Adolescence Education: Mathematics - B.S. Degree
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Office: 223 Fenton Hall
(716) 673-3243
Julia Wilson, Chairperson
Keary Howard, Mathematics Education Coordinator
Email: mathematics.department@fredonia.edu
Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/math/
Major Requirements
Core Courses:
| MATH 122 | University Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 123 | University Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 210 | Mathematical Structures and Proof | 4 |
| MATH 223 | University Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 231 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MAED 310 | Reading and Writing Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 323 | Introductory Real Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 331 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH 341 | Geometry | 3 |
| MATH 381 | History of Mathematics | 3 |
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| MATH 405 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
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| MAED 410 | Seminar: Mathematics for High School Teachers | 3 |
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| STAT 350 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| | One additional MATH or STAT course numbered 311 or higher | 3 |
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| MAED 105 | Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics Education | 3 |
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| MAED 106 | Contemporary Mathematics Education - Field Experience | 0 |
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| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry Lecture I | 3 |
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| CHEM 125 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
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| PHYS 230 | University Physics I | 4 |
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| PHYS 232 | University Physics I Lab | 1 |
| EDU 224 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
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| EDU 250 | Introduction to the Exceptional Learner | 3 |
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| EDU 251 | Practicum in Inclusive Education II | 1 |
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| MAED 276 | Literacy and Technology for Science and Mathematics | 3 |
| EDU 303 | Safe Schools/Healthy Students-DASA: Safety Education/Fire and Arson/School Violence | 1 |
| EDU 304 | Safe Schools & Healthy Students | 1 |
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| MAED 305 | Diversity in the Teaching of Science and Mathematics | 3 |
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| MAED 313 | Diversity in the Teaching of Science and Mathematics Field Experience | 0 |
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| EDU 349 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| MAED 419 | Secondary School (Grades 7-12) Methods in Mathematics | 3 |
| MAED 416 | Math Student Teaching Seminar | 3 |
| MAED 430 | Student Teaching for Mathematics/Adolescence Education: Grades 7-9 Placement | 6 |
| MAED 431 | Student Teaching for Mathematics/Adolescence Education: Grades 10-12 Placement | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 85-88
Candidates in all education programs are required to demonstrate competence in a foreign language. Proficiency requirement met by the following:
- Fredonia Placement Exam determination of Fredonia Foundations courses 100 and 110 in the same World Language or course 110 (or higher) in World Language.
- Proficiency may also be fulfilled by qualifying AP, IB, CLEP Exam scores or transferred courses of Elem I and Elem II of same language, as verified by Registrar’s Office.
The General Education foreign language requirement differs from the certification requirement and must be satisfied for degree conferral.
A candidate who receives a Satisfactory standing in the Student Teaching placement must also receive a passing grade in their co-requisite Seminar/Methods course to advance.
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 Adolescence Education and Mathematics, or in Mathematics Adolescence Education and Applied Mathematics by completing all of the requirements for both majors.
For more information on the education requirements, please consult the Education section of the catalog.