Minor

A minor in the Department of Mathematics consists of completing 20 units in upper division mathematics courses exclusive of MAT 192, 197TC, 198, and 199. Courses used to satisfy the requirements of a minor, including those completed elsewhere, must be approved by an adviser in the sponsoring department or program. You are also expected to complete all courses that are prerequisite to the upper division courses required for the minor. Minors offered by the College of Letters and Science do not require that a portion of the units be completed at UC Davis. Click here for information regarding the math minor courses.

To request certification of a minor, you must have a grade point average of 2.0 in all courses required for the minor. At most, one course used in satisfaction of your mathematics minor may be applied to your major. If you elect more than one minor, these minors may not have any courses in common. The minor must be outside the department or program of the major. You can elect only one minor in a subject area. Requirements for the minor must be met by the time of graduation.

If you want to have completion of a minor certified on your transcript, you must obtain a minor petition from the College of your major, and file it no later than the deadline for filing for graduation. For majors in the College of Letters and Science, the form, Declare a Minor, may be filled out online here.

Math Minor Planning

A minor in the Department of Mathematics consists of completing 20 UNITS OF UPPER DIVISION MAT COURSES (excluding MAT 192, 197TC, 198, and 199) with a 2.000 GPA or higher.

Please note that you must also complete all prerequisite courses for the upper division courses you plan to take. At minimum, these include MAT 21A (Calculus: Differential Calculus), 21B (Calculus: Integral Calculus), 21C (Calculus: Partial Derivatives & Series), and 22/27A (Linear Algebra). More may be required, depending on the upper division courses you plan to take.

Choose 20 units from the list below:

MAT Course

Units

Qtr(s) Offered

Prerequisites

108 (Intro to Abstract Math)

4

F, W, S, SSI, SSII

21B

111 (History of Math)

4

W

8 units of upper division MAT

114 (Convex Geometry)

4

S (odd years)

21C and (22/27A or 67)

115A (Number Theory)

4

F, SSI, SSII

21B

115B (Number Theory)

4

W (odd years)

115A and (22/27A or 67)

116 (Differential Geometry)

4

S (even years)

21D and 22/27B and (22/27A or 67)

118A (Partial Differential Equations)

4

F

21D and 22B and (22/27A or 67)

118B (Partial Differential Equations)

4

W (even years)

118A

118C (Partial Differential Equations)

4

S (irregularly)

118B

119A (Ordinary Differential Equations)

4

F, W

21D and 22/27B and (22/27A or 67)

119B (Ordinary Differential Equations)

4

S

119A

124 (Mathematical Biology)

4

S (even years)

22B and (22/27A or 67)

127A (Real Analysis)

4

F, W, S, SSI

21C and (67 or (22/27A and 108))

127B (Real Analysis)

4

F, W, S, SSII

127A

127C (Real Analysis)

4

F, W, S, SSI

127B

128A (Numerical Analysis)

4

F, W, SSII

21C and programming course

128B (Numerical Analysis)

4

W

(22/27A or 67) and programming course

128C (Numerical Analysis)

4

S

(22/27A or 67) and 22/27B and programming course

129 (Fourier Analysis)

4

F (odd years)

21D and (22/27A or 67) and 22/27B and 127A

133 (Mathematical Finance)

4

S

135A and (67 or (22/27A and 108))

135A (Probability)

4

F, W, S, SSI

21C and (127A or 108)

135B (Stochastic Processes)

4

S

135A and (22/27A or 67)

141 (Euclidean Geometry)

4

W, S

21B and (22/27A or 67)

145 (Combinatorics)

4

F, W, S, SSI, SSII

21C

146 (Algebraic Combinatorics)

4

S (irregularly)

145 and (67 or (22/27A and 108))

147 (Topology)

4

W

127A

148 (Discrete Mathematics)

4

W (even years)

67 or (22/27A and 108)

150A (Modern Algebra)

4

F, W, SSI

67 or (22/27A and 108)

150B (Modern Algebra)

4

W

150A

150C (Modern Algebra)

4

S

150B

170 (Math for Data Analytics)

4

S

167

165 (Mathematics and Computers)

4

F (even years)

(22/27A or 67) and (127A or 108 or 114 or 115A or 145)

167 (Applied Linear Algebra)

4

F, W, SSI, SSII

22/27A or 67

168 (Optimization)

4

F, W

21C and (67 or (22/27A and 108))

180 (Special Topics)

3

F, W, S

127A and (67 or (22/27A and 108))

185A (Complex Analysis)

4

F, W

127B and (67 or (22/27A and 108))

185B (Complex Analysis)

4

S (odd years)

185A

189 (Advanced Problem Solving)

3

S

127A and (67 or (22/27A and 108))

Note: Quarters offered and prerequisites are subject to change. Questions? Email studentservices@math.ucdavis.edu