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Our Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program is especially strong. Each year, we send teams to the Putnam competition and get students ready to take career-specific exams, work in industry or pursue a graduate degree at a top-level university. We offer a variety of electives that prepare students for careers in industry, government or research.

High school students who want to pursue a math major should complete four years of high school mathematics, which includes two years of algebra, one year of geometry, and one year of pre-calculus mathematics.

If you want to major in math, contact us as soon as possible after being admitted to EWU to get an advisor and plan your courses.

Curriculum & RequirementsAcademic Plan

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Mathematics Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)

The program leading to a BS in Mathematics is rigorous, but flexible. All students enroll in the required core of mathematics and also choose electives in mathematics. Then, there is a choice of electives outside of mathematics that gives students a background in fields where mathematics is heavily used in industry and government. Therefore, this degree prepares students for a career in industry or government or for graduate study in mathematics or a closely related field.

Prerequisite Grade Policy: students must have earned a grade ≥C or better in any course that is to be used to satisfy a prerequisite requirement for a subsequent mathematics course offered by the Eastern Washington University Department of Mathematics.

Grade Requirements: students must receive a grade ≥C in each course used to satisfy the requirements of an undergraduate major or minor in mathematics.

Required Courses
MATH/HONS 161CALCULUS I5
MATH 162CALCULUS II5
MATH 163CALCULUS III5
MATH 225FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS5
MATH 231LINEAR ALGEBRA5
MATH 241CALCULUS IV5
MATH 347INTRODUCTORY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS4
MATH 385PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE I5
MATH 432RINGS AND POLYNOMIALS5
MATH 443NUMERICAL METHODS5
MATH 460CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS5
Required Electives–choose from the following35
A maximum of 20 credits of electives may be counted from outside the MATH Department. Some of these courses may require completion of additional prerequisites.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
DATA STRUCTURES
C++ PROGRAMMING
ALGORITHMS
OPERATING SYSTEMS
COMPILERS
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
ADVANCED ALGORITHMS
ECONOMETRICS
MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS I
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS II
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS WITH APPLICATIONS
NUMBER THEORY
BIOMATHEMATICS
ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA
APPLIED GROUP THEORY
GALOIS THEORY
NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ADVANCED CALCULUS I
ADVANCED CALCULUS II
FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRY
COMPLEX ANALYSIS
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE II
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE III
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
CLASSICAL MECHANICS I
CLASSICAL MECHANICS II
RELATIVITY
QUANTUM PHYSICS I: INTRODUCTION
ELECTROMAGNETISM I
ELECTROMAGNETISM II
Required Senior Capstone/Thesis
MATH 491SENIOR THESIS5
Total Credits94

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015MATH 1615
MATH 1415MATH 1425MATH 2315
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Social Science BACR 115Natural Science BACR 115
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
MATH 1625MATH 1635MATH 2415
MATH 2255Mathematics Elective25Mathematics Elective25
Humanities & Arts BACR 215Social Science BACR 215Natural Science BACR 215
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
MATH 3474Diversity - graduation requirement15MATH 4435
MATH 3855Mathematics Elective25Mathematics Elective25
Global Studies - graduation requirement15Mathematics Elective25Mathematics Elective25
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective1  
 15 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Mathematics Elective25MATH 4605MATH 4325
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5MATH 491 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
 15 15 15
Total Credits 180
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Required Electives–choose 35 credits from the approved list. A maximum of 20 credits of electives from the approved list may be counted from outside the MATH Department.

Students who earn a BS in Mathematics from EWU should be able to:​​

  • communicate mathematical concepts both technically and non-technically;
  • create and understand mathematical arguments and proofs;
  • discuss mathematical applications in industry and the sciences;
  • perform analysis with numerical and symbolic mathematical technology/software.