Forms, information for prospective student-athletes.
All majors at SUNY Oswego are required to complete a math course as a General Education requirement. Many majors will only need to complete MAT 102 in order to satisfy this requirement. However, there are a number of majors that require specific math courses in order to complete the degree requirements.
Below is a list of majors that require additional math courses. All students that require additional math courses will be required to complete a math entrance exam during their Orientation Program at 8 AM on Day 2 to determine which math course they should enroll in for their first semester. If you do not see your major listed below, there is not an additional math requirement beyond the General Education requirement.
School of Business Majors and Technology Management Majors : All School of Business majors listed below and Technology Management Majors are required to complete MAT 208 (Mathematical Applications for Business and Management) and MAT 158 (Introduction to Statistics A):
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Management Accounting
- Marketing
- Operations Management and Information Systems
- Public Accounting
- Risk Management Insurance
Natural Science, Computer Science, Economics, Math Majors - All majors listed below are required to complete at least one calculus-based course for degree requirements:
- Adolescence Education (Math and Science Concentrates)
- Applied Mathematical Economics
- Applied Mathematics
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Engineering 3/2
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Physics
- Pre-Health Programs
- Software Engineering
- Zoology
Childhood Education Majors: The Math Proficiency Exam is for Childhood Education majors. The exam measures arithmetic and basic algebraic skills. All Childhood Education majors will need to take a math proficiency exam during their registered Orientation program.
Undeclared Students: Students who are currently undeclared are NOT required to take a math entrance exam. If you are considering one of the majors above that is required to take an exam, please send an email from your Oswego email address to mathentrance@oswego.edu. The email should give the following information: Name, ID, Undeclared Major, and Possible Major in which you would like to take Math Entrance Exam. The Entrance Exam results will be used to determine your pre-registered courses for the fall.