Teaching Specialty - Mathematics
Major Requirements
Major: Mathematics Education
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| One Course in Upper Level Writing. Select from current general education list | 3 | |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): | ||
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| A one-credit lab must be taken as a co-requisite with a general education science/technology course unless the course includes an embedded lab experience equivalent to a one-credit course. Select from current general education list | 10 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list | ||
| Total Credits | 41 | |
Major Requirements
A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all Teaching Specialty requirement courses and the Professional Education requirement courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
| CSCI 160 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 270 | Introduction to Abstract Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 374 | Special Problems In Mathematics | 1 |
| MATH 420 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH 429 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 440 | Axiomatic Geometry | 3 |
| MATH 450 | Real Analysis I | 3 |
| MATH 478 | History of Mathematics | 3 |
| STAT 367 | Probability | 3 |
| STAT 368 | Statistics | 3 |
| Mathematics Courses | ||
| Select two 300-400 level MATH courses approved by the department. MATH 266 may be used as one of these electives. | 6 | |
| Professional Education Requirements | ||
| EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Math) | 3 |
| EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
| Degree Requirements: Potential of a minimum of 7 credits to reach 122 | 7 | |
| Total Credits | 122 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program.
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.
- Courses taken Pass/Fail will not be used to satisfy any requirements other than total credits.
- See School of Education for admission requirements.
*If double majoring in mathematics and mathematics education, take STAT 467 Probability and Mathematical Statistics I and STAT 468 Probability and Mathematical Statistics II in place of STAT 367/368. And MATH 421 Abstract Algebra II and MATH 451 Real Analysis II should be taken as electives.
