Endorsement requires: 18 credit hours

• Valid Arizona Fingerprint clearance card (plastic) issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
• Valid Provisional or Standard Elementary or Special Education Certificate.
• 3 semester hours in the methods of teaching elementary school mathematics and
• 15 semester hours of courses in mathematics/education for teachers of elementary or middle school mathematics

Required Course

Course	Title	Credit
EPD249	Methods and Curriculum Development for Mathematics	3

Elective Courses
Choose 15 credits from the following:

The following courses teach you math content except Math 156/157.

Course	Title	Credit
MAT102	Mathematical Concepts/Applications	3
MAT122	Intermediate Algebra	3
MAT142	College Mathematics	3
MAT151	College Algebra	4
MAT156	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I	3
MAT157	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II	3
MAT206	Finite Mathematics	3
MAT187	Pre-Calculus	5
MAT206	Elements of Statistics	3
MAT212	Brief Calculus	3
MAT221	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4
MAT231	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4
Math Courses Offered At Other Maricopa Community Colleges
MAT220	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	5
MAT221	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4
MAT227	Discrete Mathematical Structures	3
MAT231	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4
MAT241	Calculus with Analytic Geometry III	4
MAT262	Differential Equations	3

Note: Obtaining a Math Specialist Endorsement will not meet NCLB as being "highly qualified" without successfully passing the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment (Math Subject Knowledge Exam).