2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
    Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 University Catalog

Mathematics, B.S.


The study of mathematics has provided many opportunities for recent majors. They have pursued careers as analysts with consulting firms, as actuaries, as financial analysts in the banking and finance arenas, as teachers, and as software developers. Other majors have pursued advanced degrees in mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, engineering, law, and medicine.

During their four years at W&L, mathematics majors gain a mastery of fundamental areas of mathematics such as single and multi-variable calculus, linear algebra, modern abstract algebra, real and complex analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, geometry, topology, mathematical statistics, discrete mathematics, graph theory, and other topics.

Additional courses required as prerequisites for completion of the above include MATH 101  and MATH 102  or their equivalents.

Physics


Complete all courses in the following list:

Computer Science


Choose one course from the following list:

Upper Level Mathematics


Choose twelve additional credits selected from mathematics courses numbered 300 or above.

Electives


Choose six additional credits in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and environmental geoscience, engineering, mathematics (numbered 200 and above), and physics, except courses excluded from degree programs in those subjects.

Total Major Requirements 51 Credits