Mathematics
(Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees Offered)

Programs in Mathematics  - The programs in Mathematics are designed to prepare the student for further study in mathematics, education, or other subjects or for employment in a variety of fields.

The program of study emphasizes an analytic approach, encouraging students to approach problems as a whole and reduce them to components, which are susceptible to mathematical treatment.  A substantial body of specific mathematical knowledge is included in the course of study.

The B.S. degree candidate will, through the nature of the mathematics electives and the opportunities offered by other programs, have a scientifically and technically oriented program which allows entry into many fields of science, engineering, and technology as well as education and business. The B.A. candidate will have a strong background in Mathematics and a strong international orientation.

The mathematics portion of the major under the B.S. degree consists of three components: Required Courses, Mathematics Electives, and Guided Electives. Although the Required Courses provide the bulk of the mathematics in the degree, they also provide a framework for other series of Mathematics courses to be included under Mathematics Electives and Guided Electives. Students planning to attend graduate school in Mathematics are urged to select these courses carefully in consultation with an advisor. Students planning to seek employment in business or industry should consider a minor in a related field, such as computer science. A computer science minor can be completed within the Guided Electives of the Mathematics degree.

Through the second major in Mathematics and the minor in Mathematics, students in other fields may acquire a substantial background and competence in Mathematics.
 

Advising for Pre-Engineering Program - The Mathematics Program conducts a program of advisement for freshmen and sophomores who wish to begin college locally, but plan to transfer to a full engineering program later.  Students who wish to participate in this program should enter as mathematics majors.  They will be asked later to sign a statement that their intention is to transfer to an engineering program at another college rather than to complete a mathematics degree.

The advisors in the program will guide the students through an organized course of study which will provide a strong preparation in mathematics and science for the study of engineering and which will transfer with minimum loss of credit or time to most engineering programs.

For those students who declare the college or university to which they wish to transfer, the advisor will endeavor to obtain a catalog for that college or university and design a specific program for transfer.
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Second Major in Mathematics

A student completing the B.A. or B.S. degree in a field other than Mathematics may receive a second major in Mathematics at the same time to accompany that degree by completing the following courses.  Note that additional courses, which are the prerequisites to these courses, are required by implication.
 

Second Degree in Mathematics

Students who receive a degree from SPSU in a field other than Mathematics may receive a B.S. with a major in Mathematics by completing all the requirements for the Mathematics degree. The same courses may be used to fulfill requirements for both degrees, but there must be at least 30 semester hours used to fulfill the requirements for the Mathematics degree which are not used to fulfill the requirements for any other degree.
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Mathematics Faculty
 

Math Faculty Emeriti

Gillian P. Haddle, Professor Emeritus
Ralph P. Youngblood, Professor Emeritus
Simon A. Stricklen, Jr., Professor Emeritus
Ernest R. Stone, Associate Professor Emeritus
Robert H. Andrews, Associate Professor Emeritus
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