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Aug 31, 2024
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2019 - 2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Mathematics Education Major
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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.
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A Total of 40 Semester Credits in Mathematics at the 200 Level or Higher with at least 20 semester credits at the 300 level or higher, including
Total: 136 Semester Credits
Program length: 4 academic years / 128 weeks
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