Mathematics Education (7–12, B.S.)

Admission Requirements

SUNY has a standard admissions requirement of a 3.0 GPA for entry into an educator preparation program at the undergraduate or graduate level or a rank in the top 30th percentile of the high school class for entry into an undergraduate educator preparation program as a first-year student.

For first-year students, four years of college preparatory mathematics is recommended; top 30th percentile or an 85% high school average; submission of ACT or SAT score.

Transfer students with a 3.0 GPA from either their last college or the combined average of all previous colleges, whichever is higher, will be admitted directly into Mathematics Education (BS-AS MTS).

Students who do not meet admissions requirements will be admitted into the Mathematics (BA-AS MAT) major.

Program Requirements

General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours33
Mathematics Major Requirements (39 credit hours)
Required Courses (33 credit hours)
MAT 161CALCULUS I 14
MAT 162CALCULUS II4
MAT 202INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA3
MAT 263CALCULUS III4
MAT 300TECHNIQUES OF PROOF3
MAT 301INTRODUCTION TO GROUP THEORY3
MAT 322MODERN GEOMETRY3
MAT 325PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS3
MAT 351ELEMENTARY THEORY OF NUMBERS3
MAT 417INTRODUCTION TO REAL ANALYSIS I3
Electives (6 credit hours)
Select two from the following:6
MAT 302
ABSTRACT ALGEBRA II
MAT 309
COMBINATORICS
MAT 315
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MAT 316
INTERMEDIATE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MAT 319
MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY
MAT 366
COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICIANS II
MAT 370
APPLIED NETWORKS
MAT 383
APPLIED STATISTICS I
MAT 404
APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR ALGEBRA
MAT 411
COMPLEX VARIABLES
MAT 461
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
MAT 490
SEMINAR (1-3)
MAT 495
SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3)
MAT 499
INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-12)
Professional Education Requirements (30 credit hours)
SPF 303EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: MIDDLE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION3
SPF 403HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FORCES INFLUENCING SECONDARY EDUCATION3
EDU 416TEACHING LITERACY IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS3
EDU 417ADOLESCENT LITERACY3
EXE 100NATURE AND NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 13
MED 200FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS 7-12 AND FIELD EXPERIENCE3
MED 300FIELD EXPERIENCE: METHODS IN THE TEACHING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS3
MED 307USES OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS 13
MED 308METHODS IN THE TEACHING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS3
MED 383LEARNING AND TEACHING PROBLEM SOLVING3
Student Teaching Requirements (12 credit hours)
MED 407STUDENT TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL 16
MED 408STUDENT TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN HIGH SCHOOL 16
All College Electives
6 credit hours6
Total Credit Hours120
1

 Fulfill General Education 23 requirement.

Students will:

  1. demonstrate content knowledge in secondary mathematics.
  2. demonstrate ability to plan instruction.
  3. Demonstrate effect on student learning.