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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mathematics and Geosciences, B.S.

Program of Study for the B.S. Degree
Total FVSU Hours: 125

Freshman Year

Summer Semester

ENGL 1101 - Composition Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1113 - PreCalculus Credit Hours: 4
HIST 1111 - A Survey of World Civilization to Early Modern Times Credit Hours: 3
POLS 1101 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2111 - A Survey of U.S. History to the Post Civil War Period Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 2008 - Cultural Diversity Credit Hours: 2
PEDW

14 Credit Hours

Fall Semester

MATH 1154 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2113 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 1101 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1121 - An Introduction To Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4
PEDW 2522 - Personal and Community Health Credit Hours: 2
EDUC 1001
PEDW 1402 - Fitness and Lifestyle Assessment Credit Hours: 1

20 Credit Hours

Spring Semester

MATH 2164 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2253 - Discrete Math Credit Hours: 3
SPCH 2330
ENGL 2111 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3
FVSU 0100 - Orientation to the University Credit Hours: 1

21 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Summer Semester

PHYS 2211K - Principles of Physics Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2174 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 3273 - Theory of Numbers Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2203 - Introduction to Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
CSCI 3332 - Fortran Credit Hours: 3

20 Credit Hours

Fall Semester

PHYS 2212K - Principles of Physics II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 4243 - Linear Algebra II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 3323 - College Geometry Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1122 - Earth History Credit Hours: 4
SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2000 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3

20 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Summer Semester

MATH 4193 - Abstract Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 3223 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
MATH 4143 - Complex Variables Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2204 - An Introduction To Mineral Sciences Credit Hours: 4
MATH 4390 - Mathematics Review Credit Hours: 2
Elective ²

15 Credit Hours

Fall Semester

CSCI 3331 - C/Unix Credit Hours: 3
MATH 3373 - Probability Credit Hours: 3
MATH 4343 - Advanced Calculus Credit Hours: 3
MATH 4391 - Math Seminar Credit Hours: 1
MATH 3393 - History of Math Credit Hours: 3

16 Credit Hours

Note:

¹ Or ECON 2105 or ECON 2106
² Students will choose from Geology, ENGL 2053 , and History (Non-western culture).

CDEP offers dual degree STEM programs in a 3+2 format:

Academically talented students enroll at Fort Valley State University for the first three years and pursue a major in mathematics, chemistry, or biology.
For years 4 and 5, students transfer to one of CDEP’s partnering universities to complete a major in engineering, geology, geophysics, or health physics.