Christian Brothers University

Department of Mathematics

Course Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Mathematics
with a Bioinformatics option and a minor in Biology

First Year Courses
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
Calculus I 3 Calculus II 3
Introduction to Biology I & Lab 4 Introduction to Biology II & Lab 4
Principles of Chemistry I & Lab 4 Principles of Chemistry II & Lab 4
English Composition I 3 English Composition II 3
Foreign language elective 3 Foreign language elective 3
Orientation 0    
Total credits 17 Total credits 17
Second Year Courses
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
Differential Equations 3 Calculus III 3
Organic Chemistry I & Lab 4 Organic Chemistry II & Lab 4
English literature elective 3 Introduction to Discrete Math 3
Religious studies elective 3 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3
Social science elective 3 Social science elective 3
Total credits 16 Total credits 16
Third Year Courses
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
Linear Algebra 3 Abstract Algebra 3
Mathematics elective 3 Mathematics elective 3
Genetics & Lab 4 Microbiology & Lab 4
Moral values elective 3 Religious studies elective 3
Free elective 4    
Total credits 17 Total credits 13
Fourth Year Courses
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
Complex Analysis 3 Real Analysis 3
Mathematics Seminar I 1 Mathematics Seminar II 2
Mathematics elective 3 Free elective 3
Bioinformatics Algorithms 3 Cell/Molecular Biology & Lab 4
Free elective 4    
Total credits 14 Total credits 12

Total credits required for graduation are 122.
Maximum mathematics credits applicable toward the degreee are 47.

Transfer students must take at least one half of the required mathematics courses numbered 300 or above at Christian Brothers University.

Mathematics Electives

The mathematics electives must be chosen from Geometry and History, Probability, Statistics, Numerical Analysis, Discrete Math, Topics in Mathematics.