Mathematics Program Mission

The Mathematics Program provides its students with an undergraduate degree in mathematics, preparing them for mathematics careers. This education also enables students to develp skills required for graduate school in mathematics and enhances a life of faith, learning, and service.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will solve many types of problems using their skills in Calculus and Differential Equations.
2. Students will analyze and solve problems using real-world data and regression analysis.
3. Students will solve real world problems using their entire array of mathematical knowledge.
4. Students will apply their skills in mathematics to physics, computer programming, and chemistry.
5. Students will successfully find work in the field of mathematics or will continue their education into graduate school.

3+2 Engineering Cooperative Program Mission

The 3+2 Engineering Cooperative Program will provide its students with an undergraduate education in mathematics and its application to pre-engineering multidisciplinary problems. This education would enable students to develop skills required for graduate work in engineering and enhance a life of faith, learning, and service.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Be acquainted with undergraduate mathematics (roughly in terms of content 50% calculus, 25% algebra and 25% additional topics such as real and complex analysis). The student will be able to demonstrate comprehension of - and problem solving skill in - caluclus, algebra, and other topics in undergraduate mathematics.
2. be able to express thought processes in ways that can be recorded for reflection, evaluation, and assessment purposes. The thought processes, such as drawing a diagram or arguing for/ against a result, ar those involved with using undergraduate mathematics to solve pre-engineering multidisciplinary problems.
3. be able to engage in scientific investigations (such as found in chemistry, physics, and biology laboratory exercises; and during an internship). Aspects of such investigations include acquisition, analysis, communication, and evaluation of data and of results.
4. Be able to demonstrate computer and computational skills in the course of scientific investigations.
5. be able to serve and work effectively in group and team settings such as found in the laboratory, during an internship, in special group projects and in co-curricular engagements.
6. identify a branch of engineering to pursue in graduate school and the student will consider taking the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) subject test in mathematics and/or science pertinent to the branch of engineering identified by the student. The GRE subject test scores have the potential of placing graduates of the program and the program internationally.