Offered by Department of Mathematics and Statistics:

Mathematics Major

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

NSS BSE 5810
Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and endorsement = 46
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 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 Analytical Geometry - 5 hours
*Students with insufficient preparation will enter the mathematics program at a lower level increasing total hours need to complete the major.
Natural Sciences minimum = 8 including:
PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political 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
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 46
Minimum total hours required coursework = 122
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 3

Minimum total hours required for BSE in Mathematics 7-12 Teaching Field Endorsement = 125
All UNK degreesrequire 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".

A. Math Field Endorsement Requirements (25 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 460, Advanced Calculus I - 3 hours
MATH 470, Teaching of Secondary Mathematics - 3 hours

B. Math Field Endorsement Electives (9 hours required)
Take 3 courses from:
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

C. Math Field Endorsement Supporting Courses (12 hours required)
Take the following 2 courses:
STAT 345, Applied Statistics I - 3 hours
STAT 441, Probability and Statistics - 3 hours
Take 6 hours from the following options:
Take 3-6 hours from:
CSIS 436, Computer Assisted Instruction - 3 hours
CSIS 440, Hypertext and Multimedia - 3 hours
Take 0-3 hours from:
CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 112, Programming in C - 3 hours
CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours
CSIS 150, Structured Programming - 3 hours
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