Offered by Department of Mathematics and Statistics:

Mathematics Major

Mathematics 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Science in Education

NSS BSE 5809

• Minimum General Studies = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement
  • English Language minimum = 9 including:
    • ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
    • ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS or ACT English score of 30 or above)
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
  • Humanities minimum = 12 including:
    • Take 1 course from:
      • HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
      • HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
      • HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
      • HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
    • Take 1 course from:
      • HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
      • HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
  • Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 5
    • MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
  • *Students with insufficient preparation will enter the mathematics program at a lower level increasing total hours needed to complete the major.
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
    • PSCI 110, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
    • Take any GS course from:
    • Social Perspective,
    • Geographical Perspective or
    • Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours
  • Personal Development minimum = 3
    • PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
• Professional Sequence = 30 including:
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • TE 320, Field Experience in Secondary Classroom - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 34
• Second Subject Endorsement = normally 30
  Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 139
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Math 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 139
  All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

Must be completed with no grade below a "C".

1. Math Subject Endorsement Requirements (31 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
     • MATH 250, Foundations of Math - 3 hours
     • MATH 260, Calculus III - 5 hours
     • MATH 310, College Geometry - 3 hours
     • MATH 350, Abstract Algebra - 3 hours
     • MATH 413, Discrete Mathematics - 3 hours
     • MATH 440, Linear Algebra - 3 hours
     • MATH 460, Advanced Calculus I - 3 hours
     • MATH 470, Teaching of Secondary Mathematics - 3 hours
2. Math Subject Endorsement Supporting Courses (3 hours required)
   • STAT 441, Probability and Statistics - 3 hours