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Xavier University Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Xavier University Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mathematics, B.S. with a Concentration in Economics


This interdisciplinary program provides students with the benefits of a degree in Mathematics enhanced by a strong Economics background.  Combined skills in Mathematics and Economics are increasingly valuable in industry and government.  This program expands opportunities for post-graduation employment as well as prepares students for graduate study in Economics and related fields.

Requirements for the Mathematics major with concentration in Economics


 

NOTES:


  • A 2.000 cumulative average must be attained in the student’s mathematics, economics, and computer science courses.
  • Students are required to complete the MFT (Major Field Test) in Mathematics.
  • At the completion of MATH 393, students complete a Senior Project presented in a public colloquium.  This project should demonstrate evidence of the student’s Economic concentration.
  • Any student wishing to major in Mathematics with Concentration in Economics should consult the chair of the Department of Mathematics before registration.

TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours


B.S. Mathematics with Concentration in Economics


This block schedule serves as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor.

Freshman Year


First Semester


  • MATH 170 - Calculus I
  • CSCI 170 - Computer Science I
  • ENGL 101 - English Composition or ENGL 115 - Rhetoric
  • Second Language I
  • CORE 100 - First Year Seminar
  • CORE 101 - First Year Co-Curricular Program I (GOA)

Total (16)

Second Semester


  • MATH 171 - Calculus II
  • MATH 225 - Foundations Of Higher Math
  • PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy
  • BAIS 210 - Quantitative Methods
  • Second Language II
  • CORE 102 - First Year Co-Curricular Program II (GOA)

Total (16)

Sophomore Year


First Semester


  • MATH 220 - Calculus III
  • ECON 200 - Microeconomic Principles
  • Historical Perspectives
  • Literature & Moral Imagination
  • PHIL 200 - Philosophical Perspectives
  • Writing Flag
  • THEO 111 - Theological Foundations

Total (16)

Second Semester


  • MATH 240 - Linear Algebra
  • ECON 201 - Macroeconomic Principles
  • Literature & Moral Imagination
  • Creative Perspectives
  • Theological Perspectives

Total (15)

Junior Year


First Semester


  • MATH 340 - Abstract Algebra I
  • ECON 305 - Microeconomic Analysis
  • MATH Elective
  • Scientific Perspectives, Lecture & Lab (4)
  • Quantitative Reasoning Flag

Total (16)

Second Semester


  • MATH 370 - Real Analysis
  • MATH 391 - Mathematics Seminar I
  • ECON 306 - Macroeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 307 - Empirical Analysis In Economic
  • MATH Elective
  • Natural Sciences Elective, Lecture & Lab (4)

Total (17)

Senior Year


First Semester


  • MATH 392 - Mathematics Seminar 2
  • ECON 350 - Business Cycles & Forecasting or ECON 495 - Markets, Strategy & Rivalry
  • ECON Elective
  • E/RS Elective
  • Oral Communication Flag
  • Elective

Total (16)

Second Semester


  • MATH 393 - Mathematics Seminar 3
  • Humanities Elective
  • DCR Elective
  • MATH Elective
  • Elective

Total (14)

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