Mathematics Education Major

Program Director: Alexander Mains

Program Coordinator: Dr.Anne Kerian

Degree Types: Bachelor of Science (default) or Bachelor of Arts (alternative)

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:

Upon completion of this program:

• Graduates will demonstrate deep content knowledge in Mathematics by achieving a passing score on the Praxis licensing test and earning proficient or higher scores on the student teaching rubric’s subject-specific teaching criteria for Mathematics. In addition to this Mathematics Education graduates will be able to:
  • Exhibit analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Interpret and analyze data using quantitative reasoning skills.
  • Use technology to aid in the solving of problems and analysis of data.
  • Communicate mathematics to others in written and oral formats.
  • Communicate in the formal language of proof-based mathematics.
  • Understand how the history and development of mathematics affects learning today.
  • Explain the mathematical concepts that underlie Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, and Calculus, and illustrate these concepts through appropriate applications.
• Graduates will design and implement standards-aligned lessons infused with effective instructional strategies that accommodate diverse learning needs as evidenced by coursework assessments and the student teaching rubric’s instructional planning and lesson delivery criteria.
• Graduates will establish a positive and inclusive classroom environment that fosters student engagement and high levels of student learning as measured by student teaching observations and by the dispositions rubric’s classroom environment criteria.
• Graduates will utilize formative and summative assessments to analyze student learning and adjust instruction accordingly demonstrated by coursework assessments and submitted reflections on data-informed decision-making.
• Graduates will exhibit professional conduct, ethical decision-making, and a commitment to continuous improvement reflected by the dispositions rubric’s professional development criteria.

There are additional academic policies which apply to all education majors. Please review those policies on the Education: Undergraduate Programs  page.