Focus Area: Mathematics
This focus area is intended for students who plan to major in Mathematics at a 4 year college or university, after completion of their associate's degree at St. Louis Community College. Your official degree that you will be pursuing at St. Louis Community College within this focus area is the Associate in Science - General STEM Transfer Studies.
Missouri Civics Examination. Students entering college for the very first time in fall 2019 and who intend to complete an associate’s degree must successfully complete a civics examination. Information on who is eligible for a waiver can be found on the STLCC website.
PLEASE NOTE: If you originally enrolled at STLCC prior to Fall 2025, you may need to view an archived catalog for your correct program requirements. Please speak with an advisor or the program coordinator for more information.
| First Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |||
| College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100) | Placement score or ENG 030 or ENG 070 with a grade of "C" or better or recommendation of department and Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | |||
| College Composition II (MOTR ENGL 200) | ENG 101 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | |||
| Report Writing (MOTR ENGL 110) | ENG 101 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | |||
| XXX xxx | Social & Behavioral Sciences: Civics Requirement | 3 | ||
| MCE 100 | Missouri Civics Examination | 0 | ||
| MTH 210 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 | MTH 185 or (MTH 160 or MTH 160S and MTH 170) with grades of "C" or better or satisfactory score on placement test and Reading Proficiency | |
| XXX xxx | Elective | 4 | See advisor for recommendation. | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| MTH 220 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | 5 | MTH 210 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | |
| XXX xxx | Elective | 4 | See advisor for recommendation. | |
| XXX xxx | Elective | 4 | See advisor for recommendation. | |
| XXX xxx | Elective | 4 | See advisor for recommendation. | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |||
| Second Year | ||||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| MTH 230 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | 5 | MTH 220 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | |
| XXX xxx | MOTR Natural Science with Lab | 4 | Science must be from two different disciplines. One course must be a lab. | |
| XXX xxx | Elective | 3 | See advisor for recommendation. | |
| XXX xxx | Elective | 3 | See advisor for recommendation. | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| XXX xxx | MOTR Natural Science | 3 | Science must be from two different disciplines. One course must be a lab. | |
| MTH 240 | Differential Equations | 3 | MTH 230 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | |
| MTH 215 | Linear Algebra | 3 | MTH 210 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | |
| XXX xxx | Elective | 4 | See advisor for recommendation. | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |||
*Click on the hyperlinked course number to view additional information about the course.
**Students completing a course that has been assigned a MOTR number may transfer that course to any public institution in Missouri. Those who complete CORE 42 requirements will have that verification on their transcript.
*** It is your responsibility to verify that the courses listed above will transfer to the four-year institution of your choice. Maximize your transfer credits/classes by meeting with an academic advisor.
This academic plan is a recommended sequence for this pathway. It serves as a general guideline to help you build a course schedule each term that supports your timely completion. The College has made every effort to ensure its accuracy. However, the map is not a substitute for academic advisement—contact your advisor if you have any questions about your degree requirements.
Missouri Civics Examination. Students entering college for the very first time in fall 2019 and who intend to complete an associate’s degree must successfully complete a civics examination. Information on who is eligible for a waiver can be found on the STLCC website.
PLEASE NOTE: If you originally enrolled at STLCC prior to Fall 2025, you may need to view an archived catalog for your correct program requirements. Please speak with an advisor or the program coordinator for more information.
| First Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| ENG 101 | College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100) | 3 | Placement score or ENG 030 or ENG 070 with a grade of "C" or better or recommendation of department and Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | This fulfills the written communications requirement. |
| MTH 210 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 | MTH 185 or (MTH 160 or MTH 160S and MTH 170) with grades of "C" or better or satisfactory score on placement test and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills the mathematics requirement. |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. | ||
| Oral Communication I (MOTR COMM 100) | Concurrent enrollment in ENG 070 or Reading Proficiency | |||
| Small Group Communication (MOTR COMM 125) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Argumentation and Debate (MOTR COMM 220) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Interpersonal Communication (MOTR COMM 120) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. | ||
| World Religions (MOTR RELG 100) | Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | |||
| World Literature (MOTR LITR 200) | ENG 101 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | |||
| Credit Hours | 14 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| ENG 102 | College Composition II (MOTR ENGL 200) | 3 | ENG 101 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| ECO 151 | Principles of Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) | 3 | Concurrent enrollment in MTH 140S, or placement into MTH 140, MTH 160 or MTH 185, and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| MTH 220 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | 5 | MTH 210 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| MCE 100 | Missouri Civics Examination | 0 | ||
| XXX xxx | Social & Behavioral Sciences: Civics Requirement | 3 | This fulfills the civics requirement. | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |||
| Second Year | ||||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| MTH 230 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | 5 | MTH 220 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| IS 167 | C++ Programming I | 4 | Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| XXX xxx | MOTR Natural Science with Lab | 4 | Science must be from two different disciplines. One course must be a lab. | |
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. | ||
| Elementary Spanish I (MOTR LANG 103) 1 | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Elementary French I (MOTR LANG 101) 1 | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Elementary German I (MOTR LANG 105) 1 | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Credit Hours | 17 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| XXX xxx | MOTR Natural Science Elective | 3 | Science must be from different disciplines. One course must be a lab. | |
| MTH 240 | Differential Equations | 3 | MTH 230 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| MTH 215 | Linear Algebra | 3 | MTH 210 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. | ||
| Elementary Spanish II (MOTR LANG 104) 1 | SPA 101 with a minimum grade of "C" or 2 years of high school Spanish and Reading Proficiency | |||
| Elementary French II (MOTR LANG 102) 1 | FRE 101 with a minimum grade of "C" or 2 years of high school French and Reading Proficiency | |||
| Elementary German II (MOTR LANG 106) 1 | GER 101 with a minimum grade of "C" or 2 or more years of high school German, and Reading Proficiency | |||
| XXX xxx | MOTR Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. PSY, SOC, or other Social and Behavioral Sciences MOTR courses. | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 61 | |||
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Foreign Language courses are not required for the Bachelor in Science in Mathematics degree at University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL). If a student is interested in completing the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, they can choose other options from the approved CORE 42 humanities list to fulfill their humanities requirement.
*Click on the hyperlinked course number to view additional information about the course.
**Students completing a course that has been assigned a MOTR number may transfer that course to any public institution in Missouri. Those who complete CORE 42 requirements will have that verification on their transcript.
*** It is your responsibility to verify that the courses listed above will transfer to the four-year institution of your choice. Maximize your transfer credits/classes by meeting with an academic advisor.