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1. Requirements Change Summary

B.A./B.S. in Mathematics:

  • ENVS 200/201 added to lab science options for the BS degree
  • CHEE 270 added to the list of application courses for the BS degree

Students admitted prior to Fall 2026 may email the Math Center for information about opting in to these requirements.

Math Major Course Requirements and Emphases:

  • AME 209 and GEOS 285 added to list of programming course options for math majors
  • Education emphasis: replace MATH 361 with MATH 263 plus DATA 201 and MATH 306. DATA 201 is a BC Gen Ed, and MATH 306 is a 1 unit course on methods of teaching statistics. MATH 361 is no longer offered.
  • Life Science emphasis: added Molecular & Cellular Biology BA and Biomedical Engineering BSBME to list of second majors/degrees that fulfill the minor requirement

Students admitted prior to Fall 2026 may email the Math Center for information about opting in to these requirements.

B.S. in Data Science:

  • ENVS 200/201 added to lab science options
  • DATA 498A has been renumbered as DATA 498D

Students admitted in 2025-26 may email the Math Center for information about opting in to the new lab science option.

B.A. in Statistics & Data Science:

  • GEOS 285 has been added as a Python programming option for qualified students
  • DATA 498A has been renumbered as DATA 498D
  • SOC 301A (Introduction to Computational Social Science) has been approved as an upper-division elective for the SDS major. It was approved too late to get into the official requirements for 2026, but students who choose to enroll in it may email MATH-mathcenter@arizona.edu to have the course substituted as an elective.

Students admitted in 2025-26 may email the Math Center for information about opting in to these requirements.

University Requirement Changes:

Reminder - these apply ONLY to students admitted in Summer or Fall 2026 or later

  • General Education now requires one Civic Institutions (CI) course. This will replace one of the Building Connections (BC) requirements (there will be two BC courses required, plus the new CI course requirement)
  • The Mid Career Writing Assessment requirement has been removed
  • The Foundations Math requirement looks different, but our majors will still fulfill this requirement with coursework from the major. Students should NOT take an extra course to cover foundations math.

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