Mathematics Secondary Education, B.A.

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Major Requirements

Major Requirements: 41 Credit Hours within the content area. An additional 42 Credit Hours of professional education courses are required for students pursuing secondary certification.

Bachelor of Arts students must take 12 credits of the lower division general education requirements in a foreign language.

Exit Exam: ETS

Required Math Courses: 33 Credit Hours

MATH 140 - Calculus I Credits: 4 hours
MATH 240 - Calculus II Credits: 4 hours
MATH 241 - Calculus III Credits: 4 hours
MATH 331 - College Geometry Credits: 3 hours
MATH 335 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: 3 hours
MATH 430 - Differential Equations Credits: 3 hours
MATH 431 - Abstract Algebra Credits: 3 hours
MATH 432 - Linear Algebra Credits: 3 hours
MATH 433 - Discrete Mathematics Credits: 3 hours
MATH 436 - Real Analysis I Credits: 3 hours

Required Physics Courses: 8 Credit Hours

PHYS 241 - Physics I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 242 - Physics II Credits: 4 hours

Recommended Courses: 12 Credit Hours

Students pursuing the Mathematics Secondary Education major are also encouraged to take additional mathematics courses selected from the following:

MATH 401 - Mathematics History Credits: 3 hours
MATH 435 - Mathematical Statistics Credits: 3 hours
MATH 437 - Real Analysis II Credits: 3 hours
MATH 490 - Topics in Mathematics Credits: 1 to 3 hours each topic

Required Professional Education Courses: 42 Credit Hours

COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 235 - Basic Concepts Concerning Education Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 237 - Effective Teaching Practices Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 232 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 238 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
SOWK 436 - Human Diversity in a Global Society Credits: 3 hours
SPED 233 - Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12) Credits: 3 hours
The following may not be taken until admitted into the Teacher Education program:
EDUC 331 - Studies in Education: Special Topics in Literacy Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 432 - Fundamentals of Secondary Education Credits: 3 hours
EDUC 497 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: 12 hours *
*Student Teaching placements determined by Director of Student Teaching the semester before Student Teaching begins.