Mathematics Education, B.S. - CEPS, UNH

This professional degree program prepares students for teaching mathematics at the middle or high school level. The program is coordinated with the education department's teacher licensure programs. Students may complete the degree requirements with full teacher licensure in either four or five years.

Students electing the four-year option leading to licensure must plan for one semester of student teaching in their senior year; this requires careful planning with your program advisor to accommodate the scheduling of required MATH courses.

The five-year program includes a year-long teaching internship in the fifth year. The internship requires admission into a UNH Department of Education graduate program that leads to licensure.

Sample Degree Plan

This sample degree plan serves as a general guide; students collaborate with their academic advisor to develop a personalized degree plan to meet their academic goals and program requirements.

Middle Level Pathway

Upper Level Pathway

Degree Requirements

All Major, Option and Elective Requirements as indicated.
*Major GPA requirements as indicated.

Major Requirements

• Requirements for admission to student teaching include receiving credit for EDUC 500 and a minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA.
• In all courses used to satisfy the requirements for its major programs, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics requires that a student earn a grade of C- or better and have an overall grade-point average of at least 2.00 in these courses.
• For teacher licensure a grade of B- or better is required in all Education courses.

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The full Linearity sequence, MATH 525 Linearity I and MATH 526 Linearity II, may be used to replace MATH 527 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra, MATH 528 Multidimensional Calculus, and MATH 545 Introduction to Linear Algebra, MATH 645 Linear Algebra for Applications.

Note: EDUC 751B Methods of Inclusive Secondary Education: Literacies, Learning, and Transitions is a requirement for licensure and may be taken as an undergraduate.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate robust knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts that underlie what they encounter in teaching of K-8 or secondary mathematics.
• Engage in appropriate mathematical and statistical practices, and use technological tools to solve mathematical problems, and incorporate educational technology in their teaching.
• Analyze and interpret mathematical curricula, assessments, and standards documents.
• Analyze and interpret students’ mathematical work.

• Demonstrate strong foundations of pedagogical knowledge, and effective and equitable mathematics teaching practices.
• Construct instructional explanations, develop tasks, lesson plans and unit plans, that advance students’ mathematical understanding.
• Recognize common patterns of student thinking related to particular mathematical topics, and articulate ways of supporting students’ mathematical thinking.

• Demonstrate positive and productive dispositions toward mathematics as a discipline, towards students as learners of mathematics and towards teaching mathematics in ways that support students’ sense making, understanding, and reasoning.

Mathematics Education (B.S.)

Location/Delivery: College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Durham Campus [In Person Program]

This program is designed to prepare graduates for professional licensure/certification as follows:

Teacher Licensure

Mathematics Middle or Upper Level

The University of New Hampshire has determined this program meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in:¹
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Additional information and related resources are available on the Office of the Registrar's website.

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State specific post-education requirements are subject to change. Students are responsible for confirming these requirements in their state of residence and intended practice.