Mathematics, BA (teacher certification)

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A Bachelor of Arts with a major in mathematics (teacher certification) provides you the math foundation and analytical skills for a successful career in education.

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.

Degree requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Arts with a major in mathematics (teacher certification).

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 Arts 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

40 hours of mathematics courses, which must include:

Mathematics core, 16 hours

Secondary teacher preparation, 15 hours

Analysis, 3 hours

One of the following:

Algebra, 3 hours

One of the following:

Mathematics elective, 3 hours

One additional upper-level mathematics course 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

Science

Three laboratory science courses are required, as follows:

Option 1

Group I, Biology for science majors with laboratory

Group II, Physical science for science majors with laboratory chosen from

Group III, One additional course

One additional course that meets the University Core Curriculum requirement for the natural sciences.

Note: Equivalent honors courses can also be used to satisfy this requirement.

Mathematics majors with a minor in geography or geology may also choose from the following in Group I above

Option 2

Group I, Two physical sciences for science majors, with laboratories, chosen from

Group II, One additional laboratory science course

One laboratory science chosen from any course meeting the natural and life sciences component of the laboratory science requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Note: Equivalent honors courses can also be used to satisfy this requirement.

Option 3

Students double majoring in mathematics and another discipline (typically biology, chemistry, physics or engineering) that requires at least 12 hours of laboratory science intended for science and engineering majors may use the same laboratory science courses that satisfy the requirements for the other major to satisfy the laboratory science requirement for the mathematics major.

Additional requirements

Students seeking certification in both math and physics are required to take all of the following:

Foreign language

Students are encouraged to choose Spanish for the foreign language requirement.

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 at least a 2.0 GPA in all mathematics courses which are applied toward a mathematics major and are numbered 3350 or above.