Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Mathematical Sciences/B.A. with a major in Mathematical Sciences
Department/program
Update a departmental requirement related to the old Foreign
Summary
Language/Symbolic Systems general education requirement to instead refer
the new Group III (Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems).
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Nikolaus Vonessen
243-6222
Dave Patterson
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
(Use additional sheet if
Gerald A. Fetz
None
Date
needed)
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
X
Other
Please
describe
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or Please provide the proposed copy as you wish
major, please cut and paste the requirements as they
it to appear in the catalog. ⇓
appear in the current catalog below.
www.umt.edu/catalog ⇓
Major Requirements in Courses Outside Mathematics 1. Except for students in the Mathematics
Education option and for students
presenting a second major within the
University, students must either complete
the foreign language requirement as
specified in 1. within the Foreign
Language/Symbolic Systems section under
the General Education requirements or take
two courses chosen from CS 101, 131, 132,
201, 207.
Major Requirements in Courses Outside Mathematics 1. Except for students in the
Mathematics Education option and
for students presenting a second
major within the University,
students must either complete the
foreign language requirement as
specified in 1. within the Foreign
Language/Symbolic Systems
section under the General
Education requirements a twosemester language sequence as
specified under “Group III: Modern
and Classical Languages” in the
General Education section of the
Catalog, or take two courses chosen
from CS 101, 131, 132, 201, 207.
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. ⇓
The current Foreign Language/Symbolic Systems Requirement will be subsumed by the
requirements in Group III of the new general education requirements (which will be in the 20092010 Catalog). Math majors will most likely satisfy the new Symbolic Systems requirement
simply by virtue of taking a required calculus course. The department thinks that students who
do not want to learn a foreign language should instead learn the basics of programming and/or
computer science, which will be very useful for their future careers. As in the past, we exempt
those of our majors whose program of studies requires them to complete a particularly large
number of requirements (math-ed majors and double-majors).
Please note that this change is preserving the status quo – one might even call this an editorial
change.
What other programs are affected by your proposal?
None
Obtain signatures as requested above.
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change of all proposals.