PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Minor in Mathematics
Degree Requirements

If you are interested in getting more information on the Minor in Mathematics, please see one of the following advisors:

Professor Gavin Bjork: 503-725-3635, email: bjorkg@pdx.edu, Neuberger Hall M302

Professor Jeanette Palmiter: 503-725-3658, email: palmiter@pdx.edu, Neuberger Hall, M309

Requirements for a Mathematics Minor

A student must complete the following program (3 approved upper-division courses must be taken in residence at PSU):

Courses Credits
Mth 251, 252, 253, 254: Calculus I-IV 16
Mth 311: Advanced Calculus I or Mth 344: Group Theory      4
Four approved Mth or Stat elective courses* 12-16

*Approved electives are Mth 256, 261, 311, 312, 343, 344,  plus any course approved as an elective for the major by the Math Dept advisors.

Mth 313, 322, 324, 338, 343, 345, 346, 356 (Discrete Math), 411, 412, 413, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 449, 451, 452, 453, 457, 458, 467, 468, 470, 471, 472, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488

Stat 451, 452, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466.

Only grades of C-, P, or above count toward satisfying the department minor requirements. No more than three courses with a grade of P may be counted toward these requirements.

 

Last Modified November 17, 2005