Math & Statistics

Build Quantitative Skills

Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to define a problem, analyze numerical information, apply mathematical principles, and integrate quantitative methods into problem solving. 

Required Credit Hours: 3 

Math Pathways - Beginning Fall 2026

Beginning in Fall 2026, KU will implement KBOR's Math Pathways initiative. The following courses will be included and will satisfy the KU Core 34 Math & Statistics requirement. All students will complete one of these math pathways courses to satisfy their KU Core 34 requirement:

  • MATH 101: College Algebra
  • MATH 105: Introductory Quantitative Reasoning
  • MATH 107: Introductory Statistics

Several Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines at KU expect students to be Calculus-ready before they can begin enrolling in classes for their major. For these programs, KBOR has granted an exception, allowing them to begin their four-year degree plans with one of the following two courses:

  • MATH 115: Calculus I
  • MATH 125: Calculus I

Students beginning with College Algebra can still pursue these STEM programs. However, doing so may extend the student’s total time to degree.  

Visit our page on Math Pathways for more information.

Courses that satisfy the goal (Enrollment prior to Fall 2026)

  • ACCT  200: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 
  • COMS  356: Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods in Communication 
  • FIN  101: Personal Finance 
  • FIN  301: Personal Finance 
  • LA&S  108: Personal Numeracy 
  • MATH  101: College Algebra: _____ 
  • MATH  104: Precalculus Mathematics 
  • MATH  105: Introductory Quantitative Reasoning 
  • MATH 107: Introduction to Statistics (Beginning Fall 2025)
  • MATH  115: Calculus I 
  • MATH  125: Calculus I 
  • MATH 126: Calculus II (Beginning Fall 2025)
  • MATH 127: Calculus III (Beginning Fall 2025)
  • MATH  145: Calculus I, Honors 
  • MATH 146: Calculus II, Honors (Beginning Fall 2025)
  • MATH 147: Calculus III, Honors (Beginning Fall 2025)
  • MATH  365: Elementary Statistics 
  • PHIL  210: Playing the Odds: Reasoning, Chance, and Probability 
  • POLS  206: Political Science Methods of Inquiry 
  • PSYC  210: Statistics in Psychological Research 
  • PUAD  332: Quantitative Methods for Public Administration 
  • SOC  380: Elementary Statistics and Data Analysis 
  • SPLH  220: The Physics of Speech 

Additional options for achieving the goal: 

KU Core 34 Learning Outcome:

Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to define a problem, analyze numerical information, apply mathematical principles, and integrate quantitative methods into problem solving. 

Institutional Learning Goal (Analytical reasoning):

Access, evaluate, and use qualitative and/or quantitative information to identify patterns, formulate and support interpretations.