Mathematics

60 credit hours

The Mathematics Program offers courses that meet general mathematics requirements for associate degrees and for transfer and technical programs. More advanced courses prepare students for majors in mathematics, science, and engineering. Most courses include a graphing calculator or computer use, and lab components emphasize applications of mathematical concepts. Mathematics instruction at Collin features well-qualified professors and a mathematics laboratory providing personal, computer, and audio-visual tutorial assistance.

Career Options
Mathematics majors have many potential career opportunities. They may provide technical assistance in business, engineering, science, medicine, and many other fields. In addition, knowledge of mathematics plays a crucial role in providing access to a wide range of technical information in areas that are not so obviously dependent upon mathematics.
     Actuary
     Consultant
     Operations Researcher
     Statistician
     Teacher

CORE CURRICULUM 42 credit hours

(Core options are based on AS degree requirements; however, the full Texas Core can be found here.)

COMMUNICATION		9 CREDIT HOURS
Must take both:	ENGL 1301 and 1302	6 credit hours
Select one:	SPCH 1311, 1315, or 1321	3 credit hours
HUMANITIES		3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
English	ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351
French	FREN 2303, 2304
History	HIST 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322
Humanities	HUMA 1301, 1305, 2319, 2323*
Spanish	SPAN 2321, 2322
Philosophy	PHIL 1301, 1304, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2321
MATHEMATICS**		3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one:	MATH 1314, 1316, 1342, 1414, 2305, 2312, 2318, 2320, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2417, 2419
NATURAL SCIENCES		8 CREDIT HOURS
Select two from the following areas (a two-course sequence is recommended):
Biology	BIOL 1406, 1407, 1411, 1414, 1415, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2421
Chemistry	CHEM 1411, 1412, 2401, 2423, 2425
Environmental Science	ENVR 1401, 1402
Geology	GEOL 1403, 1404
Physics	PHYS 1401, 1402, 2425, 2426
SOCIAL / BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES		3 CREDIT HOURS
*Select one from the following areas:*
Anthropology	ANTH 2346*, 2351
Economics	ECON 2301, 2302
Psychology	PSYC 2301
Sociology	SOCI 1301
SOCIAL SCIENCES		12 CREDIT HOURS
Must take both:	GOVT 2301 and 2302	6 credit hours
Select two:	HIST 1301, 1302 or 2301	6 credit hours
VISUAL / PERFORMING ARTS		3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following:
Dance	DANC 2303
Humanities	HUMA 1311
Music	MUSI 1306, 1307
Theatre	DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362
Visual Arts	ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304, 1313
INSTITUTIONAL OPTION		1 CREDIT HOUR
*Select one of the following:*
Dance	DANC 1101, 1110, 1111, 1141, 1142, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1151, 1152, 1222, 1223, 2141, 2142, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148, 2151, 2152, 2301, 2325
Physical Education	PHED 1100, 1102. 1104, 1106, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1120, 1121, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1133, 1136, 1137, 1140, 1147, 1148, 1253, 1338

* Please Note: You may take either ANTH 2346 as a core option under Social / Behavioral Sciences or HUMA 2323 as a core option under Humanities, but not both.

** To meet AS degree requirements, you must complete two mathematics courses from the list for a minimum of six credit hours. A course will be counted only once.

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES 15 - 18 credit hours

MATH	1314	College Algebra
MATH	1316	Trigonometry
MATH	1342	Statistics
MATH	1370	Introduction to the History of Mathematics
MATH	2305	Discrete Mathematics
MATH	2312	Pre-Calculus
MATH	2318	Linear Algebra
MATH	2320	Differential Equations
MATH	2373	Matrices, Vectors, and Linear Programming
MATH	2413	Calculus I
MATH	2414	Calculus II
MATH	2415	Calculus III
MATH	2417	Accelerated Calculus I
MATH	2419	Accelerated Calculus II
ENGL	2311	Technical and Business Writing
ENGL	23XX	Any Literature course
PHIL	2303	Introduction to Logic

Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.