Required courses in at are the same for both degrees. The department offers a primary major, requiring a minimum of 38 credit hours, and a complementary major, requiring a minimum of 32 hours.

Learning Objectives for Math Majors

Students will:

• demonstrate expertise in the core topics of mathematics

• demonstrate ability to solve advanced mathematical problems, apply various methods of mathematical proof, and communicate solutions in writing

• demonstrate the ability to comprehend advanced mathematics and present the material orally and in writing

• be aware of and involved with mathematics outside the classroom

• be provided a wide range of elective courses from which to choose

Career Paths

The placement rate for Valpo math majors is consistently close to 100 percent.

In the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics? Occupational Handbook, growth for every job listed as a math occupation is predicted to be much higher than average for all occupations. In the age of big data, number crunchers are urgently needed to analyze ever-increasing volumes of data.