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Mathematics Education B.S.Ed.

Minimum required credits to graduate with this degree: 125

This major provides students with the knowledge, skills, and techniques essential for teaching mathematics courses in the junior and senior high school. This major consists of 29 semester hours in mathematics including completion of MATH 480.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • SLO 1: Students will acquire a content knowledge base commensurate with career goals.
  • SLO 2: Students will communicate mathematics information both orally and in writing.
  • SLO 3: Students will apply mathematics in context, including at least one experiential situation, to solve problems.
  • SLO 4: Students will construct and critically analyze mathematical arguments.
  • SLO 5: Students will integrate technology appropriate to their major into their work products.

Requirements

Students planning to teach in grades 7-12 must complete a major, 36 hours of essential studies courses including

MATH 165Calculus I

4

COMM 110Fundamentals Of Public Speaking

3

ENGL 110College Composition I

3

ENGL 120College Composition II

3

or

ENGL 125Business and Technical Writing

3

GEOG 103Multicultural World, Global Issues

3

and

PSYC 111Introduction To Psychology

3

These courses are pre-requisite courses to this major, the mathematics core requirements listed below, and the secondary professional courses required for teacher certification. (See “Education” section of this catalog). Teacher certification also requires completion of EDUC 398-Secondary Education Field Experience, EDUC 483-Secondary Methods for Mathematics and EDUC 426-Reading in the Content Area. Completion of at least a minor program in a supporting area, in conjunction with this major, is required.

Core Requirements:

MATH 105Trigonometry

2

MATH 166Calculus II

4

MATH 265Calculus III

4

MATH 323Probability & Statistics

3

MATH 389Modern Geometry

3

MATH 412Differential Equations

3

MATH 420History and Philosophy of Mathematics

3

MATH 435Theory Of Numbers

3

MATH 443Algebraic Structures with Programming For Majors

3

MATH 480Mathematics Comprehensive

1

Total Credit Hours:29