Mathematics, B.S.

Jon-Paul Paolino, Ph.D., Program Director
914-674-7314
jpaolino@mercy.edu

(Note: Courses also offered online)

Bachelor of Science

Mathematics
General Education Requirements*	42 credits
Major Concentration	48 credits
Open Electives	30 credits
Total	120 credits

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students who choose the major concentration in mathematics must complete: *

Foundation Courses

*These courses fulfill part of the General Education requirements.

Major Courses

Three courses in mathematics selected from the following:

Note(s)

Mercy University’s 15-credit residency requirement in the major concentrations of mathematics, computer science or computer information systems must be satisfied by courses numbered 200 or above.

Mathematics majors who have not had their mathematics core requirement waived should complete MATH 116 and MATH 201 (rather than MATH 115 ) as part of their General Education requirements.

MATH 201 is a Prerequisite for the major and must be used to fulfill general education requirements.

MATH 120 may be waived with division approval.

Students who wish to minor in Mathematics must complete at least 15 math credits not required to fulfill their major requirements. The student may choose from the following courses: MATH 122 , MATH 201 , MATH 244 , MATH 260 , MATH 261 , or any level 300+ math courses.

*(This is a graduate course- please refer to the graduate catalog for course description)