Mathematics, BSMTH (teacher certification)

Degree requirements

Completion of these course requirements does not guarantee the student’s certification. For information about additional certification requirements, consult the Teach North Texas academic advisor.

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Arts and Sciences requirements.

English Composition and Rhetoric core requirement

For satisfying the English Composition and Rhetoric core requirements, the department suggests:

Major requirements

43 hours of mathematics courses, which must include:

Mathematics core, 16 hours

Secondary teacher preparation, 12 hours

Analysis, 3 hours

One of the following:

Algebra, 3 hours

One of the following:

Mathematics electives, 9 hours

Three additional upper-level mathematics courses numbered 3350 or higher. Recommended courses are:

At least one of the following

At least one of the following must be taken in satisfying other requirements:

Other course requirements

Laboratory science

Three laboratory science courses intended for science majors are required, as follows:

Two courses, with laboratory, from

Plus one course from

Additional requirements

Equivalent honors courses can also be used to satisfy this requirement. Students seeking certification in both math and physics are required to take:

Foreign language

Students may complete either of two options to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement:

Option 1

Proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to 1020 is required. Students are encouraged to choose Spanish for the foreign language requirement.

Option 2

Complete 6 hours of technical writing courses from the following:

Computer programming

Students taking mathematics courses at the 2000 level or above are expected to be competent in computer programming, using languages such as BASIC, C, C++, Fortran, PASCAL or Java. Students are encouraged to complete the programming requirement during their freshman or sophomore year. Students who have acquired a solid programming competency in a non-academic setting, such as through work experience, may demonstrate their programming competency by passing a departmental exam in place of the CSCE 1020 or CSCE 1030 course requirement. Required courses:

Minor requirements

A minor in mathematics and science secondary teaching, administered by Teach North Texas , is required.

Other requirements

Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 2.0 in all mathematics courses which are applied toward a mathematics major and are numbered 3350 or above.