2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematical Sciences, B.A.: Teacher Certification (P-12) Option

132 S.H.

Students choosing this (P-12) option must make a formal application for admission to the Middle and Secondary Education (MSE) Department. Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met. See the description under the College of Education.

General Education: 48-49 S.H.

Foundations Requirements 13 S.H.

See prerequisites and equivalencies.

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

MATH 1054: Students who do not qualify on the placement test to take MATH 1054 must take MATH 1000 first. Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case the student must take another 3 credits in free electives to total 132 S.H.

ENG 1030, COMM 1402: All major courses require a grade of C. or better.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements

Humanities 9 S.H.

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE. Required course; WE: Writing Emphasis

Select two courses from different areas:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9 S.H.

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

 

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

OR

ANTH 1800CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

HIST 1062: GE. Required course

Science and Mathematics 11 or 12 S.H.

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

 

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

OR

PHYS 2095PHYSICS I

4

 

Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, Meteorology, Physics or Interdisciplinary

3/4

Health/Physical Education 3 S.H.

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

G.E. and Major Capstone 3 S.H.

All major courses require a grade of C. or better.

MATH 4890SENIOR SEMINAR IN MATHEMATICS(W.E.)

3

MATH 4890: GE. Required course; Writing Emphasis

Additional Requirements 13 S.H.

Additional, Required Courses: 13 S.H.

CPS 2231COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMMING

4

PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3

ID 2955DISABLED PERSON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

3

DIS/ID
One additional DIS/ID course

3

DIS/ID course :Physics, Computer Science, or Economics recommended

Academic Major: 40 Semester Hours (S.H.)

All major courses require a grade of C. or better.

Foundation Core 18 S.H.

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

MATH 2416CALCULUS II

4

MATH 2995MATRIX & LINEAR ALGEBRA

3

MATH 3415CALCULUS III

4

MATH 3544PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS

3

Concentration 16 S.H.

MATH 2526APPLIED STATISTICS I

3

MATH 2800MATHEMATICAL SOFTWARE

1

MATH 3110INTRODUCTION TO PROOFS

3

MATH 3342EUCLIDEAN/NON-EUCLIDEAN GEO

3

MATH 3455DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

3

MATH 3891HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS-WE

3

Major Electives 6 S.H.

(with advisement, 3000-4000 level)

MATH

3

MATH

3

Professional Education 30 S.H.

Must pass Praxis I before applying for admission to the Middle and Secondary Education (MSE) Department.

Grades of B- or higher in professional education courses and “satisfactory” grades in EMSE 3801 and EMSE 4801 required.

Sophomore Level

EMSE 2801CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTOR P-12

3

Junior Level

EDUC 3000CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

3

EDUC 3401LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING

3

EMSE 3122TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

3

EMSE 3220MATHEMATICS EDUCATION K-12 - WE

3

EMSE 3801CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P -12

2

EMSE 3903ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS

1

Senior Level

EMSE 4811PROF INTERN/ SUBJ AREAS K-12

9

(Praxis II math exam must be passed before student teaching)

Professional/GE Capstone 3

EDUC 4000TEACHER AND CLASSROOM

3

Free Electives 0-1 S.H.

No mathematics courses allowed other than MATH 1000

Total Credit Hours: 132