Our flexible program allows students to individualize their plan to prepare for careers in Education, Data Science and Statistics, Actuarial Science, or prepare for Graduate School.<br>Qualifying students can earn a baccalaureate and master's degree in just five years by enrolling into our Integrated Degree Program.<br>Mathematics Education students hone their skills by teaching Intermediate Algebra labs at WIU, supervised by PhD-holding mathematics faculty & traditional block teaching supervised by high school teachers.<br>Our active, engaged faculty are available for Independent Study courses, Honors projects, and Undergraduate Research Day projects.<br>Small upper division class sizes allow one-on-one interactions with the professors.<br><br>Mathematics and philosophy exemplify logical analysis in its highest form. Logic is shared by the two disciplines and binds them together. The study of mathematics and philosophy develops students' abilities to read critically, write logically, analyze complementary and contrasting assumptions, and give rigorous justification and arguments. Mathematical knowledge and skills are tools for modeling and solving quantifiable problems, philosophical training provides tools for analyzing and understanding fundamental issues arising out of human thought and existence.<br><br>Mathematics, literally knowledge, study, learning, investigates the logic of structure, quantity, and change, developing concepts that provide the foundations and landscape of many fields of knowledge. Mathematicians engage in determining exact explanations for the truth of subtle and complex propositions. Mathematical ideas, studies, and findings range from abstract and theoretical to applied and practical. Applied mathematics and statistics lend effectiveness to study of many fields such as sciences, engineering, economics, finance, and risk management.