2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jan 23, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematics Major - Teaching BBSED.MTH


Admission to Professional Teacher Preparation Program  

Choose 1 emphasis area - Mathemathics Education, Mathemathics & Computer Science Education, or Mathematics & Science Education 

Required Core - 21 semester hours


Mathematics Education Emphasis - 21 semester hours


Mathematics Education Emphasis - 21 Semester hours

Restricted Electives for Mathematics Ed emphasis - 6 semester hours


Take two courses from the following for the Mathematics Ed emphasis

Mathematics & Computer Science Education Emphasis - 27 semester hours


Mathematics & Computer Science Education Emphasis

This is a collaboration between BHSU & South Dakota School of Mines

  • 3 semester hours
  • Or

    CSC 251 Finite Structures (SDSM course) Credits / Units: 3

  • 3 semester hours
  • Or

  • 3 semester hours
  • Computer Programming - 12 semester hours

  • 3 semester hours
  • Or

    CSC 115 Software Development I - 3 credits (SDSM course)

     

    CSC 215 Software Development II - 3 credits (SDSM course)

    CSC 216 Introduction to C++ - 3 credits (SDSM course)

    CSC 315 Data Structures & Algorithms - 3 credits (SDSM course)

    ENGINEERING - 3 semester hours

    CENG 142/L Introduction to Digital Systems Lecture and Lab (SDSM course)

    Or - 3 credits

    CSC 340 Software Engineering & Design (SDSM course)

    Robotics - 0-3 semester hours

    Students seeking the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Career Cluster Endorsement for teaching Robotics should take CSC 415 Intro to Robotics and an additional CTE Methods Course

  • 3 semester hours

Restricted Electives for Mathematics & Computer Science Ed Emphasis - 6 semester hours


Take two courses from the following for Mathemathics and Computer Science emphasis  - 6 semester hours

Mathematics & Science Emphasis - 15 semester hours


Mathematics & Science Emphasis - 15 semester hours

Choose 1 Science area - Biology 24 credits, Chemistry 20 credits, Physics 19 credits, or Earth Science 20 credits

Biology area


Biology area - 24 semster hours

Earth Science


Earth Science 20 semster hours

System Gen Ed Requirements (SGRs) - 30 semester hours


  • ENGL 101
  • ENGL 201
  • CMST- Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
  • MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
  • Gen Ed - Social Science - 1 course must be a Civics requirement (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
  • Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
  • Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Electives required


A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.