Mathematics Education (BS Degree)

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A major in Mathematics Education consists of 75-76 hours and does not require a minor. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses in the major.

[Certification Program for Grades 9 - 12]

Mathematics Education (75-76 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (48 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (48 hours)

ENGL 111 - English Composition and Rhetoric I (3 hours)
ENGL 112 - English Composition and Rhetoric II (3 hours)
COMM 110 - Public Speaking (3 hours)
ENGL 202 - Survey of American Literature (3 hours) or
ENGL 203 - Survey of English Literature I (3 hours) or
ENGL 204 - Survey of English Literature II (3 hours)
EDUC 221 - Technology for Teachers (3 hours)
ART 202 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
MUSI 171 - Music Appreciation (3 hours)
CHST 111 - Survey of the Old Testament (3 hours)
CHST 112 - Survey of the New Testament (3 hours)
HIST 111 - Perspectives on World Civilizations I (3 hours) or
HIST 112 - Perspectives on World Civilizations II (3 hours) or
HIST 113 - Perspectives on World Civilizations III (3 hours)
HIST 211 - American History I (3 hours) or
HIST 212 - American History II (3 hours)
KINE 201 - Personal and Community Health (3 hours)
MATH 221 - Calculus I (4 hours)

Foreign Language or Language Literature (choose one):

FREN 213 - French Literature in Translation (3 hours)
SPAN 213 - Spanish Literature in Translation (3 hours)
WRLD 213 - World Literature in Translation (3 hours)
or 200-level foreign language course

Natural Science

CHEM 121 - College Chemistry I (3 hours) and
CHEM 123 - College Chemistry Laboratory I (1 hours)
PHYS 203 - General Physics I (4 hours)

Major Requirements (75-76 hours)

Mathematics (36 or 37 hours)

MATH 207 - College Geometry (3 hours)
MATH 222 - Calculus II (4 hours)
MATH 320 - History of Mathematics (2 hours)
MATH 321 - Calculus III (4 hours)
MATH 325 - Abstract Algebra (3 hours)
MATH 326 - Linear Algebra (4 hours)
MATH 330 - Discrete Mathematics (3 hours)
MATH 346 - Mathematical Statistics I (3 hours)
MATH 347 - Mathematical Statistics II (3 hours)
MATH 351 - Differential Equations (4 hours) or
MATH 410 - Real Variables (3 hours)
CSCI 217 - Visual Basic Programming (4 hours)

Education (39 hours)

Professional Foundations

EDUC 201 - Principles and Philosophy of Education (3 hours)
EDUC 300 - Psychology Applied to Effective Teaching (3 hours)
EDUC 313 - Introduction to Human Growth and Development (3 hours)
EDUC 361 - Strategies for Managing Individual Differences (3 hours)

Professional Studies

Requires Admission to the School of Education

EDUC 325 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours)
EDUC 405 - School, Parent, and Community Relations (3 hours)

The following three courses to be taken concurrently (in the Fall Semester):

Requires Admission to Clinical Practice

EDUC 440 - Clinical Practice in the Secondary School (12 hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.