2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R 
    
    Dec 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R

Mathematics: Statistics Concentration (6912), B.A.


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Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Major in Mathematics (6910)


A goal of the mathematics major is to prepare students for mathematical careers in business, government, education, or industry. All students pursuing mathematics majors complete elementary probability and statistics, the calculus sequence, linear algebra, a proofs course, and a course in professional skills for mathematicians and statisticians. Concentrations allow specialization beyond this core based on a student’s career goals.

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers three concentrations, Mathematics (6911), Statistics (6912), and General Mathematics and Statistics (6914), leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in mathematics. The department offers five concentrations, Mathematics (6911), Statistics (6912), General Mathematics and Statistics (6914), Applied Mathematics (6915), and Actuarial Science (6916), leading to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in mathematics. Students pursuing any concentration are required to complete general education requirements and the appropriate BA or BS requirements.  Students not prepared to enter calculus upon admission to the university may use elective hours to take college algebra, trigonometry, or both.

For students pursuing a double major in both mathematics and computer science, MATH 340 /CSCI 340  may be allowed only in the requirements for a mathematics major or computer science major but not both.

For more information about the mathematics major, please contact:

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
341 Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building
203 Hurt Street
Martin, TN 38238
math@utm.edu
731-881-7360

Statistics Concentration (6912)


Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in statistics, actuarial science, or a career as a statistician should consider the statistics concentration.  The statistics concentration requires courses in real analysis, statistical methods, regression analysis, and statistical computing, a sequence in probability and statistics, and additional upper division mathematics and statistics courses.  
 

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements 

38 credit hours 

Bachelor of Arts Requirements 

6 to 15 credit hours 

Major Core Requirements 

22 credit hours 

Concentration Requirements 

24 credit hours 

Minor  

12 to 15 credit hours 

Electives  

6 to 18 credit hours 

TOTAL 

120 credit hours 

UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS


  


Graduation Requirements 

Minimum credits required for graduation  

120 credit hours 

Minimum credits in upper-division courses 

36 credit hours 

Maximum credits in any one subject counted 
toward graduation  

 
50 credit hours 

General education core requirements 

38 credit hours 

Complete a Major  

 

Complete a Minor 

 

COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE


  


Guidance for choosing general education courses: 

MATH 210  and MATH 251  are required for the mathematics major and are also options in the general education core curriculum requirements. A student using either of these courses to simultaneously satisfy general education core curriculum and major requirements may need to complete additional elective coursework to meet the minimum number of credit hours required for the degree.

Bachelor of Arts Requirements


  

Major in Mathematics with a Statistics Concentration (46 credit hours)


Program-Specific Degree Requirements

  • A student must earn a minimum grade of C in every course in the major.
  • A BA degree requires a minor.  A BS degree does not require a minor.

Mathematics Major Core (22 credit hours)


These courses are required for every concentration in the mathematics major:

Statistics Concentration (24 credit hours)


These courses are required for the statistics concentration:

Complete 6 additional credit hours from:


Minor


This BA concentration requires a minor.

Electives


Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours.  For students who complete all of the coursework above, but do not accumulate 120 credit hours, complete enough additional elective hours chosen from all university courses to achieve 120 credit hours and to achieve at least 36 credit hours of upper-division coursework.

ADDITIONAL NOTES


  • Most mathematics and statistics courses require the use of a graphing calculator. The department recommends a TI-84 series calculator for all courses. Graphing calculators with computer algebra systems (usually labeled with or mentioning “CAS”) are prohibited.
     
  • Many mathematics and statistics courses require the use of specialized software as part of the curriculum.  Contact your instructor for more information regarding classroom usage.
     
  • Students should check course descriptions for prerequisites before planning to take a course.  Some courses included as options may have prerequisites that do not satisfy the concentration.
     
  • Most upper-division mathematics and statistics courses are not offered every semester, and some are only offered every other year. Students should work closely with a mathematics or statistics advisor to plan when they will take courses.

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