MATBA - Mathematics - Bachelor of Arts

A grade of B or better required in MAT 145, 146, 280, 350, and 351

Hours taken in Information Technology do not count toward the required 45 hours in Mathematics

Students are encouraged to take MAT 283 (actuarial computing), and intensive reviews for actuarial examinations offered through the Illinois State University Conferencing Unit, as well as participate in the Predictive Analytics Competition held annually at Illinois State University.

Students in the Actuarial Science Sequence will be given permits by the College of Business to enroll in the required FIL courses. Refer to the Actuarial Science advising website for information: https://about.illinoisstate.edu/actuary/undergrad/advising/

Required courses in the Actuarial Science Sequence (outlined above) provide the contents of the Society of Actuaries examinations P, FM, FAM, ALTAM, ASTAM, and SRM, or the Casualty Actuarial Society examinations 1, 2, MAS I and MAS II, as well as complete Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) requirements. Refer to the Actuarial Science advising website to see how the courses correspond to the professional actuarial examinations: https://about.illinoisstate.edu/actuary/undergrad/advising/

Hours taken in Information Technology or English do not count toward the required 45 hours in Mathematics.

The following required courses must be completed with a grade of C or better:

MAT 145
MAT 146
MAT 147
MAT 175
MAT 236
MAT 247
MAT 260
MAT 350
ENG 145 or ENG 249 or equivalent

To graduate in the Accelerated Sequence, students must take at least one of MAT 336, MAT 337, or MAT 347 (*) for graduate credit during their senior year, with a total limit of 12 hours of graduate credit during their senior year. Students must consult with their advisor prior to the start of each course to ensure approval and correct registration for graduate credit.

Hours taken in Information technology and English do not count toward the required 45 credit hours in Mathematics. Submission of senior portfolio is required (see advisor). The following required courses must be completed with a grade of C or better:

MAT 145
MAT 146
MAT 147
MAT 175
MAT 236
MAT 247
MAT 260
MAT 350
ENG 145 or ENG 249 or equivalent

The following courses do not count towards the Mathematics program:

MAT 280
MAT 283

Admission to Professional Studies required

C or better for all courses in the major are required

University-Wide Teacher Education Requirement: https://illinoisstate.edu/catalog/undergraduate/teacher-education/

MAT 323 must be completed before the student teaching experience.

MAT 326 can count as a mathematics elective if not used for the technology requirement.

Interested students should consult their advisor about opportunities for tutoring secondary school students, serving as a teaching assistant, or other relevant voluntary Clinical Experiences.

The following courses do not count towards the Mathematics - Teacher Education program:

MAT 280
MAT 283

Listed MAT courses do not fully satisfy the 45 minimum MAT course requirement. Additional MAT courses will be needed to complete the 45 minimum semester hours MAT requirement.

* IT 166 and IT 168 do not count toward the 45 minimum mathematics hours required.

BSC 196, BSC 197, ECO 105, PSY 110 are prerequisites for the upper-level courses from the respective cognate areas. IT 179 is required for IT 225, IT 226, IT 327. ECO 138 is a prerequisites for most Economics courses. A mathematical Statistics course may be substituted for this requirement.

The following courses do not count towards the Statistics program:

MAT 280
MAT 283