Apr 24, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog

2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education & Teaching, B.S., Mathematics Education Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science	120
Career Opportunities:
Teach mathematics 6-12 (see College of Education )
Additional Requirements:
Students must earn at least an overall 2.5 GPA and an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses. Praxis Exam Requirements: Students must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics or submit an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. Students must also pass the required Praxis Mathematics: Content Knowledge (5161) and the PLT exam (5624) prior to Teacher Residency.
Course Note(s):
¹An ACT score of 28 or higher is required for MATH 270 . Pre-requisites are MATH 109 /MATH 110 or MATH 143 . ²Nine hours of science which must include at least 3 hours of Biology and 3 hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Six of the 9 hours must be in the same science. Credit cannot be awarded for both GEOL 105 and GEOL 225 .

General Education Courses

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 100 - Orientation to Teacher Education 2 Credit Hour(s)
EDFL 106 - Introduction to Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 270 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hour(s) ¹

Freshman Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 301 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ²

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses. Three hours must be at the 200-level or above.

Elective (3 Credits)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

EDFL 201 - Teaching, Learning, and Growth 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 360 - Fundamentals of Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)
OR HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877 3 Credit Hour(s)

Elective (3 credits)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ²

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

CMCN 310 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 320 - History of Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 327 - Proportional Reasoning and Problem Solving for Teachers 3-4 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ²

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 450G - Classroom Management and Instructional Design for Secondary Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDFL 456 - Classroom Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 362 - Elementary Linear Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Fine Arts/Humanities (3 Credits)

Choose an advisor-approved course in CMCN, ENGL, HUMN, JOUR, PHIL or ART, DAN, MUS or THEA.

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

EDCI 352 - Middle School Mathematics Methods 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 427 - Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
IRED 320 - Technology in the Classroom 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 414G - Number Theory and Abstract Algebra for Secondary Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 430G - College Geometry 3 Credit Hour(s)

Senior Year, First Semester (13 credit hours)

EDCI 400 - Teacher Residency I 0 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 452 - Secondary School Mathematics Methods 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 413G - Problem Solving for Secondary Teachers 3 Credit Hour(s)
READ 410 - Teaching Content Literacy in the Secondary/Middle School 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPED 391 - Foundations of Inclusive Education 3 Credit Hour(s)

Elective (1 Credit)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

EDCI 440 - Reflections and Professional Growth 1 Credit Hour(s)
EDCI 479 - Teacher Residency II in Secondary Education 9 Credit Hour(s)

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	MATH 270 MATH 301	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	PSYC 312 and Choose 3 cr from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
HIST 221 or HIST 222	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	CMCN 310	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

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Secondary Education & Teaching, B.S., Mathematics Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Elective (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Elective (3 credits)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts/Humanities (3 Credits)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (13 credit hours)

Elective (1 Credit)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Secondary Education & Teaching, B.S., Mathematics Education Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Elective (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (18 credit hours)

Elective (3 credits)

English Literature (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Fine Arts/Humanities (3 Credits)

Junior Year, Second Semester (15 credit hours)

Senior Year, First Semester (13 credit hours)

Elective (1 Credit)

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum