Mathematics - Middle Childhood Specialist Bachelor of Science degree
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Middle Childhood Education – Mathematics Specialist (83 credit hours)
Required Courses
| MATH 122 | University Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 123 | University Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 210 | Mathematical Structures and Proof | 4 |
| MATH 231 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MAED 301 | Mathematics for School Teachers I | 3 |
| MAED 302 | Mathematics for School Teachers II | 3 |
| MAED 303 | Mathematics for School Teachers III | 3 |
| MAED 310 | Reading and Writing Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 341 | Geometry | 3 |
| STAT 150 | Statistical Ideas | 3 |
| | or | |
| MAED 240 | Statistics for School Teachers | 3 |
| | or | |
| STAT 350 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 381 | History of Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 405 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| | One additional MATH or STAT course numbered 311 or higher | 3 |
| MAED 105 | Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics Education | 3 |
| | and | |
| MAED 106 | Contemporary Mathematics Education - Field Experience | 0 |
| EDU 224 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| EDU 250 | Introduction to the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| EDU 251 | Practicum in Inclusive Education II | 0 |
| MAED 276 | Literacy and Technology for Science and Mathematics | 3 |
| EDU 301 | Safe Schools/Healthy Students: Child Abuse and Child Abduction | 1 |
| EDU 302 | Safe Schools/Healthy Students: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse | 1 |
| EDU 303 | Safe Schools/Healthy Students-DASA: Safety Education/Fire and Arson/School Violence | 1 |
| MAED 305 | Diversity in the Teaching of Science and Mathematics | 3 |
| | and | |
| MAED 313 | Diversity in the Teaching of Science and Mathematics Field Experience | 0 |
| EDU 321 | Teaching in the Middle School | 3 |
| EDU 349 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| MAED 417 | Middle School (Grades 5-9) Methods in Mathematics | 3 |
| MAED 416 | Math Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| MAED 428 | Student Teaching for Mathematics/Middle Childhood Education: Grades 5-6 Placement | 6 |
| MAED 429 | Student Teaching for Mathematics/Middle Childhood Education: Grades 7-9 Placement | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 83 |
All mathematics majors must complete a science course and its laboratory selected from the following:
Chemistry:
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry Lecture I | 3 |
| | and | |
| CHEM 125 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
Physics:
(Majors in the Middle Childhood Mathematics Specialist Track may satisfy this requirement by taking SCI 301, SCI 302, and SCI 303.)
Candidates in all education programs are required to demonstrate competence in a foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied in any one of the following ways:
- Score of 85 percent or higher on New York State Regents Exam or New York State High School Equivalent Exam*: Requirement is fulfilled.
- Scores of 65 percent - 84 percent on New York State Regents Exam or New York State High School Equivalent Exam*: Student needs to take an Elementary I level course or an Elementary II level course of a language or equivalent course(s), or successfully complete an equivalent Fredonia proficiency exam.
- Scores below 65 percent on New York State Regents Exam or New York State High School Equivalent Exam*: Student needs to take an Elementary I level course and an Elementary II level course or equivalent course(s) of the same language.
- If student did not take a New York State Regents Exam or New York State High School Equivalent Exam*: Student needs to take an Elementary I level course and an Elementary II level course or equivalent course(s) of the same language
Note: The General Education foreign language requirement differs from the certification requirement and must be satisfied for degree conferral.
* High School Equivalent Exam refers to a New York State Local School District Exam or Regional Exam in a Foreign Language.
As of December 31, 2013, candidates in all education programs are required to complete training under the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Beginning in the Fall 2013 semester, the training required under the Dignity for All Student Act (DASA) will be included in EDU 303 at Fredonia. Undergraduate candidates planning to graduate after Fall 2013 who have already completed EDU 303 on campus or taken a workshop as a substitution for EDU 303 must also complete the EDU DASA workshop prior to graduation.
Students may double major in Mathematics-Middle Childhood Education Specialist and Mathematics, or in Mathematics-Middle Childhood Specialist and Applied Mathematics by completing all of the requirements for both majors.
Mathematics majors are encouraged to take additional courses in computer science consistent with their career and educational goals.
For certification information, please consult the Education section of the catalog.