REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.S. DEGREE

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST

Effective FALL 2002

I. Course Requirements in Mathematics (41 credit hours)

• MATH 122 University Calculus I
• MATH 123 University Calculus II
• MATH 210 Discrete Mathematics
• MATH 231 Linear Algebra
• MAED 301 Mathematics for School Teachers I
• MAED 302 Mathematics for School Teachers II
• MAED 303 Mathematics for School Teachers III
• MAED 310 Reading and Writing Mathematics
• MATH 341 Geometry
• One course selected from:
  • STAT 150 Statistical Ideas
  • STAT 200 Fundamentals of Statistics
  • STAT 350 Probability and Statistics
• MATH 381 History of Mathematics
• One additional course in mathematics numbered 311 or higher
• MATH 405 Senior Seminar

II. Science Requirement (4 credit hours)

• All mathematics majors must take a science and its laboratory selected from the following courses:
  • Chemistry CHEM 115 and CHEM 125
  • Physics PHYS 230 and PHYS 232
• Part 7 of the College Core Curriculum requires an additional science course.
• Additional course work in computer science strongly recommended.

III. Course requirements in Education (* includes field experience)

• EDU 105/106 Introduction to Contemporary Education *
• EDU 224 Adolescent Development & CAW
• EDU 250/251 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner
• EDU 276 Foundations of Literacy and Integrated Technology
• HLTH 300 Education in Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco
• EDU 305/313 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom *
• EDU 321 Teaching in the Middle School
• EDU 349 Educational Psychology & CAW
• EDU 417 Middle School(Grades 5 - 9) Methods in Mathematics
• EDU 429 Student Teaching in the Middle School - Mathematics Specialist*

• The School of Education conducts informational sessions for all Education majors each academic year. These meetings are intended to keep Education majors abreast of requirements. Attendance at these meetings is mandatory for all Education majors.
• Students should contact the School of Education or the Mathematics Department Office for the latest information on additional requirements imposed by the New York State Education Department not listed here.
• Students must complete a health record including Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) immunizations and have it on file in the College Health Center before they will be permitted to enter area schools for student teaching. Consult the Office of Field Experiences (E262 Thompson, 673-3443) for details.
• All students must complete the College Core Curriculum. Consult the College Catalog for details.
• Completion of this program will lead to initial certification to teach mathematics in grades 5 to 9 in New York State.