Mathematics Education Major

Program Chair: Dr. Robert Willenbring

Degree Types: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

The Mathematics Education major is a Bachelor of Science degree program designed to prepare students for a career as a secondary teacher or to provide the essential background for entrance into certain graduate programs.  Depending on their previous coursework, students generally start in MAT 103 , MAT 153  or MAT 209  unless they already have college credit for Calculus.

Program Outcomes

Mathematics Education graduates will:

• exhibit analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
• be able to interpret and analyze data using quantitative reasoning skills
• be able to use technology to aid in the solving of problems and analysis of data
• be able to communicate mathematics to others in written and oral formats
• be able to communicate in the formal language of proof-based mathematics
• understand how the history and development of mathematics affects learning today
• be able to explain the mathematical concepts that underlie Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, and Calculus, and be able to illustrate these concepts through appropriate applications
• be competitive in securing employment teaching middle school or high school mathematics or gaining admittance to programs of advanced study.