Students must complete a total of 145 semester hours: a minimum of 115 semester hours toward their undergraduate degree and 30 semester hours of graduate work toward the MS in finance. A sample schedule for the combined degree is available from either the Mathematics  Department or Frank G. Zarb School of Business .

Students admitted to this dual-degree program will receive a BA in mathematics upon completion of the following requirements:

1. The complete BA requirements as described in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section  of this Bulletin. In particular, successful completion of a total of 124 semester hours, including at least 115 semester hours of undergraduate course work and at most 9 semester hours of MS in finance graduate course work.
2. The specific major requirements described in the BA Major in Mathematics  (with MATH 137  used as three of the 12 required advanced undergraduate s.h. numbered above 100 and MATH 138  used for the 138 /146 /172 /173  requirement), as listed below.

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