BS in Math and Computer Science

Bachelor of Science 2024 through2025

Math and Computer Science

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Students majoring in the BS Math and Computer Science program are forbidden from double-majoring in the BS Computer Science (all concentrations), BS Game Programming, and BS Information Technology programs; as well as from minoring in Computer Science and Information Technology.

Curriculum Requirements

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Major Requirements

Select one of the following calculus sequences:

Calculus Sequence (option 1)
  • MAT 147 Calculus with Integrated Precalculus I
  • MAT 148 Calculus with Integrated Precalculus II
  • MAT 149 Calculus with Integrated Precalculus III
Calculus Sequence (option 2)
Summer Calculus Sequence (option 3)
Calculus Sequence (option 4)
  • MAT 160 Calculus for Mathematics and Science Majors I
  • MAT 161 Calculus for Mathematics and Science Majors II
  • MAT 162 Calculus for Mathematics and Science Majors III
Calculus Sequence (option 5)
  • MAT 170 Calculus for Life Sciences I
  • MAT 171 Calculus for Life Sciences II
  • MAT 149 Calculus with Integrated Precalculus III
    or MAT 152 Calculus III
    or MAT 162 Calculus for Mathematics and Science Majors III
Select One of the Following (Capstone)
  • CSC 394 Software Projects
  • DSC 394 Data Science Project
  • MAT 398 Senior Capstone Seminar
  • Select twelve (12) credit hours of CDM Major Electives
  • Select twelve (12) credit hours of MAT Major Electives
  • Select four (4) credit hours of CDM or MAT Major Elective
  • 1 Students with one (1) semester programming experience may take CSC 243 and one (1) additional Major Elective in lieu of CSC 241 and CSC 242.
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 110 Discover Chicago
    OR LSP 111 Explore Chicago
  • LSP 112 Focal Point Seminar
  • WRD 103 Composition and Rhetoric I
  • WRD 104 Composition and Rhetoric II
  • LSP 200 Seminar on Race, Power, and Resistance
  • 1 Experiential Learning
  • 3 Arts & Literature
  • 2 Historical Inquiry
  • 1 Philosophical Inquiry
  • 1 Philosophical Inquiry (ethics)
  • 2 Religious Dimensions
  • 1 Scientific Inquiry - lab
  • 3 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry

Major Electives

Students must take 7 Major Field electives chosen from the grouped list below. Of these electives, 3 must be CDM courses and 3 must be MAT courses, and 1 could be either a CDM or MAT course.

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.

It is recommended that students concentrate on one or two areas for their advanced classes to achieve depth, but they are not required to do so. Students are strongly encouraged to discuss course selection with an advisor. Students may wish to arrange with a professor to take an independent study or a research experience (MAT 399 or CSC 399 or IT 300) in order to explore a subject more deeply than is possible in a scheduled course.

Theory of Computation

The courses in the theory area explore the mathematical and logical foundations of computer science.                        

Computational Methods Area

The computational methods area investigates quantitative and computational methods in computer science.         

  • CSC 331 Scientific Computing
  • MAT 304 Differential Equations
  • MAT 330 Methods of Computation and Theoretical Physics I
  • MAT 331 Methods of Computation and Theoretical Physics II
  • MAT 359 Simulation Models and Monte Carlo Method
  • MAT 384 Mathematical Modeling
  • MAT 385 Numerical Analysis I
  • MAT 386 Numerical Analysis II
Artificial Intelligence

For students with an interest in the computational relations between syntax and semantics.         

Data Science Area

For students who are interested in statistical and computational analysis of data. Many of the courses in this area require the student to take MAT 351-353.         

  • DSC 323 Data Analysis and Regression
    or MAT 356 Applied Regression Analysis
  • DSC 324 Advanced Data Analysis
    or MAT 354 Multivariate Statistics
  • DSC 333 Introduction to Big Data Processing
  • DSC 341 Foundations of Data Science
  • DSC 345 Machine Learning
  • DSC 365 Data Visualization
  • MAT 341 Statistical Methods Using Sas
  • MAT 349 Applied Probability
    or MAT 351 Probability and Statistics I
  • MAT 352 Probability and Statistics II
  • MAT 353 Probability and Statistics III
  • MAT 354 Multivariate Statistics
  • MAT 355 Stochastic Processes
  • MAT 357 Nonparametric Statistics
  • MAT 358 Applied Time Series and Forecasting
  • MAT 359 Simulation Models and Monte Carlo Method
  • MAT 360 Generalized Linear Models
Computer Vision Area

Computer vision studies the mathematical and algorithmic underpinnings of image analysis and image processing.         

  • CSC 381 Introduction to Digital Image Processing
  • CSC 382 Applied Image Analysis
  • MAT 261 Multivariable Calculus II
  • MAT 335 Real Analysis I
  • MAT 370 Advanced Linear Algebra
  • MAT 381 Fourier Analysis and Special Functions
  • MAT 384 Mathematical Modeling
  • MAT 387 Operations Research: Linear Programming
  • MAT 388 Operations Research: Optimization Theory
Finance
  • MAT 349 Applied Probability
  • MAT 368 Mathematics for Finance
  • MAT 387 Operations Research: Linear Programming
  • MAT 388 Operations Research: Optimization Theory
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Open Electives

Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.

Liberal Studies

The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.

Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.

Note Students must complete an ethics class as one of the Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions requirements. Students must take one of the following ethics courses: CSC 208, PHL 248/MGT 248 or REL 228/MGT 228. In this sample schedule the ethics requirement replaces one of the Philosophical Inquiry requirements.

Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree must meet the following requirements

  • complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
  • Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
  • maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA

  • between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate cum laude
  • between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate magna cum laude
  • of at least 3.850 will graduate summa cum laude

For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.