The remarkable effectiveness of mathematics to reveal and quantify patterns in every human discipline makes a degree in mathematics enormously valuable and versatile.
The Department of 数学 at St. Bonaventure University offers a major that prepares students for a myriad of careers, ranging from business to industry to government to secondary education, as well as for graduate school.
Interested in teaching grade 7-12 math?
在圣. Bonaventure you have two paths to initial certification:
- Earn your Bachelor of Science in mathematics while completing requirements for initial certification as a math teacher in grades 7-12. 了解更多.
- Earn your Bachelor of Science in adolescent education with a concentration in mathematics, which also completes the requirements for initial certification as a math teacher in grades 7-12. 了解更多.
- The curriculum offers foundational courses in calculus, 离散数学, 分析, 抽象代数, as well as electives that students may select based on their interests or career goals.
- The program is flexible enough that a student may complement the mathematics major with a minor, 第二专业, 或荣誉. 数学 majors often obtain a minor, and some 第二专业, in a closely allied area such as 计算机科学, 化学, 金融, 或物理.
- The mathematics program provides excellent preparation for secondary school teaching. 如上所述, a student has two Bachelor of Science options for obtaining their initial certification to teach mathematics in grades 7-12 in New York State. Alternately, a student may earn a traditional B.S. in mathematics and remain at St. Bonaventure to complete a Master's in adolescence education.
- Students receive one-on-one advising with departmental faculty in selecting a program of study and in pursuing admission to graduate school, professional programs or careers in mathematics.
- Non-majors may obtain a 辅修数学 to complement their own major. A mathematics minor goes well with a major in 化学, 计算机科学, 金融, 物理, and just about anything else.
The Chair of the Department of 数学 is Dr. 希尔, who may be contacted by 电子邮件 or by phone at (716) 375-2025. The Department is located in the 数学 Suite, which is comprised of rooms 301 and 303 of De La Roche Hall.
The Department of 数学 offers a B.S. 在数学方面，a.S. in mathematics with grades 7-12 teaching certification, and a 辅修数学.
Bachelor of Science in mathematics
The major in mathematics provides a broad foundation of mathematical knowledge and a selection of electives that the student may select based on their interests or career goals.
Degree requirements and a four-year plan for the mathematics major
Bachelor of Science in mathematics with teaching certification
Earn a Bachelor of Science in math while completing all requirements for initial New York state certification to teach math in grades 7-12.
Program details and requirements
辅修数学
对于非专业学生, the math minor provides a solid grounding in mathematics to aid in the understanding of their major fields.
Requirements for the mathematics minor