Page1of9 ConsolidationWorkGroup FinalReport WorkGroupDetails Date: WorkGroupName: MathOWG8 WorkGroupCo8Chairs: MarkR.AndersonandAndrewMcMorran FunctionalArea: AcademicDegreesandPrograms FunctionalAreaCoordinator: KenHarmon Listthemajortasksyourgroupwillneedtotaketoaccomplishyourdeliverables.Pleaseprovidemoredetailsforthetasksleading uptothesacscocprospectusdevelopment. MajorTasksforOWGTrackerfromFinalPlanningDocumentandRecommendations Task:AddressProgramandCurriculumDifferences Recommendationand/orActionTaken: CurrentlyKSUoffers2undergraduatedegrees1graduatedegreeand2minorsfromthe DepartmentofMathematicsandStatistics;andSPSUoffers2undergraduatedegreesand1minor. TheprogramsoverlappedinofferingaB.S.degreeinMathematicsandaminorinMathematics.The otherdegreesofferedbyksu(minorinappliedstatisticsanddataanalysisb.s.inmathematics EducationandaM.S.inAppliedStatistics)werediscussedbytheOWGwithrespecttothestructureof thedepartmentpost8consolidationbuttherewasnoneedtointegratedifferentprogramsforthese degreesnorwasthereneedtochangethecurriculumofthesedegreeprogramsbasedon overlap/differences/redundancies.no#changes#are#being#recommended#for#these#programs.## # TheotherdegreeofferedbySPSUtheB.A.inMathematicswithTeacherCertification(UTeach)was discussedbytheowg.theuteachprogramwasthetopicofdiscussionwithintheeducationowg (OWG#6)whereathoroughevaluationoftheUTeachprogramwasundertakenandintegrationwith theksuteacherpreparationprogramswasdiscussed.mathematicseducationfacultyarepartofthat OWG.BasedontherecommendationsofOWG6theMathematicsEducationcurriculummay changebutthatisoutsidethechargeofowg8.# TheB.S.inMathematicsdegreesofferedcurrentlybythe2institutionswerethoroughlydiscussed. Thereweremanycommonalitiesinthedegreecurriculabutalsosignificantdifferencesdiscovered duringthesediscussions.theseincludeddifferentwaysofmeetingcorearearequirementsand differencesinthecoursesrequiredforupper8divisionmathematicscredit.manyofthecourses offeredwerecommonbetweenthe2departmentsandtheowgundertook(andtaskedtothe expertsineachdepartment)adetailedcomparisonofthecoursecontentandlearningobjectivesof thesecourses withtheultimateobjectiveofaligningthecommoncourses. TheOWGwasdiligentinidentifyingprogramandcurriculumdifferences.ThefindingsbytheOWG informedthedecisionsmadefortheothertasksoftheowg.noadditionalactionforthistaskis required. Task:StreamlineProgramOfferings Recommendationand/orActionTaken: Asstatedabovetherewasonlyoneinstanceofoverlapindegreeprogrambetweenthecurrent
Page2of9 ConsolidationWorkGroup FinalReport mathematicsofferingsatksuandspsu thatiswiththeb.s.inmathematics.aftermuchdiscussion itwasdeterminedthattheconsolidatedksuwouldoffer2b.s.degreesinmathematics ab.s.in ComputationalandAppliedMathematicsandaB.S.inMathematics.Thisdecisioncamefromthe differentstudentpopulationswhopursuethemathematicsdegreesatthe2institutions.students majoringinmathematicswhoarecurrentlyattendingspsuapproachtheirdegreefromavery theoreticalperspective.consequentlythespsudegreetakestheapproachofpreparinggraduates forgraduatedegreesinmathematics.studentsmajoringinmathematicswhoarecurrentlyattending KSUcomefromavarietyofbackgroundsandtheKSUdegreeaffordspathwaystomanydifferent careers.theksudegreewasrecentlychanged(withinthelast2years)inresponsetoinputfrom manyconstituenciesincludingcompaniesthathavehiredgraduatesfromthemathematicsdegree program.theksub.s.inmathematicsdegreealsohasaneyetowardflexibilitytoallowstudentsto switchbetweendegreeprograms(b.s.inmathematicsandb.s.inmathematicseducation).neither constituencyoftheowgwantedtolosethefocusofeitherprogram. Toaccommodatethesedifferentcorefocitwomathematicsdegreesarebeingproposed.Even thoughtherecommendationisfor2degreesitshouldbepointedoutthattheowgrevisedthecore ArearequirementssothatthetwomathematicsdegreesofferedbytheDepartmentofMathematics (B.S.inMathematicsandB.S.inComputationalandAppliedMathematics)atthenewKSUhavethe samecore.thisaffordstheflexibilitythatallfacultywantedsothatstudentscouldpursuethe curriculumthatwasthebestfitfortheirinterests.thedifferencesinthedegreeprogramslieinthe requiredupperdivisionmathematicscourses. TheB.S.inMathematicsEducationwasnotsignificantlyalteredonlyaddressingchangesincourse numberingthatwilloccurwithconsolidation.thecurriculumofthecorearearequirementswas consideredbutultimatelytheowgdecidednottomakeanyrecommendationsandtowaitforthe resultsfromowg6beforeconsideringchangestothemathematicseducationcurriculum. Therewasoneotherareaofoverlapbetweenthetwomathematicsprogramsandthatwaswiththe minorinmathematics.bothinstitutionsofferamathematicsminor.theowgfoundthattheminor offeredcurrentlybyspsuwasmoreflexible;consequentlytheowgfeltthatthespsuminor requirementsmeettheoverallobjectiveofprovidingthemostflexibleoptiontostudentsand decidedtoendorsethecurriculumofthespsuminorastherecommendedcurriculumatthe consolidatednewksu. FinallytheOWGdiscussedtheinitialplacementofstudentsintotheappropriatemathematics courses.theowgfeltthatthiswasbesthandledbyadministeringamandatorymathematics placementexamination.performanceontheexamwouldinformtheadvisorsofwhatmathematics courseastudentshouldbegintheirstudieswith. TheOWGmakesthefollowingrecommendations.ThedepartmentofMathematicsatthenewKSU willofferthefollowingdegreesandminors: 1. AB.S.inMathematics 2. AB.S.inComputationalandAppliedMathematics 3. AB.S.inMathematicsEducation 4. AMinorinMathematics 5. TheOWGrecommendsthatallstudentstakeamathematicsplacementexamtoinformthe
ConsolidationWorkGroup FinalReport studentonwhatinitialmathematicscoursetheyshouldenrollinattheuniversity. Thecurriculumofthe2mathematicsB.S.degreeswillhavethesamemathematicscoursesrequired forcoreareasadandfbutwilldifferintheirrequiredupperdivisioncourses.theb.s.in MathematicsdegreerequiresstudentstotakePhysicsastheirsciencerequirementeitherasanArea Drequirementorasaguidedelective.Themathematicseducationdegreehasacorethatdiffersonly inoneareafmathematicscourseanditwasdecidedtowaituntilowg6makesits recommendationsbeforeconsideringchangestothiscurriculum.asingleminorwillbeofferedthat followstheminorcurriculumcurrentlyofferedbyspsu.becausethestatisticsfacultywillbecome partofanotherdepartmentthestatisticsminorandthem.s.inappliedstatisticswillnotbepartof theprogramofferingsofthenewdepartmentofmathematics. Task:CombineCurriculums Recommendationand/orActionTaken: AsdiscussedabovetherecommendationoftheOWGisfortheDepartmentofMathematicsatthe consolidatedksutooffer3b.s.degrees(mathematicscomputationalandappliedmathematicsand MathematicsEducation)and1minor.Theproposedcurriculaforthese3B.S.programsandtheminor areappendedtothisfinalreport.importantlytheproposedcurriculaforthetwomathematics degreeshavecommonmathematicscoursesinthecore8areaadandfrequirements.thiswasdone tohelpstreamlinetheprogramsbutalsotoprovidethegreatestflexibilitytostudentsasthey progressthroughtheirdegreeprograms.substantivechangestothemathematicseducationdegree programwerenotmade.thiswasbecauseofrelatedconversationsoccurringinowg6thatmay impactthemathandscienceeducationprograms. Therecommendeddegreeprogramsareattached. Page3of9
Bachelor of Science in Computational and Applied Mathematics Gen Ed (? hours) Area A MATH 1253 Calculus I (4 hours) Area D MATH 2254 Calculus II (4 hours) Area F (18 hours) MATH 2255 Calculus III (4 hours) MATH 2332 Prob. & Data Analysis (3 hours) MATH 2290 Intro. to Logic Set Theory & Proofs (3 hours) MATH 2306 Differential Equations (3 hours) CSE 1301C or CSE 1301E or CSE 1301J (4 hours) Overflow hours from calculus I (1 hr) Free Electives (9 hours) Major Requirements (22 hours) MATH 3260 Linear Algebra (3 hours) MATH 3262 Numerical Methods I (3 hours) MATH 3322 Discrete Mathematics I (3 hours) MATH 4322 Discrete Mathematics II (3 hours) MATH 3332 Probability & Statistics (3 hours) MATH 4361 Modern Algebra I (3 hours) MATH 4381 Real Analysis I (3 hours) Overflow hour from Calculus II (1 hour) Upper Division Major Elective (14 hours) MATH 3000 Software of Mathematics (3 hours) MATH 3256 Calculus IV (3 hours) MATH 3272 Introduction to Linear Programming (3 hours) MATH 3323 Cooperative Study (3 hours) MATH 3398 Internship (3 hours) MATH 3405 Probabilistic Foundations of Actuarial Science (3 hours) MATH 3596 Topology (3 hours) MATH 3696 College Geometry (3 hours) MATH 4260 Linear Algebra II (3 hours) MATH 4310 Partial Differential Equations (3 hours) MATH 4345 Numerical Methods II (3 hours) MATH 4362 Modern Algebra II (3 hours) MATH 4382 Real Analysis II (3 hours) MATH 4391 Complex Variables (3 hours) MATH 4400 Directed Study (3 hours) MATH 4490 Special Topics in Mathematics (3 hours) MATH 4699 Undergraduate Research (3 hours) MATH 4717 Elementary Number Theory(3 hours) STAT 3010 Computer Applications of Statistics STAT 3120 Statistical Methods I STAT 3125 Biostatistics Page4of9
STAT 3130 Statistical Methods II STAT 4025 Clinical Trial Design STAT 4120 Applied Experimental Design STAT 4125 Design and Analysis of Human Studies STAT 4210 Applied Regression Analysis STAT 4310 Statistical Data Mining STAT 4330 Applied Binary Classification STAT 4490 Special Topics in Statistics NOTE 1: At most 9 total hours of credit can be given for MATH 3398 (Internship) and at most 3 of these hours can be used as Upper Division Mathematics and Statistics Electives. The remaining hours can be used as free electives. Formal Minor or Track elective (15 hours) The student must complete a formal KSU minor (consult a current catalog for a listing) or one of the following 15 hour tracks. If a chosen minor does not require all 15 hours the remaining hours are selected from Upper Division Mathematics and Statistics Electives. Track 1: Continued Study in Mathematics and Statistics Any 15 hours of courses from Upper Division Mathematics and Statistics Electives. Many different directions can be taken with these 15 additional hours such as concentrations on mathematical applications in continuous or discrete areas preparation for graduate programs in mathematics etc. Consult with your advisor to carefully select the courses that best suit your career plans. Track 2: Accelerated Bachelor's Master s Degree Option for Kennesaw State University s MS in Applied Statistics Take the maximum allowed number of graduate courses. See Note 2. Complete the rest of track with any additional courses from Upper Division Mathematics and Statistics Electives. Track 3: Accelerated Bachelor's Master s Degree Option for Kennesaw State University s MAT program in Mathematics Take the maximum allowed number of graduate courses. See Note 2. Complete the rest of track with any additional courses from the following list: Upper Division Mathematics and Statistics Electives MATH 3395 - Geometry MATH 3495 - Advanced Perspectives on School Mathematics Part I MATH 4495 - Advanced Perspectives on School Mathematics Part II NOTE 2: Plan ahead and simultaneously begin graduate studies during your senior year. The Accelerated Bachelor's Master s Degree Option provides qualified KSU undergraduate students the opportunity to begin graduate studies at KSU in their senior year and to simultaneously satisfy some remaining requirements for the bachelor's degree and the beginning requirements of an advanced degree. A student may use a limited number of credit hours of graduate-level courses offered within a single degree program in meeting the requirements of both a bachelor s degree and a master s degree. See http://www.kennesaw.edu/graduate/accelerated_degree.shtml for full details. Tracks 2 and 3 are designed for the Accelerated Bachelor's Master s Degree Option. Page5of9
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