<p>to get into a grad school for mathematics would you have to ug major in math or would a minor be sufficient?</p>
<p>It better be a very strong minor (one with higher level courses) with a major in a related field (such as physics or computer science). But, yes, I do believe it is possible (though not advisable).</p>
<p>I really think that if you want to go to graduate school in mathematics, you need to major in math, at the least. Many graduate schools even (implicitly) require a few quarter of graduate-level math classes for admission, and nearly all require a good basis in undergraduate-level analysis, algebra, geometry, and possibly topology and number theory - with all of those classes, I'd bet that you would already have a math major.</p>
<p>Admissions restrictions are MUCH, MUCH stronger for PhD programs than for masters programs. I went to NYU as an undergraduate, and although they will turn down brilliant students for their PhD program, everyone I know who has applied has been accepted into the masters program. It's partly because masters students don't get funding, so it's not as difficult to turn down students and their money.</p>
<p>Something like physics or chemistry, with a minor in math, would probably work out. Just make sure you've gotten good grades in math courses and have good letters.</p>