Mathematics Education Comprehensive Major, 36 hours: B.S.Ed.-No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)

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CIP: 131311

The Mathematics Education major within the Bachelor of Science in Education degree, Secondary Program prepares high school mathematics teachers.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Major Requirements (27 hours)

For certification requirements, all Mathematics Education majors must take the following courses. Note, if a student places into Calculus I or beyond, the Precalculus requirement will be waived and instead they will take 5 additional math hours from the list of Math Electives to Satisfy Certification Requirements to meet the required 36 hours.

MATH 17114 - General Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17117 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
MATH 17120 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 17145 - Computational Reasoning and Data Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17280 - Methods in Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17311 - Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17351 - College Geometry Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17390 - Transition to Proofs Credit Hours: 3

Note:

MATH 17117 or MATH 17120 : These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Math Electives to satisfy certification requirements (6 hours minimum)

While you need a total of 9 elective hours, 6 of those must be taken within this list of courses.

MATH 17121 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 5
MATH 17321 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 17316 - Linear Statistical Models I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17318 - Linear Statistical Models II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17319 - Graph Theory Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17333 - Probability and Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17342 - An Introduction to Modeling Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17361 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17415 - Modern Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17472 - Time Series Forecasting Credit Hours: 3

Additional Math Electives (3 hours)

To complete the total of 9 elective hours required, choose one course not already taken in this list. (This list has a few additional options than the previous math electives list that contained courses that met certification requirements.)

MATH 17121 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 5
MATH 17321 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 17316 - Linear Statistical Models I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17318 - Linear Statistical Models II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17319 - Graph Theory Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17333 - Probability and Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17342 - An Introduction to Modeling Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17361 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17415 - Modern Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17472 - Time Series Forecasting Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17473 - Advanced Topics for Middle School Teachers Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17518 - Number Theory Credit Hours: 3
CSIS 44141 - Computer Programming I Credit Hours: 3
CSIS 44241 - Computer Programming II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 17590 - A History of Mathematics Credit Hours: 3

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

Students must take MATH 17580 - Methods in Secondary School Mathematics as part of their professional education requirements.

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

This major, when completed under the B.S.Ed. Secondary Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Mathematics grades 9-12.