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Secondary Education - Mathematics

Effective Fall, 2009

Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Mathematics must declare majors in both Mathematics and Secondary Education (Mathematics) and complete the full Mathematics BA course sequence as well as the Secondary Education Professional Course and Certification requirements. Students must consult their advisers in both departments each semester regarding course selection and other certification requirements.

A total of 121 credits are required for a Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a specialization in Mathematics.

Requirements include:

Mathematics

COMPSCI.121 Computer Science

MATH.185 Discrete Mathematics

MATH.225 Calculus III

MATH.226 Calculus IV

MATH.231 College Geometry

MATH.310 Introduction to Abstract Algebra

MATH.314 Linear Algebra

MATH.360 Number Theory

Select one computer course which must be numbered COMPSCI.122 or higher

Any two (2) Mathematics courses numbered MATH.311 or higher (MATH.410 Mathematical Modeling is recommended)

Secondary Education

EDFOUND.206 Teachers, Schools and Society

EDFOUND.251 Psychological Foundations of Education

EDFOUND.291 Principles of Teaching

EDFOUND.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment

EDFOUND.406 Multicultural Education

EDFOUND.497 Teaching in Education: First Experience

EDFOUND.498 Teaching in Education: Second Experience

SECED.453 Teaching of Mathematics

SPECED.275 Linking Assessment

SPECED.358 Methods of Instruction

Choose one of the following four courses:

COMPSCI.305 Computer Applications
EDFOUND.204 Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning
EDFOUND.350 Instructional Design Systems
EDFOUND.351 Virtual Learning Communities

General Education

Among 50 credits of general education courses, the following are required:

ENGLISH.101 Composition I

ENGLISH.201 Composition II or a Writing Intensive Course:

ENGLISH.131 The Bible as Literature
ENGLISH.151 Introduction to Literature
ENGLISH.152 Literature and Society
ENGLISH.156 Popular Literature
ENGLISH.226 European Literature I
ENGLISH.227 European Literature II
ENGLISH.236 American Literature I
ENGLISH.237 American Literature II
ENGLISH.246 British Literature I
ENGLISH.247 British Literature II
ENGLISH.256 Non-Western Literature I
ENGLISH.257 Non-Western Literature II

Choose one of the following two courses

COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
COMMSTUD.104 Interpersonal Communication

AUDSLP.415 ELL Basics of Lang & Comm or

PROFSTUD.494 ELL Strategies and Methods

MATH.125 Calculus I

MATH.126 Calculus II

MATH.241 Probability and Statistics

PSYCH.101 General Psychology

PSYCH.212 Adolescent Psychology

SOC.211 Principles of Sociology

SPECED.101 Introduction to Exceptional Individuals

Among courses chosen to meet humanities requirement, three departments must be represented from Art and Art History, Communication Studies and Theatre Arts, English, Languages and Cultures, Music History, and Philosophy. Among natural sciences and mathematics requirements, three departments must be represented from Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Chemistry; Geography and Geosciences; Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, and Physics and Engineering Technology.