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 Foundations of College Writing
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.