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Mathematics Major - Teacher Certification

Candidates for the baccalaureate degree in mathematics with teacher certification should consult the requirements for admission to teacher education for the professional semester. In addition, students desiring a mathematics major or minor for teacher certification must complete a mathematics major with MATH 323 selected as an upper-level elective.

MATHEMATICS TEACHING MAJOR (SECONDARY EDUCATION)
Required Courses - (39 semester hours)
MATH 230 Calculus I	4 hours
MATH 253 Principles of Mathematical Logic	3 hours
MATH 323 College Geometry	3 hours
MATH 330 Calculus II	4 hours
MATH 335 Calculus III	4 hours
MATH 412 Modern Abstract Algebra I	3 hours
MATH 413 Linear Algebra	3 hours
MATH 438 Theory of Probability	3 hours
MATH 492 History of Mathematics	3 hours

Elective Courses
Nine hours selected from the upper-level course offerings in mathematics (300-/400-level) as directed by an advisor.

Checksheet for Mathematics Major - Teacher Certification (.pdf)

Professional Education Requirements (Senior High/Junior High/Middle School)

EDUC 196 - Foundations of Reflective Teaching (3 hrs)
EDUC 202 - Educational Psychology: Early Adolescence Through Adolescence (3 hrs.)
EDUC 214 - Instructional Technology in Education (3 hrs.)
EDUC 302 - Cultural Diversity and Human Relations in Teaching and Learning (3 hrs.)
EDUC 306 - Educating Exceptional Children (3 hrs.)
EDUC 304* - Teaching and Learning in the Middle School (3 hrs.)
OR
EDUC 305* - Teaching and Learning in the Senior High, Junior High, and Middle School (3 hrs.)
EDUC 488* - The Middle School Curriculum (3 hrs.)
EDUC 493* - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (3 hrs.)
MATH 391 - The Teaching of High School Mathematics (3 hrs.)

Student Teaching Semester
EDUC 448* - Synthesis Seminar in Secondary Teaching (3 hrs.)
EDUC 473* - Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School (6 hrs.)
EDUC 474* - Supplemental Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School (6 hrs.)
EDUC 477* - Supervised Teaching Junior High/Middle School (3-6 hrs.)

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