Offered by Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics Major

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

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 52
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 14 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
    • *Students with insufficient preparation will enter the mathematics program at a lower level, increasing the total hours needed to complete the major.
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 32
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 9 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
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
      • Take any ECON GS course - 3 hours
      • Take any approved PSY, SOC, or GEOG GS course - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 8 including:
      • PHYS 275GS, General Physics I (Calculus) - 4 hours
      • PHYS 275LGS, General Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• 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 = 51
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 133
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
• Minimum total hours required for BSE in Mathematics 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement = 133
• 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 Field Endorsement Requirements (37 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 400, History of Mathematics - 3 hours
     • MATH 404, Theory of Numbers - 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 Field Endorsement Supporting Courses (14 hours required)
   • Take the following 2 courses:
     • MATH 365, Complex Analysis - 3 hours
     • STAT 441, Probability and Statistics - 3 hours
   • Take 3 hours from:
     • CSIS 111GS, Applied Computer Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 112, Programming in C - 3 hours
     • CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
   • Take the following 2 courses:
     • PHYS 275GS, General Physics I (Calculus) - 4 hours
     • PHYS 275LGS, General Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour