Bachelor degree in Mathematics Secondary Licensure at Adams State College

For students interested in teaching at the high school level, we recommend they pursue our B.A. Mathematics degree, and then take the necessary course work from the department of teacher education (including student teaching) to obtain licensure.

Additionally, the State of Colorado does not award licensure for middle school separate from high school, but rather for grades K-6 (elementary) and 7-12 (secondary). In mathematics, an argument can be made that someone teaching high school mathematics may need a more comprehensive mathematical background than someone teaching middle school mathematics. Again, we suggest to individuals who wish to teach high school mathematics that they pursue our B.A. Mathematics degree with the secondary licensure coursework filling out the bulk of their "electives".

Department recommended 24 credit-hours (actually 25) for pursuing alternative licensure

* MATH 120: Single Variable Calculus I (5 credit hours)
* MATH 121: Single Variable Calculus II (5 credit hours)
* MATH 250: Introduction to Mathematical Thought (3 credit hours)
* MATH 321: Linear Algebra (3 credit hours)
* MATH 331: Modern Geometry (3 credit hours)
* MATH 335: History of Mathematics (3 credit hours)
* MATH 340: Probability and Statistics (3 credit hours)