Computational Science Minor

The minor in Computational Science is available to students in any major. The minor allows students to develop an expertise in Computational Science while pursuing a conventional major, which provides the context wherein they apply their computational skills. 

To complete the minor the student must achieve a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in courses totaling at least 21 credits.

All courses are 3 credits unless noted.

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Computational Science Minor Core I

Students are required to complete the following course:

  • MA377 Numerical Methods

Students must complete two of the following courses:

  • MA232 Elementary Differential Equations
  • MA239/MA339 Elementary Linear Algebra/Applied Linear Algebra
  • STAT282/STAT383 General Statistics/Probability and Statistics

Application area electives to make a total of 21 credits* 

*Application area electives are computational courses in departments other than Mathematics, typically drawn from the student’s major. The current list of approved courses is maintained by the Mathematics Department.