Your Major and Your Math Requirement

When choosing and beginning a major, be sure to keep your math requirements in mind. The following list contains the math foundation for each major. Majors with an asterisk (*) require an advanced math foundation.

For helpful information and answers to common questions that John Jay students have about math, please visit the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Math Advisement page.

Math Requirements by Major

The Anthropology major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 141

MAT 141 is the prerequisite course for the major.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 141

MAT 141 is the prerequisite for MAT 151 in this major.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 141

MAT 141 is the prerequisite for MAT 151 in this major.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for CJBA 240 in this major.

MAT 105 or MAT 108 is the prerequisite for CJBS 250 in this major.

Note: If you are a transfer student, you may replace MAT 105 or MAT 108 with a transfer math or statistics course that meets the Math and Quantitative Reasoning general education math requirement.

The Criminal Justice Management major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for STA 250 in this major.

The DCC major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for ECO 255 in this major, with MAT 141 as the preferred prerequisite.

The ESA major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

The English major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Your math foundation for the Fire Science major depends on how you choose to fulfill your science requirement. You will choose either PHY 101 or PHY 203.

  • PHY 101 does not require an advanced math foundation. You will only need MAT 105 or MAT 108 or higher as a prerequisite.
  • PHY 203 requires an advanced math foundation. You will need MAT 141 and MAT 151 as prerequisites and MAT 152 as a co-requisite.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for STA 250 in this major.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 141

MAT 141 is the prerequisite for MAT 151 & MAT 152 in this major.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for STA 250 in this major.

The Gender Studies major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

The Global History major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

MAT 108 or MAT 141 is a prerequisite for AFR 325 in this major.

The Humanities and Justice major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for STA 250 in this major.

The LLS major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

The Law and Society major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

The Philosophy major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

The Police Studies major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

The Political Science major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for STA 250 in this major.

 

Note: STA 250 is not required for students who declared before fall 2017. If you declared before fall 2017 and choose not to take STA 250, you will not need an advanced math foundation.

The Security Management major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 108 or MAT 141

MAT 108 or 141 is the prerequisite for STA 250 in this major.

The Spanish major does not require any additional math courses beyond your General Education math course.

Advanced math foundation: MAT 141

MAT 141 is the prerequisite for MAT 151 in this major.