Core Curriculum (30-33 Credit Hours)

For details on the required courses, refer to the Core Curriculum   program. For students in this major, the following courses satisfy both core curriculum and major requirements:

• EDUC 2201 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 2501 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
• ENGL 1102 - Written English II Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1101 - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 4

• OR

• CHEM 1105 - Chemical Principles Credit Hours: 5

• OR

• PHYS 1101 - Introduction to Physics I Credit Hours: 4

• OR

• PHYS 1105 - Principles of Physics I Credit Hours: 5

• OR

• BIOL 1105 - Biological Principles I Credit Hours: 4

• OR

• BIOL 1106 - Biological Principles II Credit Hours: 4

• OR

• GEOL 1101 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4

• Credits / Units: 4-5

Professional Education (49 Credit Hours)

• ENGL 1102 - Written English II Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2200 - Introduction to Education Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2200L - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 0
• EDUC 2201 - Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2203 - Human Development, Learning & Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2240 - High Incidence Disabilities for Educators Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2241 - Field Experience 2: The Learner and Learning Environment Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 2260 - Instructional Design I Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 2261 - Field Experience 3: Learning Context and Teaching Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 3331 - Reading in the Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3334 - Field Experience 4: Disciplinary Literacy and Assessment Credit Hours: 2
• EDUC 3340 - Instructional Design II Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 3341 - Residency 1: Teaching Practice and Assessment Credit Hours: 5
• EDUC 3351 - Inclusive Classroom Practices for Individual Differences Credit Hours: 3
• EDUC 4483 - Residency 2: Student Teaching for Secondary Credit Hours: 10
• EDUC 4485 - Action Research Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 4486 - Portfolio Credit Hours: 1

Major Courses (46-47Credit Hours)

• MATH 1550 - Applied Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 1561 - Mathematical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 2501 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 2502 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 2562 - Introduction to Discrete Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 2563 - Transition to Higher Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 3503 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 3520 - Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 3570 - Modern Geometry Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 4520 - Abstract Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 4531 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
• COMP 1110 - Introduction to Programming Credit Hours: 3

• or

• COMP 1120 - Principles of Programming I Credit Hours: 3

Major Electives (6 Credit Hours)

Students must take one of the following courses:

• MATH 3504 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• MATH 2510 - Mathematical Logic Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• MATH 2520 - Number Theory Credit Hours: 3

• OR

• MATH 2299 - Special Topics in Mathematics Credit Hours: 1-12

• OR

• MATH 3399 - Special Topics in Mathematics Credit Hours: 1-12

• OR

• MATH 4499 - Special Topics in Mathematics Credit Hours: 1-12

Any One of the Following Science Courses:

• CHEM 1101 - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1105 - Chemical Principles Credit Hours: 5
• PHYS 1101 - Introduction to Physics I Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 1105 - Principles of Physics I Credit Hours: 5
• BIOL 1105 - Biological Principles I Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 1106 - Biological Principles II Credit Hours: 4
• GEOL 1101 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4

Free Electives

Students must complete a minimum of 6 free credit hours of electives to complete the total degree requirements. Choosing higher-credit hour alternatives in the core curriculum and electives reduces the minimum number of free elective credit hours required to reach 120 semester hours.