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As a mathematics student, you will increase your computational facility, enhance your ability to apply mathematics to real-world problems, and develop an appreciation for the abstract structures and reasoning at the heart of mathematics. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with the latest mathematical software and technology, study computational mathematics, and develop expertise in financial mathematics. In this program, you’ll choose between three tracks—applied, general, or theoretical mathematics—and be required to enroll in more advanced courses than you would if you were doing the Bachelor of Arts mathematics program.
With a background and training in mathematics, you could become an actuary, statistician, analyst, or researcher, to name just a few occupations. Brooklyn College alumni with a degree in mathematics have gone on to work as mathematicians, math instructors, education consultants, and much more.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
To enroll in any advanced course in mathematics, students must maintain an average grade of C or higher in all courses previously taken in the department, unless this requirement is waived by the chair. A student exempt, without credit, from a course may not take the course later for credit except with permission of the chair. Mathematics majors must offer a minimum of 24 credits in advanced courses for the degree. All mathematics courses offered to satisfy the requirements for a major in mathematics must be completed with a grade of C- or higher. Unless otherwise specified in this bulletin, any mathematics courses used to satisfy a prerequisite for an advanced elective must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.
The department chair, with the approval of the chair of the department’s undergraduate curriculum committee, may allow substitutions for one or more of these requirements consistent with the educational goals of the program.
Mathematics 1006 and one of Mathematics 1011 or Mathematics 1012. Completion of some or all of these courses may be waived conditional on the outcome of appropriate placement exams.
Mathematics 1201, 1206, and 2201. Transfer students may also need to take Mathematics 1211; see Mathematics Department chair.
Mathematics 2001, 2101, and 4201.
Computer and Information Science 1115 or 1215.
Candidates for a B.S. degree in mathematics must choose one of the following tracks to bring the total number of credits in advanced courses to 24.
Majors should consult with a Mathematics Department counselor concerning substitutions for core science courses.
Prospective doctoral students should develop reading competence in at least one of the following languages: French, German, Russian.
Candidates for a B.S. degree with a major in mathematics must complete at least 60 credits in science and mathematics, 24 of which must be completed in advanced courses in the Mathematics Department. These 24 credits must be completed at Brooklyn College with a grade of C- or higher in each course. Specific course requirements for a B.S. degree are described above.
The following courses may be applied toward the 60 credits in science and mathematics:
All courses in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer and Information Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology. Courses marked with a “#” in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences.
The Mathematics Department’s Program Goals are summarized below:
The program-level student learning goals apply to the various mathematics programs offered. The department expects a student to meet some or all of these goals upon her or his graduation according to the program of study chosen. These goals are to:
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All of the following: Mathematics 2206, 3202, 3501, 4701.
Two of the following: Mathematics 2706, 3107, 4211, 4216, 4501, 500x (the 500x must be in applied mathematics).
Mathematics 3101.
Two of the following: Mathematics 4101, 4106, 4206, 2206 and 4211, 4216, 4302, 4306, 3501 and 4501, 4506, 3501 and 4511, 2206 and 4701, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004.
Mathematics 2206 and 3101.
Three of the following: Mathematics 3106, 4101, 4106, 4206, 4216, 4302, 4306, 500x (the 500x must be in theoretical mathematics).
Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in Mathematics offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the mathematics B.S. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:
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