Mathematics Education Concentration

This concentration prepares students to teach math at the middle/high school level. It does NOT come with a license to teach, and you will have to complete an alternative licensure program either at UNM or CNM.

Suggested Schedule

SEMESTER 1

• MATH 1512 Calculus I (4)

SEMESTER 2

• MATH 1522 Calculus II (4)

SEMESTER 3

• MATH 2531 Calculus III (4)
• MATH 327 Introduction to Mathematical Thinking and Discrete Structures (3)

SEMESTER 4

• MATH 306 College Geometry (3)
• MATH 314 Linear Algebra with Applications OR MATH 321 Linear Algebra (3)

SEMESTER 5

• MATH 305 Mathematics from a Historical Perspective (3)
• MATH 322 Modern Algebra (3)

SEMESTER 6

• MATH 338 Mathematics for Secondary Teachers (3)
• STAT 345 Elements of Mathematical Statistics and Probability Theory (3)

SEMESTER 7

• MATH 401 Advanced Calculus I (4)

SEMESTER 8

• MATH Upper Division Elective (3)**

**List of approved MATH Upper Division Electives. Select one course from the following list, in consultation with your advisor:

• MATH 316 – Applied Ordinary Differential Equations;
• MATH 375 – Introduction to Numerical Computing;
• MATH 412 – Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos