
Majors
HONORS: Students wishing to qualify for departmental honors in the mathematics major must:
- complete all departmental requirements for the mathematics major and have a GPA of 3.50 or higher for all course work (MA, MC, and CS) taken in the department;
- have a GPA of 3.0 for all course work taken at Skidmore;
- file with the department, by the end of the official add-drop period of the spring semester of the senior year, a declaration of intention to qualify for honors; and
- submit an honors thesis or project to be read by a review committee, and give an oral presentation of the thesis or project to the department.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: The department offers an economics-mathematics major in cooperation with the Department of Economics and a business-mathematics major in cooperation with the Department of Business. See Interdepartmental Majors.
Note regarding mathematics and science majors: Students who plan to take calculus should take the online placement exam prior to the beginning of classes. Based on this exam, the Department will recommend which course in the sequence the student should begin with. Most frequently, prospective mathematics or science majors elect MA111 in the fall semester and 113 in the spring semester of their first year. Prospective mathematics or science majors with weak preparation in mathematics may be recommended to take MA108 in the fall semester followed by MA109 in the spring. First-year students with advanced placement who take MA113 in the fall should register for MA200 at the same time if they plan to continue into MA202 in the spring.
Students interested in learning how to use computers to solve problems in the quantitative disciplines should consider the courses: CS102, 103, 106, and MS104.