All current students interested in a major in CSAM must take the Math 111 (Precalculus) Placement Test. The test is offered remotely through Canvas. In order to be added to this page in Canvas, please reach out to Ms. Eugenia Providence at providencee@montclair.edu. If you already have credit for Precalculus, Calculus I, or higher then you will be exempt from the test. If your placement is MATH 111, then you will need to take this course as soon as possible.
Please review this link to see if your major requires the Chemistry Readiness Test. If you already have credit for CHEM 120: General Chemistry I, then you will be exempt from the test. If your placement is CHEM 106 Principles of Chemistry then you will take this course as soon as possible. Note: CHEM 100 Introductory Chemistry will not take the place of CHEM 106. The test is offered remotely through Canvas. In order to be added to this page in Canvas, please reach out to chemadvising@montclair.edu or csamssc@montclair.edu.
In addition, depending on the major, prospective College of Science & Mathematics students must meet certain requirements before submitting the Change of Major form. Students that submit this form before meeting the requirements will automatically be denied. New first year students will be able to change majors in their Admissions Portal before August. Please see the restricted majors below:
Department of Biology
Contact
Dr. Dirk Vanderklein, Science Hall, Room 116, 973-655-5265, vanderkleid@montclair.edu
- Bachelor of Science
- Biology
- Molecular Biology
Certain pre-qualified students may be accepted into the major; others will need to complete the following:
- 3.00 overall GPA required
- Please note: The Biology and Molecular Biology majors have retention policies. By the end of their second semester in the major (i.e. spring), students must maintain a minimum 2.00 GPA and have completed the following courses: BIOL 112 and/or BIOL 113, CHEM 106 and/or CHEM 120, and MATH 111. These criteria do not apply to students entering in the Fall in the STEM Pioneers Program.
- Successfully complete one semester of a math, biology and chemistry course in the major with a C- or higher
- Departmental meeting required
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Contact
Dr. Saliya Desilva, Richardson Hall 356, 973-655-5140, desilvas@montclair.edu
- Bachelor of Science
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- There is no GPA requirement for either of these programs.
- Successful completion of MATH 111 with a C- or higher
- Successful completion of CHEM 120 with a C or higher
- Bachelor of Science
- Chemistry (Concentration in Business)
- 2.70 overall GPA required
- Please note: Students may only apply for this program after their freshman year.
- Successful completion of MATH 111 with a C- or higher
- Successful completion of CHEM 120 with a C or higher
School of Computing
Contact
Dr. Constantine Coutras, Center for Computing and Information Sciences, Room 327Q, 973-655-7239, coutrasc@montclair.edu
- Bachelor of Science
- Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Information Technology
- 3.00 overall GPA required; 2.8 overall GPA required for Information Technology major
- Please note: The above majors have a retention policy. Students must maintain a minimum 2.60 cumulative GPA during their first two semesters.
- Students in the Computer Science or Information Technology majors must also successfully complete the following courses with a C- or higher by the end of their second semester in the major: CSIT 104, CSIT 111, and MATH 111 or MATH 122 or AMAT 120.
- Students in the Data Science major must also successfully complete the following courses with a C- or higher by the end of their second semester in the major: CSIT 104, CSIT 114, and MATH 111 or MATH 122.
- Minor
- Computer Science Minor
- 2.80 major GPA required
- Successful completion of the following courses with a C- or higher: CSIT 104, CSIT 111, and MATH 111 or MATH 122 or AMAT 120
- Please note: The above courses require the following pre-requisite courses or placement(s):
- CSIT 104 requires successful completion of MATH 100 with a C- or higher, or placement into MATH 111
- CSIT 111 requires MATH 111 as a co-requisite, if not already completed, or placement directly to Calculus I
- Please note: The above courses require the following pre-requisite courses or placement(s):
- Once in the minor, students will need successful completion of the following courses with a C- or higher in order to register for CSIT 112: CSIT 104, CSIT 111, and MATH 111