Mathematics/Secondary Education, Grades 6-12, B.S.

Program Learning Outcomes

“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Secondary Education 1:  students will demonstrate proficiency in teaching Mathematics at the secondary level.
2. Secondary Education 2:  Students evaluate data to plan instruction.
3. A student meeting the requirements for a degree in mathematics will analyze, interpret, and make inferences from data.
4. A student meeting the requirements for a degree in mathematics will demonstrate the use of a variety of strategies for solving problems.
5. A student meeting the requirements for a degree in mathematics will utilize technology and mathematical tools, including hard-ware and soft-ware, in problem-solving.
6. A student meeting the requirements for a degree in mathematics will demonstrate logical reasoning and critical thinking skills.
7. A student meeting the requirement for a degree in Mathematics will utilize mathematical language to interpret and model real-life situations.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

Mathematics majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in General Education Program .

• Mathematics Requirement: MAT 2804  meets the General Education Math Requirement. (MAT 1803  and MAT 1853  are not required)
• Global Studies Requirement: EDU 4273 - ESOL in Secondary Education  meets the Global Studies requirement.
• Social Science Requirement: EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning  meets the Social Science General Education requirement.
• Recommended Physical Science Course, PHY 2113 - Physics with Calculus I   

School of Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , FOR 1003  , PHY 1033 , PHY 1063 , or PHY 2113  and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas (one BIO and one other). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses: two natural science courses (one biological science and one other) along with the labs associated with each. We recommend Psychology majors take BIO 1043   and BIO 1041  (lab) to fulfill one science requirement.

Professional Education Preparation Requirements - 31 Credit Hours

• EDU 1013 - Introduction to Teaching
• EDU 2001 - Introduction to the Electronic Portfolio & Education Technology
• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities
• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning (meets Social Science requirement)
• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics
• EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment
• EDU 3313 - Christian Concepts and Philosophical Foundations of Christian Education
• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar
• EDU 43110 - Student Teaching – Middle and/or High School Classroom
• EDU 4353 - Foundations of Secondary Language, Cognition, and Research
• EDU 4273 - ESOL in Secondary Education (meets Global Studies requirement) (non-English majors only)

Additional Education Course Requirements - 3 Credit Hours

• EDU 4183 - Teaching Mathematics in the Middle & High School

Required Mathematics Courses - 37 Credit Hours

• MAT 2003 - Elementary Statistics
• MAT 2253 - Discrete Mathematics
• MAT 2804 - Calculus I (meets General Education Mathematics requirements)
• MAT 2904 - Calculus II
• MAT 3654 - Calculus III
• MAT 3663 - Differential Equations
• MAT 3403 - Linear Algebra
• MAT 3453 - Foundations of Geometry
• MAT 3553 - Number Theory
• MAT 3854 - Probability & Statistics
• MAT 4053 - Abstract Algebra
• MAT 4203 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis

Required Computer Science Course - 3 Credit Hours

• CSC 2203 - Programming I (or higher)

Sample Degree Plan

Mathematics/Secondary Education Degree Plan (Entering Odd Fall) 

Mathematics/Secondary Education Degree Plan (Entering Even Fall)