Associate Degree in Science ­- Mathematics

Parkland is committed to helping you select the math courses most appropriate to your needs, based on our wide-ranging career and transfer programs.

"Math is not about numbers, equations, computations, and algorithms; it is about understanding." -William Paul Thurston, Renowned mathematician, awarded the Fields Medal in 1982

Why study Mathematics?

Most careers today require a solid background in math. Employers want workers with varying degrees of math ability for the fields of business (accountants, cashiers, real estate agents), medicine and science (pharmacists, physicians, engineers), technology (architects, auto service technicians, programmers), human services (psychologists, educators, EMTs), and others.

Parkland is committed to helping you select the math courses most appropriate to our wide-ranging career/transfer programs, and we assist students without college-level math skills through developmental courses.

Offering more than 100 Associates Degree and Certificate programs, Parkland College is well known for its small class sizes, state-of-­the-art facilities, inclusive learning environment, and personable faculty. Parkland boasts the largest international student body of any 2 ­year colleges in the state of Illinois, with more than 300 students representing more than 40 countries.

The Associate Degree offers an ideal and inexpensive doorway for international students wanting to enter the American education system. Having worked to perfect their English language skills through the English as a Second Language (ESL) program or earned two years­ worth of transferable credits, many of Parkland’s international students then transfer on to 4­ year universities (2+2 transfer) around the United States, where they continue their educations, earning Baccalaureate and graduate degrees. Parkland College faculty are well accustomed to the challenges faced by international students who are experienced in dealing with them. Parkland strives to enhance global awareness and multiculturalism through education and faculty welcome the perspective brought by international students in their classes.

Why Choose Parkland College

• Small class sizes and a personalized education
• Intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) program for Non-­English speakers
• Complete two years and transfer credits to a 4­ year university
• In the same city as the University of Illinois, a top research university
• Around ½ the yearly cost of 4 ­year universities
• A diverse international student population, more than 300 international students
• Faculty focus on global awareness and multiculturalism
• Stand out!

Most careers today require a solid background in math. Employers want workers with varying degrees of math ability for the fields of business (accountants, cashiers, real estate agents), medicine and science (pharmacists, physicians, engineers), technology (architects, auto service technicians, programmers), human services (psychologists, educators, EMTs), and others. Parkland is committed to helping you select the math courses most appropriate to our wide­-ranging career/transfer programs, and we assist students without college-level math skills through developmental courses.

The Associate in Science degree program in mathematics emphasizes scientific and theoretical applications and is designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-­year institution to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mathematics or science.

Courses

• MAT 128 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
• CSC 123 Computer Science I or General elective
• MAT 129 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
• MAT 220 Linear Algebra
• MAT 228 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III
• MAT 229 Differential Equations and Introductory Matrix Theory