2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematics Education Comprehensive Major, 46 hours: B.S.Ed.—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)

CIP: 131311

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:

MATH 17120Calculus I

4

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Foundational Requirements

To achieve the common objectives, all majors in Mathematics are required to complete a common foundational set of 21 semester hours and participate in senior assessment. The area’s common foundational requirements are:

Required Courses

MATH 17120Calculus I

4

MATH 17121Calculus II

5

MATH 17230Probability and Statistics

3

MATH 17311Linear Algebra

3

MATH 17495Seminar in Mathematics

2

MATH 17120: This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the 124 required for graduation.

A Discrete course chosen from:

MATH 17215Discrete Mathematics

3

OR

MATH 17319Graph Theory

3

A Professions course chosen from:

INCO 77297Profession-Based Work Experience

1 to 3

OR

MATH 17197Exploring Mathematics-Related Fields

1

Mathematics Education

CSIS 44149Scientific Computing

3

MATH 17390Transition to Proofs

3

MATH 17351College Geometry

3

MATH 17497Connections to Teaching Mathematics

1

MATH 17280Methods in Teaching with Technology

3

MATH 17580Methods in Secondary School Mathematics

3

Note: CSIS 44149 has an Institutional Requirement for Digital Literacy as a prerequisite.

An Algebra course chosen from:

MATH 17415Modern Algebra-Rings

3

MATH 17416Modern Algebra-Groups

3

An Analysis course chosen from:

MATH 17421Introduction to Analysis

3

MATH 17520Applied Analysis

3

Approved departmental electives

Electives (3 hours), if not chosen above, chosen from:

MATH 17215Discrete Mathematics

3

MATH 17319Graph Theory

3

MATH 17321Calculus III

4

MATH 17351College Geometry

3

MATH 17361Differential Equations

3

MATH 17415Modern Algebra-Rings

3

MATH 17416Modern Algebra-Groups

3

MATH 17421Introduction to Analysis

3

MATH 17518Number Theory

3

MATH 17511Applied Linear Algebra

3

MATH 17520Applied Analysis

3

Professional Education Requirements

See Secondary Education Program Requirements

Total Credit Hours: 46

This major meets Missouri certification standards.