College of Natural and Social Sciences
Department of
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
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- Lutfi A. Lutfiyya, Chair
- Professors: Heckman, Lutfiyya,
Willis
- Associate Professors: Hossain,
Kime, Niemann
- Assistant Professors: Clark,
Ford
- Visiting Assistant Professor: Weiss
- Senior Lecturers: P. Amstutz, Dahlke,
Michener, B. Teter
- Lecturer: Sorensen
- Adjunct: Pearson, Sukstorf
Department Objectives:
- To prepare students to pursue graduate programs in mathematics and/or statistics;
- To provide entry level training for those wishing to pursue careers in
mathematics education, actuarial science, or selected segments of the
business/industrial/governmental sector of the economy;
- To provide the courses to meet the requirements of General Studies;
- To provide the courses to meet the service functions for departments requiring knowledge
of mathematics.
Department Policies:
- Placement in the proper course is of utmost importance to the student and the
Department. The ACT Math Subscore or the UNL Math Placement Test is used to place
traditional entering freshmen in our entry level college mathematics courses. Consult the
departmental course listings for information on minimal ACT Math Subscore requirements for
our entry level courses.
- Students who have completed a full year of Calculus in high school may start in Calculus
II or Calculus III. If they earn at least a "C" then they will earn 5 or 10
hours credit for the course(s) they skipped.
- CLEP Examination must be taken before completing higher level courses.
- All majors and endorsements must be completed with no grade below a "C".
- Math 090 credit will not count toward any university degrees.
- Students will not be allowed to register and get credit for any 100 level mathematics
course after having successfully completed (C or better) another mathematics or statistics
course for which the said 100 level course is a prerequisite.
MATHEMATICS MAJOR
Four options are available in this major:
- Mathematics Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
or Mathematics Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
- Mathematics Comprehensive Option - Bachelor of Science
Degree
- Mathematics 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement Option -
Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
- Mathematics 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement Option -
Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
The minor in Mathematics is available for students
pursuing majors in other disciplines. The Elementary Education Major has a specially
defined minor in Mathematics.
Courses with the prefixes MATH and STAT are offered by the department.
