The Mathematics Endorsement is an optional add-on for Education students. It can be added to any full license and results in licensure to teach Middle School Mathematics (Grades 5-8).
The credits can be taken in addition to a student’s plan of study, spread throughout semesters as their schedule permits pending prerequisites.
Mathematics Endorsement
Take All of the Following
- ED 3/5417 Teaching and learning in the Middle School (3 credits)
Offered only in the fall (online) - ED 4/5737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
25 hours of field experience outside of class
Offered in the fall and spring (online) - MATH 3/5064 Number Concepts (4 credits)
Offered summer 2025 (no longer required beginning fall 2025) - MATH 3/5065 Mathematical Foundations of Algebra (4 credits)
Offered summer 2025 & fall 2025 & spring 2027 - MATH 3/5066 Geometry and Technology (4 credits)
Offered spring 2026 - MATH 3/5067 Data, Probability, and Statistics (4 credits)
Offered fall 2026
* The MATH courses are also offered on campus in the summer (alternating two courses each summer) but are dependent upon enrollment numbers.
Student Teaching
- ED 4/5840 Student Teaching – Special Fields (5 credits)*
*When combined with Elementary Education (or another full licensure program) you will complete a total of 12 Student Teaching credits.
*If you are already licensed and are adding a Middle School Endorsement, you will complete an 80-hour practicum in place of the student teaching requirement.