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Working Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Mathematics (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematical Sciences is designed to include a large level of flexibility to serve students in a variety of areas in Mathematical Sciences and statistics: pure math, computational math, applied math, and statistics.

Please see the UNLV College of Mathematical Sciences web page at www.unlv.edu/math for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.  Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/ba-mathematics.

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Advising

Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Sciences Advising Center.

Accreditation

For information regarding accreditation at UNLV, please head over to Academic Program Accreditations.

Transfer Policy

Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics transfer courses require a minimum grade of C to satisfy major requirements.

University Graduation Requirements

Please see Graduation Policies  for complete information.

Mathematics (BA) Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits

 (see note 1 below)

General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 32-46 Credits

First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3

 (see note 2 below)

English Composition - Credits: 6

 

Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3

 

Constitutions - Credits: 3-6

    

Mathematics -Credits: 0-4

Satisfied by major requirements. 

Distribution Requirements - Credits: 18

Please see Distribution Requirements  for more information.

  • Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
    • Two 3-credit courses in the humanities and one 3-credit course in fine arts.
  • Social Science: 9 credits
    • One course each from three different fields
  • Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking :
    • Automatically satisfied by Major requirements

Multicultural and International - Credits: 0-6

Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required

These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements.  A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.

Major Requirements - BA in Mathematics - Subtotal: 50 Credits

General Electives - Credits: 24-38

Total Credits: 120

 

Notes

  1. Every student will be encouraged to take the GRE Advanced Test in Mathematics.
  2. It is strongly recommended that students take SCI 101 to satisfy the First Year Seminar requirement.

  3. MATH 303   is a Milestone Experience course for Mathematics B.A.

  4. MATH 457   is a Culminating Experience course for Mathematics B.A.