Degrees & Areas of Study

Chart your pathway to success in mathematics

At SFA, you can choose a variety of mathematics pathways that will put you on the road to success. Our undergraduate degree program in mathematics and graduate degree program in mathematical sciences will immerse you in a supportive community of scholars and faculty as you develop independence, persistence and critical thinking skills valued by stakeholders in industry and education.

Want to be a mathematics teacher? You can pursue a bachelor's in mathematics with a minor in secondary education and graduate certified to teach high school mathematics. Already have a degree but not in mathematics and want to teach mathematics? You can pursue a master’s degree in school mathematics teaching. Not a mathematics major? The problem-solving skills developed when obtaining a minor in mathematics or statistics complement any degree.

Degrees and areas of study offered

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics awards three degrees:

Bachelor of Science

• Mathematics (major/minor)

Master of Science

• Mathematical Sciences
  • Mathematics emphasis
  • Statistics emphasis
• School Mathematics Teaching
  • Middle-level emphasis
  • Secondary-level emphasis

In addition, the department offers a minor in applied statistics.