Mathematics, BS

Program Description

The Mathematics and Computer Science Track combines mathematics with courses in computer science and requires a senior project in computer science or mathematics, preparing students for careers in a technical area or, with careful attention to electives and other courses, for graduate study in business and other professional or scientific areas.

Both U.S. and international students completing this track of the mathematics major with a GPA in the CS courses of 3.3 or above are eligible to apply to Maharishi International University’s Master of Science in Computer Science and may be able to complete it in just over a year. However, international students and students in any other immigration category that do not receive Federal Aid but are legally living in the US, with less than a year of work experience in software development, and entering the MS CS immediately after completing the BS MATH, are required to pay the full cost of tuition, room, and board. Alternatively, they can wait and take one year of OPT or other work in a software developer position and then apply for the MS in Computer Science. At that point, they will be eligible for the ComPro Loan to cover the cost of tuition, room, and board. Consult the Department of Computer Science for full information.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the BS in Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science Track, students will be able to:

1. Connect to the Wholeness of Knowledge: Make clear, meaningful connections between principles of mathematics and computer science and principles of Maharishi Vedic Science.
2. Model: Translate a problem into the language of mathematics, solve the problem mathematically, determine if the answer is reasonable, and express the answer in terms of the original problem; take an everyday problem statement and create a computer science model for it, which is then used as the foundation to solve the problem using code. The code should be written for human readability, take into account any edge cases/incorrect inputs, and execute relatively efficiently.
3. Find Information: Understand, explain, evaluate, and apply mathematical and computer science information they read or hear in sources appropriate to the level of mathematics and computer science they are studying.
4. Communicate: Communicate mathematics and computer science clearly, simply, effectively, logically, correctly, both in writing and orally.
5. Know deeply: Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in an area of mathematics and computer science.

Minimum GPA Requirements

Students who have been accepted into the Mathematics and Computer Science Track must maintain a cumulative GPA for their computer science courses of 2.80 or above. If, at the end of any semester (except the last), this drops below 2.80, the student will have until the end of the following two Computer Science courses to bring it back up to 2.80. If the student fails to meet this minimum requirement a second time, the student must leave the track. To graduate with a BS in Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science Track, students must achieve a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA for all computer science courses at the end of the last semester. A student who wishes to proceed from the Mathematics and Computer Science Track of the BS Mathematics directly into the MS in Computer Science at MIU must achieve a CGPA of 3.30 or higher by the end of the last semester.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a BS in Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science Track, students must successfully complete at least 128 total credits of study, including the Exploring Consciousness course required for all undergraduate students, 8 credits of Writing for Career and Community, one Forest Academy course per semester, 12 credits of required mathematics courses, 44-48 credits of courses required for the Mathematics and Computer Science track, plus all prerequisite courses for these courses. Students must also complete 10 credits of courses specified as prerequisites to the Senior Capstone course in Mathematics or Computer Science. Prior to graduation, students may be required to complete a standardized assessment test and submit the results to the Computer Science Department.