Majors: The undergraduate curriculum provides students with training in a broad range of mathematical techniques and problem solving strategies. Many of the courses in this program emphasize the modeling of physical, biological and industrial phenomena and solving the resulting mathematical problems by using computational and analytical techniques. Senior "capstone" courses provide an opportunity for students to synthesize the knowledge gained during their undergraduate experience by combining mathematical modeling with physical and computational experiments conducted in the Undergraduate Mathematics Computing Laboratory.

Double Majors : Students may earn a second major in addition to the applied mathematics major. Two of the most popular double majors with the applied mathematics major are the computer science (B.S.) major and the biology (B.S.) major. Completion is usually feasible within four years of full-time study.

Contact the Department of Mathematical Sciences for a list of appropriate courses to complete a double major with the applied mathematics major. For general rules about double majors, see Degree Options in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.

Curriculum: The curriculum as described below is for students entering NJIT as freshmen in the fall of 2002 or after that date. Students entering before that date have a different program and should consult the department to learn which curriculum applies.

FIRST YEAR:
1st Semester: (15 credits)

FOURTH YEAR:
1st Semester: (15 credits)

General University Requirements and Electives

All students are required to satisfy the General University Requirements (GUR). All GUR courses and additional mathematics, technical, and free electives are to be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Refer to the General University Requirements section of this catalog for further information on electives.

Engineering Technology GUR (6 credits): Two courses selected from among the following: any lower division or upper division courses in engineering (including EG, FED, and Mech courses); any upper division courses in architecture, computer science, or engineering technology, or MIS 345 .

Management GUR: Students take IE 492 or Mgmt 390

Physical Education GUR: Students who register as full-time undergraduates for two or more consecutive semesters must take two PE courses, one of which must be a 100-level fitness core course. Students are urged to complete the requirement as soon as possible.

Basic Social Sciences GUR: Three credits of the basic social sciences requirement must be taken in economics; acceptable courses are SS 201,Econ 265, or Econ 266 . The remaining 3 credits may be satisfied by HSS 202,STS 257, or STS 258 . Students also may take approved introductory courses in basic social sciences at Rutgers-Newark to fulfill this requirement.

Cultural History GUR: Take two courses (6 credits) from among HSS 211,HSS 212 ,HSS 213, and 200-level history courses at Rutgers-Newark.

Lit/Hist/Phil/STS GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: literature; history; philosophy; or science, technology, and society (STS); or an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Open Elective in Humanities and Social Science GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: English (Eng); history (Hist); literature (Lit); philosophy (Phil); science, technology, and society (STS); social science (SS); or theater (Thtr). Students also may satisfy this requirement with Architectural History IV (Arch 382) or by taking an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Capstone Seminar in Humanities and Social Science GUR: All students, except those enrolled in the honors college, take one of the following: HSS 403,HSS 404,HSS 405,HSS 406,HSS 407,HSS 408,HSS 409.Students enrolled in the honors college take one from HSS 491H-499H .

Electives

Mathematics, Technical, and Free Electives: Any mathematics course numbered 331 or above may be used as a mathematics, technical, or free elective. Any NJIT course at or above the 100 level may be used as a technical or free elective; except a technical elective is a course that has a significant mathematical and/or scientific content. All elective courses are to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Co-op Courses
In Mathematical Sciences, the co-op courses, Math 310 and Math 410, bear degree credit and count as technical or free electives, subject to approval by a faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.