Undergraduate Program - Degrees
For information about our degrees before Fall 2008 please follow this link to Math degrees before Fall 2008.
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas-Pan American offers the following degrees:
- BS in Mathematics with Applied Math Concentration
Degree Plan, Suggested Four-Year Degree Program Road Map, Prerequisite Flow Chart, Student Learning Outcomes
- BS in Mathematics with Middle School Math Concentration
Degree Plan, Suggested Four-Year Degree Program Road Map, Prerequisite Flow Chart, Student Learning Outcomes
- BS in Mathematics with Secondary Math Concentration
Degree Plan, Suggested Four-Year Degree Program Road Map, Prerequisite Flow Chart, Student Learning Outcomes
- BS in Mathematics with Science and Engineering Concentration
Degree Plan, Suggested Four-Year Degree Program Road Map, Prerequisite Flow Chart, Student Learning Outcomes
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with Statistics Concentration
Degree Plan, Suggested Four-Year Degree Program Road Map, Prerequisite Flow Chart, Student Learning Outcomes
- Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Middle School Mathematics
Degree Plan, Suggested Four-Year Degree Program Road Map, Prerequisite Flow Chart, Student Learning Outcomes
Intended Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students completing the BS in Mathematics or BIS -- Middle School Mathematics Programs will
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Mathematics, its scope, application, history, problems, methods, and usefulness to mankind both as a science and as an intellectual discipline.
Demonstrate a sound conceptual understanding of Mathematics through the construction of mathematically rigorous and logically correct proofs.
Identify, formulate, and analyze real world problems with statistical or mathematical techniques.
Utilize technology as an effective tool in investigating, understanding, and applying mathematics.
Communicate mathematics effectively to mathematical and non-mathematical audiences in oral, written, and multi-media form.
Demonstrate an appreciation of and enthusiasm for lifelong scientific inquiry, learning, and creativity.
- MINOR IN MATHEMATICS
requires 23 hours of MATH courses, of which 15 hours must be advanced. This minor must include MATH 1460 or MATH 1487, MATH 1470 or MATH 1488, MATH 3328, MATH 3345, and 9 advanced hours of approved MATH courses which must include at least one of the following: MATH 4302, MATH 4351, MATH 4357, or MATH 4360. All courses in this minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
- MINOR IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
requires 23 hours of MATH courses, of which 12 hours must be advanced. This minor includes MATH 1460 or MATH 1487, MATH 1470 or MATH 1488, and 15 hours chosen from MATH 2401,MATH 3337, MATH 3338, MATH 3345, MATH 3349, MATH 3355, MATH 3368, MATH 3373, MATH 4317, MATH 4318, MATH 4319, MATH 4329, MATH 4339, MATH 4340, and , MATH 4377. All courses in this minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
- MINOR IN MATHEMATICS WITH SECONDARY CERTIFICATION
requires 26 hours of MATH courses, of which 18 hours must be advanced. This minor includes MATH 1460 or MATH 1487, MATH 1470 or MATH 1488, MATH 3311, MATH 3345, MATH 3337 or MATH 4339, MATH 4304,and 6 hours chosen from MATH 3303, MATH 3373 and MATH 4302. All courses in this minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
- MINOR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS
requires the following 24 hours of EMAT and MMAT courses: EMAT 2306, EMAT 2307, MMAT 3309, MMAT 3312, MMAT 3313, MMAT 3315, MMAT 3316, and MMAT 3321. All courses in this minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
- MINOR IN STATISTICS
requires 18 hours of approved MATH or STAT courses, of which at least 9 hours must be taken from the following list: MATH/STAT 2330, MATH/STAT 2335, MATH 2387, MATH 2388, MATH 3337, MATH 3338, MATH 4339, MATH 4340, and STAT 4336. At least 9 hours must be advanced, and the 18 hours of this minor cannot be used simultaneously to fulfill requirements in the student's major. All courses in this minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Undergraduate courses include service courses to other departments, courses fulfilling requirements for the major and minors in the department, and courses fulfilling secondary and middle school mathematics and teacher certifications.
Core Mathematics Student Learning Outcomes:
- To apply arithmetic, algebraic, geometric, higher-order thinking, and statistical methods to modeling and solving real-world situations.
- To represent and evaluate basic mathematical information verbally, numerically, graphically, and symbolically.
- To expand mathematical reasoning skills and formal logic to develop convincing mathematical arguments.
- To use appropriate technology to enhance mathematical thinking and understanding and to solve mathematical problems and judge the reasonableness of the results.
- To interpret mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics, and draw inferences from them.
- To recognize the limitations of mathematical and statistical models.
- To develop the view that mathematics is an evolving discipline, interrelated with human culture, and understand its connections to other disciplines.
