SAMPLE Plan of Study for Operations Research Mathematics (7MR)
MATH requirements Science 2007 Core requirements Electives Hours
Semester 1                
Course MA 161, 165   ENGL 106/108 Language 1012   MA 108 Free  
Title Calculus I   Freshman Comp     Intro Math    
Hours 4-5   3-4 3-4   1 3 14-17
Semester 2                
Course MA 162, 166, 173, 181   CS 177 Language 1022 SCI 1303 Free    
Title Calculus II   Programming   Teamwork      
Hours 4-5   4 3-4 1 3   15-17
Semester 3                
Course MA 261, 174, 182, 271   STAT 350 Language/Culture2 Teamwork3 MA 301 Free  
Title Calculus III   Statistics   Experience Intro Analysis    
Hours 4-5   3 3-4   3 3 16-18
Semester 4                
Course STAT 416, 516 MA 351 General Eduation Writing/Present   Free/Minor    
Title Probability Linear Alg            
Hours 3 3 3 3-4   3   15-16
Semester 5                
Course STAT 417, 517 MA 362, 442, 510 Lab Science I     Free/Minor Free/Minor  
Title Statistics Vector Calc            
Hours 3 3 3-4     3 3 15-16
Semester 6                
Course OPTION5 CS 314 Lab Science II Great Issues   Free/Minor Free  
Title   Numerical Anal            
Hours 3 3 3-4 3   3 0-3 15-19
Semester 7                
Course MA 353 MA 366 General Eduation I Multidisciplinary1   Free/Minor    
Title Linear Alg 2 Diff Eqn            
Hours 3 4 3 3-4   3   16-17
Semester 8                
Course MA,CS,STAT4 MA 453 General Eduation II     Free Free  
Title   Algebra            
Hours 3 3 3     3 3 15
1 Multidisciplinary--can be either an approved course, minor, or dual major   *Total*: 121-135
2 Language and Culture requirement may also be satisfied via an approved Study Abroad for a semester *Total* must be ≥ to 124
3 SCI 130 and experience is on of the many options for teamwork requirement.  See www.science.purdue.edu/core for more
4 MA,CS,STAT:  One of:  CS 520; MA 341 (440), 523, 543, STAT 420.
5 OPTION:  One of:  MA 375, MA 421 (521), or IE 335
Note: You should take some Industrial Engineering courses in Operations Research as electives.