Mathematics, Minor

Faculty Advisors

• Susan Herring (email susan.herring@sonoma.edu) for appointment)

Program Information

Twenty units of mathematics or statistics are required. These must include Math 161 (or its equivalent) and at least 6 units earned in upper-division mathematics or statistics courses, except as indicated below. For students majoring in Statistics or Applied Statistics, up to 12 of the twenty required units may be earned in courses that are also required for the Statistics or Applied Statistics major. The remaining requirements may be satisfied either by taking at least 8 additional units of upper-division mathematics or statistics courses not already used to satisfy the major requirements for Statistics or Applied Statistics, or by taking MATH 220 and at least 4 additional units of upper division mathematics or statistics courses not already used to satisfy the major requirements for Statistics or Applied Statistics. Note that no student minoring in Mathematics may use units earned in MATH 300A, 300B, 330, 375, 395, or 399 to satisfy the minor requirements. Additionally, students pursuing more than one minor offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics may not apply units earned in a single course to satisfy requirements of more than one minor. Anyone who plans to minor in Mathematics should obtain approval by the beginning of the junior year in order to plan properly.

For more information, please consult the Catalog. 

Courses Listed Below Will NOT Count Towards Minor

• MATH 300A - Elementary Number Systems Unit(s): 3
• MATH 300B - Data, Chance, and Algebra Unit(s): 3
• MATH 390 - Fieldwork and Seminar: Secondary Mathematics Teaching Unit(s): 2
• MATH 395 - Community Involvement Program Unit(s): 1-4
• MATH 399 - Practicum in Mathematics Unit(s): 1-4
• MATH 490 - Capstone Seminar: Secondary Mathematics Teaching Unit(s): 1

Sample Mathematics Minors

Below are sample Mathematics Minors, many other options are possible. Please consult an Advisor if you have any questions.