BSMES · Current · 138 CUs

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics Education (Secondary)

Source: WGU Program Guide·v202603·12/11/2025

About This Degree

WGU Catalog 2026-03
The Bachelor of Science, Mathematics Education (Secondary) is a competency-based degree program that prepares students with the competencies needed to apply for licensure as a secondary educator. This program consists of online courses which take the learner from general education to educational professional core coursework through Mathematics content, continuing through methods of secondary instruction and assessment, including inclusive practices for all students within the classroom. Candidates develop and refine their teaching skills through a series of sequential experiences beginning with video-based observations and simulations of classroom instruction to prepare candidates for authentic, collaborative, clinical teaching experiences in secondary settings. Clinical experiences include teaching in face-to-face environments and culminate with supervised student teaching in a real classroom. With the successful completion of degree requirements for graduation, including required assessments in the major area of teaching, the student can receive institutional recommendation for licensure in secondary education.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.

Degree History

First offered2018-09StatusCurrentCUs (latest)138(was 129)
College name history
Teachers College→School of Education

Program Learning Outcomes

Program learning outcomes are not available in the current catalog edition.

Areas of Study

8 groups · 39 courses

Course groups from the WGU Program Guide. Expand each group to see course descriptions and competencies.

Course Roster (39 courses)

WGU Catalog 2026-03

This program uses an advisor-guided course sequence. The order and pacing of courses may vary by student — the roster below reflects the current catalog course set, not a fixed sequence guaranteed for every student.

Term 1

CodeTitleCUs
D663The Professional Educator3
D269Composition: Writing with a Strategy3
D268Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others3
D664Learners and Learning Science3

Term 2

CodeTitleCUs
D270Composition: Successful Self-Expression3
D771Quantitative Literacy3
C278College Algebra4
D662Personalized Learning for Inclusive Classrooms3

Term 3

CodeTitleCUs
C165Integrated Physical Sciences3
D661Creating Positive Learning Environments3
D459Introduction to Systems Thinking and Applications3
D667Precalculus4

Term 4

CodeTitleCUs
D889Trigonometry3
D658Planning Instructional Strategies for Meaningful Learning3
D773Technology and Ethics: Emerging Trends and Society3
D659Assessing and Monitoring Student Learning3

Term 5

CodeTitleCUs
D849General Biology I3
D660Instructional Technology and Online Pedagogy3
D890Calculus I3
C963American Politics and the US Constitution3

Term 6

CodeTitleCUs
D807General Secondary Methods3
D898Algebra for Secondary Mathematics Teaching3
D891Calculus II3
D707Early Clinical in Secondary Education3

Term 7

CodeTitleCUs
D888Probability and Statistics3
D893Linear Algebra3
D895Geometry for Secondary Mathematics Teaching3
D769Secondary Literacy Methods and Interventions3

Term 8

CodeTitleCUs
D892Multivariable Calculus3
D896Differential Equations3
D900Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics3
D897Advanced Probability and Statistics3

Term 9

CodeTitleCUs
D899Statistics for Secondary Mathematics Teaching3
D894Advanced Calculus3
D901Secondary Mathematics Curriculum3
D805Secondary Disciplinary Literacy3

Term 10

CodeTitleCUs
D709Advanced Clinical in Secondary Education3
D721Student Teaching I in Secondary Education8
D722Student Teaching II in Secondary Education8

Total: 129 CUs across 39 courses. Degree total per catalog: 138 CUs.