The Mathematics degree comes in three forms.

One can choose the Mathematics Education Concentration. Once takes an almost equal number of hours through the School of Education as mathematics courses. One who completes this program is certified to teach high school mathematics.

One can choose the Actuarial Sciences Concentration. It prepares a student for Actuary Exams P and FM (Probability and Financial Math). The student will exempt three other actuary exams by taking courses in the program. So, ideally, the student will have five of the twelve requirements to become a professional actuary completed upon graduation.

One can choose a Mathematics degree without a concentration. This is the ideal route for the student who wants to keep their career (and possibly graduate school) options open. Students selecting this route have many elective hours to allow for other pursuits, such as a minor or even a double major. 

List of programs/Activities:

Starting in 2017, ULM has sent a math team to the Louisiana Mississippi Section of the Mathematical Association of America Section meeting for its Integration Bee, an undergraduate contest of one’s integral calculus skills. In 2017, 2019 and 2020, the winner was from ULM. 

Students help with our annual High School Mathematics competition. We typically have about 300 students, though we have had as many as 400 participate.

Kappa Mu Epsilon

KME is a nationally recognized honors society. KME was granted membership into the Association of College Honor Societies in 1968. The Louisiana Delta Chapter was established at ULM in 2001. Membership in KME is viewed highly by employers, as well as professional and graduate schools.

The primary purposes of being a member of Kappa Mu Epsilon include the following:

• to further the interests of mathematics
• to help students realize the important role that mathematics has played in the development of civilization;
• to develop an appreciation of the power and beauty possessed by mathematics, due, mainly, to its demand for logical and rigorous modes of thought;
• to provide a society for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the study of mathematics;
• to disseminate the knowledge of mathematics and familiarize its members with the current progress in this important area of human interest.

There is a one-time national membership fee of $20. This fee required by the national organization is essentially returned to the new members in the following forms: membership certificates and cards, key pin jewelry, a two-year subscription to the society’s journal, delegate money to national conventions, etc. There are no local dues for membership.

New Initiates

• Must be or a regularly enrolled student at ULM,
• Must have completed at least three semesters at ULM (or at least one semester at ULM if a transfer student),
• Must rank in the upper 35% of his/her class, and
• Must have completed at least three college courses in mathematics including at least Math 1031 and attained an average of B or better in all mathematics courses.

The initiation ceremony will be held in mid-Spring. If you have the qualifications, contact your mathematics professor.

Learn more about financial aid options: https://www.ulm.edu/financialaid/

Learn more about scholarship opportunities: https://www.ulm.edu/scholarships/