The City College of New YorkCCNY
Department of Mathematics
Division of Science

Secondary School Education Concentration (B.A. or B.S.)

This page describes the major requirements for the Mathematics undergraduate degree (B.A. or B.S.) with a secondary school education concentration. You may also check the bulletin entries: B.A. and B.S..

In addition to completing the calculus sequence (20100, 20200/21200 and 20300/21300), students must complete the Major requirements listed below. Pedagogical requirements for NYS certification can be obtained from the School of Education.

Required Courses
NumberTitleCredits
30800Bridge to Advanced Mathematics3
32300Advanced Calculus I4
34200History of Math3
34500Theory of Numbers3
34600Elements of Linear Algebra3
36000Introduction to Modern Geometry3
36500Elements of Combinatorics4
37500Elements of Probability Theory4
Plus one of the following two:
34700Elements of Modern Algebra4
44900Introduction to Modern Algebra4
Plus one of the following:
32404Advanced Calculus II4
32800Methods of Numerical Analysis3
37600Mathematical Statistics4
38100Discrete Models of Financial Mathematics3
38200Continuous Models of Financial Mathematics3
39100Methods of Differential Equations3

Total credits for Specialization: 30-32

Additional requirements for the BS

For the BS, students need to complete four “Lab Sciences” intro courses from: BIO 10100, 10200; CHEM 10301, 10401; EAS 10600, 22700; PHYS 20300, 20400, 20700, 20800.

CLAS Requirements

Students must also meet the requirements of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences which include GPA requirements (both overall and in the major) as well as residency requirements.

Additional requirements all degrees

In addition to major requirements, students must complete the general requirements of the college. For more information, please consult the chapter entitled Degree Requirements at the end of the Bulletin.

Degree Maps (Four-year graduation plans)

Plans for graduating in four years with a Mathematics degree with a concentration in secondary education can be found here:

New Requirements (possibly starting Fall 2026)

The following requirements may be in place starting in the Fall 2026 semester. The department has approved the change but there are several more levels of approval before these become official. We expect those approvals to be granted in due course but are not sure about the timing.

Required Courses
NumberTitleCredits
20100Calculus I4
21200Calculus II4
21300Calculus III with Planar Vector Analysis4
30800Bridge to Advanced Mathematics4
32300Advanced Calculus I4
34600Elements of Linear Algebra3
36000Introduction to Modern Geometry3
Plus one of the following two:
34700Elements of Modern Algebra4
44900Introduction to Modern Algebra4
Plus 9 credits from any 30000-level math course or higher, excluding independent study courses and honors courses.

CLAS Requirements

Students must also meet the requirements of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences which include GPA requirements (both overall and in the major) as well as residency requirements.

Additional requirements for the BS

For the BS, students need to complete four “Lab Sciences” intro courses from: BIO 10100, 10200; CHEM 10301, 10401; EAS 10600, 22700; PHYS 20300, 20400, 20700, 20800.

Additional requirements all degrees

In addition to major requirements, students must complete the general requirements of the college. For more information, please consult the chapter entitled Degree Requirements at the end of the Bulletin.

Questions

Questions about the requirements should be directed to the student's advisor in the Math Department, or to the Lead Secondary Education Mathematics Advisor by email to mathedadvisor@ccny.cuny.edu.. Questions related to the certification for eventual secondary school teaching, requirements for certification, placement, and timing, should be directed to the Math Education program in the School of Education

Dr. Robert J. Aumann

Photograph of Robert J. Aumann

Robert J. Aumann is The City College of New York’s ninth Nobel Prize winner, sharing the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics with Thomas C. Schelling "for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis."

He graduated from City College in 1950 with a B.Sc. degree in mathematics and received his S.M. (1952) and Ph.D. (1955) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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