Students at the Utica Academy for International Studies will have a rigorous four year curriculum in Mathematics that will culminate in a two year mathematics study in IB Math Studies, Mathematics SL or HL or Further Mathematics. A majority of the students will take Geometry in their 9th grade year.  Students who have already taken Geometry will take Advanced Algebra in the 9th grade.  A student's mathematics course at the 10th grade level will be determined by their 8th and 9th grade mathematics courses.  The International Baccalaureate requires its students to:

The IB Examination guide explains further:

The nature of mathematics can be summarized in a number of ways: for example, it can be seen as a well-defined body of knowledge, as an abstract system of ideas, or as a useful tool. For many people it is probably a combination of these, but there is no doubt that mathematical knowledge provides an important key to understanding the world in which we live. Mathematics can enter our lives in a number of ways: we buy produce in the market, consult a timetable, read a newspaper, time a process or estimate a length. Mathematics, for most of us, also extends into our chosen profession: artists need to learn about perspective; musicians need to appreciate the mathematical relationships within and between different rhythms; economists need to recognize trends in financial dealings; and engineers need to take account of stress patterns in physical materials. Scientists view mathematics as a language that is central to our understanding of events that occur in the natural world. Some people enjoy the challenges offered by the logical methods of mathematics and the adventure in reason that mathematical proof has to offer. Others appreciate mathematics as an aesthetic experience or even as a cornerstone of philosophy. This prevalence of mathematics in our lives provides a clear and sufficient rationale for making the study of this subject compulsory within the Diploma Programme.