NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a strong undergraduate program leading to:

The Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences
with options in:

Applied Mathematics
Applied Statistics
Mathematical Biology
Mathematics of Finance and Actuarial Science

This program prepares students for job opportunities in industry or government, for pursuing graduate studies in mathematics, statistics, or a related field, or for entrance into various professional schools. The Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of the few departments in this country with a strong emphasis on applied mathematics and statistics and is one of the strongest departments in North America for Applied Mathematics with excellent research groups in Mathematical Neurophysiology, Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Analysis, Combustion, Materials Science, and Electromagnetics.

Majors: The undergraduate curriculum in Mathematical Sciences with one of the options listed above offers training for majors in a broad range of topics, including basic courses in calculus, differential equations, probability, discrete mathematics, statistics, advanced calculus, mathematical analysis, and complex variables, as well as more advanced courses in ordinary and partial differential equations, operations research, applied numerical methods, nonlinear dynamics, mathematical biology, applied statistics, actuarial science, and methods of applied mathematics. Many of the courses in this program emphasize the techniques required to formulate physical, biological, and industrial phenomena as mathematical models and to solve the resulting mathematical problems by using analytical and computational techniques. Senior "capstone" courses provide an opportunity for students in the Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Biology options to synthesize the knowledge gained during their undergraduate experience by combining mathematical modeling with physical and computational experiments that are conducted in the Undergraduate Mathematics Computing Laboratory. Click on one of the options above to get more information about becoming a major in Mathematical Sciences. You will need to see a faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences to become a major.

Minors: Students can easily earn a Minor in Applied Mathematics or Applied Statistics by taking only 5 courses beyond your major's requirements. Students can learn more about taking a minor by clicking on this link and should see one of the Department of Mathematical Sciences faculty advisors for the minor program.

Double Majors: Students may earn a second major in addition to their primary major in Mathematical Sciences with one of the options listed above. Two of the most popular double majors with the Mathematical Sciences 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 a faculty advisor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences for a list of appropriate courses to complete a double major with the major in Mathematical Sciences. For general rules about double majors, see Degree Options in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.