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Mathematics Minor

Requirements

Students planning a minor in mathematics must complete the university requirements for a minor as identified in the General Academic Policies section of the Grand Valley State University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog as well as the following requirements.

Mathematics (not for Teacher Certification)

The minor in mathematics (not for teacher certification) requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 and 20 credit hours unduplicated in one's major.

Required Courses

At least four additional courses must be taken from the following list. Only one course may be a statistics course.

*Students may not count both MTH 302 and MTH 304 toward the minor.
**MTH 225 may only count toward the minor if MTH 325 is also completed.
***STA 220 may only count toward the minor if it is completed along with EGR 220.

Students who have completed 6 MTH or cross-listed MTH classes (no STA) that count towards the minor and fewer than 20 credits may also count one of the following in the math minor:

Mathematics with Secondary Teacher Certification

The secondary teacher certification mathematics minor requires a minimum GPA of 2.7 and 20 credit hours unduplicated in one's major. Credit in the following courses may not be applied: MTH 110, MTH 122, MTH 123, MTH 124, MTH 125, MTH 126, MTH 131, MTH 226, MTH 225, MTH 312, and STA 215. Credit in the following courses requires department approval to be applied to the minor: MTH 380, MTH 386, MTH 399, and MTH 499.

The following courses must be completed:

Mathematics with Elementary Teacher Certification

The elementary teacher certification mathematics minor requires a minimum GPA of 2.7 and 20 credit hours unduplicated in one's major. Credit in the following courses may not be applied: MTH 110, MTH 122, MTH 123, MTH 124, MTH 125, MTH 126, MTH 131, MTH 226, MTH 225, MTH 312, and STA 215. Credit in the following courses requires department approval to be applied to the minor: MTH 380, MTH 386, MTH 399, and MTH 499.

The following courses must be completed:

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