (Option V Actuarial Sciences) - Bachelor of Science 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4 BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4 BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4
MTH 251 4 MTH 252 4 MTH 253 4
    MTH 261 4    
Total Fall Credits 12-13 Total Winter Credits 16-17 Total Spring Credits 12-13

First Year Milestones: Complete MTH 252 and MTH 261(by Spring term). 

Second Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses  Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science 4
MTH 254 4 MTH 255 4 MTH 256 4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 General Elective 4 MTH 271 4
Total Fall Credits 14-16 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 15-16

Second Year Milestones: Complete MTH 256(by Spring term). 

Third Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4
General Elective 4 MTH 311 4 MTH 312 4
MTH/STAT Upper Division Elective 4 STAT 461 3 STAT 462 3
General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 16 Total Winter Credits 15 Total Spring Credits 15

Third Year Milestones: Complete MTH 311 and STAT 461(by Spring term). 

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
MTH 344 4 Upper Division General Elective 4 Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis 6
STAT 464 3 STAT 465 3 STAT 466 3
Upper Division General Elective 4 Upper Division General Elective 4 Upper Division General Elective 4
General Elective 4 General Elective 4    
Total Fall Credits 15 Total Winter Credits 15 Total Spring Credits 13

Fourth Year Milestones: Complete STAT 466(by Spring term).

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • MTH/STAT Upper Division Elective: MTH 300 recommended. See department for approved electives list.
  • Upper Division General Elective: Minimum 62 UD credits required. One 1-credit Upper Division General Elective and one 3-credit any level General Elective may replace this course. 
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.
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