Nov 25, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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


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.
Note(s):
1 An ACT score of 28 or higher is required for MATH 270 . Pre-requisites are MATH 109 /MATH 110  or MATH 143 .

2 Nine 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, Second Semester (16 credit hours)


Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

General Elective (3 credit hours)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)


English Literature (3 credit hours)


Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (18 credit hours)


Fine Arts (3 credit hours)


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

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

Fine Arts/Humanities (3 credit hours)


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

General Elective (1 credit hour)


Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year, Second Semester (10 credit hours)


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