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Mathematics Major (BS): Education Option

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Mathematical Sciences BS - Bachelor of Science

This major is administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLOSURE (NC-SARA)
The United States Department of Education requires institutions that provide distance education to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure about whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Following is this disclosure information for this program:

This program meets the certification/licensure requirements in the following states/territories:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming;

This program does not meet the certification/licensure requirements in the following states/territories:
American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands;

Note: If you live in a state or territory that does not meet certification/licensure requirements, you may contact the School of Education for more information.

Also see information about the Professional Education Program in the Education section of this catalog, and information about Secondary Education for teacher certification in the Secondary/K-12 Education Curriculum for Teacher Certification section of this catalog.

Consists of a minimum of 62 credits.


Note: Depending on your math placement score, additional courses may be required. The following required courses below have Math prerequisites: MATH 255.

Completion requirement
Complete Science Requirements

Take at least 9 credits of General Education Natural Science courses, CNMT, CIS, or WD courses.

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Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:














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  • or one additional course from Breadth Electives Section 1

Complete Student Teaching

Take MED 398 or MED 498 (if you have more than one major, eight credits in each, otherwise 16 credits in MED 398 or MED 498).