Nov 22, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education & Teaching, BS, Mathematics Education Concentration


Degree Awarded: Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Science 120
Career Opportunities:
Teach mathematics 6-12 (see College of Education & Human Development 
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: The requirements of the program are continually under examination and revision by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). The University reserves the right to make changes as required. All enrolled candidates are subject to these changes.
All required state licensure exams must be passed by established deadlines.
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 credit hours of science which must include at least 3 credit hours of Biology and 3 hours of Chemistry, Geology, or Physics. Six of the 9 credit 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 (16 credit hours)


Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)


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

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

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

Senior Year, Second Semester (9 credit hours)


General Education 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