Math majors at Carleton are required to take at least six courses designated above Math 236. Of those, at most two of the courses may be taken outside the “Math” designation. (That is, a few Stat or CS courses count as electives, and many BSM courses count as electives, but majors may only apply a total of two such courses toward their major.)
Credit toward the major: Below is a list of BSM and BSME courses which would count as one of the two courses you are able to count toward the major. Also indicated may be a course at Carleton that has substantial overlap with the Hungarian course, so both would not count toward the major. There is also a list of BSM/E courses which would not count toward the major. If there is a BSM/E course you would like to take which is on neither list, contact the Carleton department chair to see if it would count toward the major. [Listed in square brackets is the “Math Area” which the course falls under for our major breadth requirement.]
The fall BSM semester in mathematics is considered an Off Campus Study Program, so the credits transfer as OCS credits toward Carleton graduation. Students normally take three or four courses during the fall semester. The summer programs, however, are not OCS programs. The credits for those would transfer as “pre- or post-matriculation credits,” in the same category as AP courses, on which there is a strict limit of how many you may count toward graduation. Students normally take two full courses during the BSM summer program and three full courses during the BSME summer program.
You are responsible for reading the OCS policy on credit transfer. Contact the Registrar’s Office if you have questions.
Courses that count as electives toward the Math Major:
· Introduction to Combinatorics [Discrete]
· Mathematical Problem Solving [No area]
· Advanced Combinatorics [Discrete]
· Conjecture and Proof [No area]
· Graph Theory [Discrete]
· Real Functions and Measures (Math 331: Measure Theory) [Analysis]
· Groups and Graph Limits [Discrete]
· Theory of Computing (CS 254) [Discrete]
· Markov Chains and Dynamical Systems (Math 251) [Analysis]
· Complex Functions (Math 261) [Analysis]
· Functional Analysis (Math 331: Functional Analysis) [Analysis]
· Introduction to Abstract Algebra (Math 342) [Algebra]
· Introduction to Lie Groups [Algebra]
· Introduction to Mathematical Analysis (Math 321) [Analysis]
· Advanced Abstract Algebra [Algebra]
· Commutative Algebra [Algebra]
· Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory [Algebra]
· Discrete and Convex Geometry [Geometry/Topology]
· Introduction to Topology (Math 354) [Geometry/Topology]
· Algebraic Topology [Geometry/Topology]
· Mathematical Logic [Discrete]
· Practicum: Experiencing the Hungarian Approach through Observation and Teaching (Math 349) [No Area]
Courses which do not count as electives toward the Math Major:
· Statistical Methods – Mathematical Theory with Data Science Applications
· Quantum Logic and Quantum Probability
· Introduction to Deep Learning
· Mathematics of Network Science
· Guided Discovery in the Mathematics Classroom
· Gamification and Playfulness in Teaching Mathematics
· Research
Courses that count as electives toward the Statistics major:
· Introduction to Deep Learning
· Mathematics of Network Science
After you return from Hungary, you need to fill out this form if you wish one or two of your courses to count toward your major.