Mathematics Adolescence Education, BS
Department Chair: Maureen P. Cox, Ph.D.
This program is designed to prepare graduates to teach in secondary education institutions having mastered content area and having met the academic requirements for teacher certification.
This program enables students to obtain initial certification in Adolescence Education in Mathematics. Student complete a mathematics major especially tailored to the New York State Adolescence Education requirements for mathematics while also completing all of the courses required for initial teaching certification.
Formal admission to the School of Education's adolescence education (ADED) certification program (for junior year field block approval) is granted provided a student meets the following qualifications:
- GPA of 3.0 in the academic major
- GPA of at least 2.5 in all courses in mathematics
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
- Grades of C (2.0) or better in two writing courses.
Requirements for graduation include
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0
- GPA of 3.0 in all education courses (including SPED courses)
- Minimum GPA of 2.5 in the disciplinary concentration.
Students complete 140 hours of field block experience, during which they apply classroom knowledge with supervised experience in classrooms, as well as student teaching requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 37 | |
| CALCULUS I | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| DISCRETE MATHEMATICS I | ||
| DISCRETE MATHEMATICS II | ||
| LINEAR ALGEBRA | ||
| CALCULUS III | ||
| ABSTRACT ALGEBRA I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO REAL ANALYSIS I | ||
| SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT | ||
9 credits of MATH electives numbered 252 or higher 1 | ||
| Computer Science | 8 | |
| OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING and OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LAB | ||
| ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES and ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES LAB | ||
| Education | 38 | |
| SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN EDUCATION: A CURRENT ISSUES APPROACH | ||
| INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR MATH & SCIENCE IN INCLUSIVE SECONDARY EDUCATION | ||
| INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN FOR ALL LEARNERS | ||
| ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING | ||
| MANAGING INTRUCTION/BEHAVIOR IN SEC ED | ||
| METHODS, MODELS, MANAGEMENT OF INSTRUCTION | ||
| PROBLEMS OF LITERACY IN SEC SCHOOLS | ||
| LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREA | ||
| EVALUATING LEARNERS & LEARNING | ||
| SEC.STUD.TEACHING:GRADES 7-9 | ||
| SR SEM: PROF ASSESSMENT & REFLECTION | ||
| SEC STUD TEACH:GRADES 10-12 | ||
| SECONDARY MATH METHODS | ||
| Workshops | ||
| SAFE SCHOOLS WORKSHOP | ||
| CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION | ||
| CULTURAL DIVERSITY WORKSHOP | ||
| Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying & Di | ||
| EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS | ||
| Foreign Language 2 | 3 | |
| General Education Requirements | 37 | |
| Total Credits | 123 | |
- 1
Classes must be at the 252 level or higher, and not already taken as part of the major sequence.
- 2
The foreign language must be at the level of 202 or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in language.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH-151 | 4 | MATH-152 | 4 |
| ENG-101 | 3 | MATH-207 | 3 |
| BONA-101 | 3 | Foreign Language 2021 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 2011 | 3 | CS-131 & CSL-131 | 4 |
| EDUC-101 | 3 | ENG-102 | 3 |
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH-251 | 4 | MATH-241 | 3 |
| CS-132 & CSL-132 | 4 | THFS-101 | 3 |
| MATH-208 | 3 | PHIL-104 | 3 |
| SPED-445 | 4 | General Education | 3 |
| EDUC-099A | 0 | EDUC-250 | 3 |
| EDUC-099B | 0 | ||
| EDUC-099F | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH-341 | 3 | MATH Elective | 3 |
| General Education Science with Lab | 4 | EDUC-406 | 3 |
| General Education | 3 | EDUC-306 | 3 |
| EDUC-354 | 3 | EDUC-330 | 2 |
| General Education | 3 | EDUC-340 | 1 |
| EDUC-360 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH-351 | 3 | EDUC-495 | 5 |
| MATH Elective | 3 | EDUC-496 | 5 |
| MATH-492 | 1 | EDUC-495A | 3 |
| MATH Elective | 3 | EDUC-099D | 0 |
| General Education | 3 | ||
| General Education | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 123 | |||