This baccalaureate degree program provides a broad-based preparation for teachers of mathematics at middle, junior, or senior high school levels (grades 5-12) and satisfies the mathematics endorsement course work requirement. Students in this major are assigned two advisors, as both the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education have requirements for degree completion. Students must pass the three sub tests of the WEST-B and meet the College of Education’s program admission process before completing the education courses. Students must attempt the WEST-E before co-teaching. WEST-E must be passed, co-teaching completed with passing grade, and the edTPA must be passed before endorsement will be recommended.
Math Education Majors must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 (B-) in each math course.
Mathematics Program Outcomes
BA Mathematics (5-12) Outcomes
(Adapted from the NCATE Program Standards for Secondary Mathematics Teachers)
Process Standards (Standards 1-7)
Goal 1: Knowledge of Mathematical Problem Solving
Candidates know, understand and apply the process of mathematical problem solving
Goal 2: Knowledge of Reasoning and Proof
Candidates reason, construct and evaluate mathematical arguments and develop an appreciation for mathematical rigor and inquiry.
Goal 3: Knowledge of Mathematical Communication
Candidates communicate their mathematical thinking orally and in writing to peers, faculty and others.
Goal 4: Knowledge of Mathematical Connections
Candidates recognize, use and make connections between and among mathematical ideas and in contexts outside mathematics to build mathematical understanding.
Goal 5: Knowledge of Mathematical Representation
Candidates use varied representations of mathematical ideas to support and deepen their own mathematical understanding.
Goal 6: Knowledge of Technology
Candidates embrace technology as an essential tool for teaching and learning mathematics.
Goal 7: Dispositions
Candidates support a positive disposition toward mathematical processes and mathematical learning. Pedagogy (Standard 8)
Goal 8: Knowledge of Mathematics Pedagogy
Candidates possess a deep understanding of how students learn mathematics and of the pedagogical knowledge specific to mathematics teaching and learning. Content (Standards 9-15)
Goal 9: Knowledge of Number and Operation
Candidates demonstrate computational proficiency, including a conceptual understanding of numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers and number systems and meanings of operations.
Goal 10: Knowledge of Different Perspectives on Algebra
Candidates emphasize relationships among quantities, including functions, ways of representing mathematical relationships and the analysis of change.
Goal 11: Knowledge of Geometries
Candidates use spatial visualization and geometric modeling to explore and analyze geometric shapes, structures, and their properties.
Goal 12: Knowledge of Calculus
Candidates demonstrate a conceptual understanding of limits, continuity, differentiation and integration, as well as a thorough background in the techniques and applications of calculus.
Goal 13: Knowledge of Discrete Mathematics
Candidates apply the fundamental ideas of discrete mathematics in the formulation and solution of problems.
Goal 14: Knowledge of Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Candidates demonstrate an understanding of concepts and practices related to data analysis, statistics and probability.
Goal 15: Knowledge of Measurement
Candidates apply and use measurement concepts and tools.
Field-Based Experiences (Standard 16)
Goal 16: Field-Based Experiences
Candidates complete field-based experiences in mathematics classrooms.
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