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BACHELOR OF Science IN Mathematics Education: Middle Grades Concentration (6-9)

Degree Requirements | Specialty Area Requirements
Mathematics Education (6-9) Core (Required)
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To be eligible for consideration by the Teacher Education Committee and approved for admission to the Teacher Education Program, each candidate must:

1. Have not more than 9 hours of the General Education requirements remaining;
2. Have earned a “C” (2.0) or better in EPC 2020 AND EPC 2040 or the approved equivalent course;
3. Have earned a grade of at least a “C‑” (C if the course was repeated) in all required specialty area, professional studies, and content pedagogy courses completed at the time of admission, with the exception of EPC 2020 AND EPC 2040, which requires a grade of C;
4. Have at least a 2.5 cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) on a 4.0 scale on all prior college/university course work;
5. Meet the state established scores on Praxis I, SAT, or ACT. An official copy of the scores must be sent to UNCP. Students must meet the scores in effect at the time they apply to and qualify for admission to the Teacher Education Program;
6. Satisfactorily complete an admission interview after completing all the above requirements;
   
7. Complete a Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL) form. CPL forms are available in the School of Education Licensure Office and on the School of Education website under Student Forms.

 

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics Education: Middle Grades Concentration (6-9)

Requirements for BS in Mathematics Education	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	38
Specialty Area Requirements	30
Second Academic Concentration	18-30
Mathematics Education Requirements	37
» Educator Preparation Core » Content Pedagogy	(12) (25)
University-wide Electives	0-4
Total	128

 

Second Academic Concentration:Several courses will also count towards General Education requirements.)

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Specialty Area Requirements

Course#	Course Title	Comments
MAT 1070	College Algebra	A very good understanding of high school algebra is required.
MAT 1080	Plane Trigonometry	Prerequisite: MAT 1070
MAT 2100	Introduction to Statistics	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 or equivalent
MAT 2110	Survey of Geometry	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 and 1080 or equivalent
MAT 2150	Calculus with Applications (4)	Prerequisite: MAT 1070 or MAT 1090 or equivalent
MAT 2300	Intro to Advanced Mathematics	Prerequisite: MAT 2210 or 2150
MAT 2600	Connections in Mathematics (1)	PREREQ/COREQ: MAT 2220
MAT 3150	Linear Algebra I	Prerequisite: MAT 2210 or 2150
MAT 3330	Discrete Mathematics	Prerequisite: MAT 2210 or MAT 2150 and MAT 2300
MAT 3600	Connections in Mathematics II (1)	Prerequisite: MAT 2300, 2600; PREREQ/COREQ: MAT 3150
MAT 4020	A Historical Development of Mathematics	Prerequisite: MAT 2210 or 2150

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Required Mathematics Education (6-9) Courses

Educator Preparation Core

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EPC 2020	Introduction to Education, Ethics, and Professionalism (1)	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 2040	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3010	The Psychology of Learning and Development (2)	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3030	Reading Strategies for the 21st Century	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EDN 3400	Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle Grades	Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Education

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Content Pedagogy

vCourse#	Course Title	Comments
MAT 2500	Introduction to Teaching Math in Middle Grades and Secondary Schools (2)	Prerequisite: EDN 3020, MAT 2210 or 2150
MAT 3500	Algebra I (2)	Prerequisite: MAT 2300; PREREQ or COREQ: MAT 3150
MAT 3750	Programming Languages	Prerequisite: CSC 2250
MAT 4000	Methods of Teaching Math in Middle Grades and Secondary Schools	Prerequisite: MAT 2500
MAT 4490	Student Teaching (9)	Prerequisite: MAT 4000
MAT 4750	Prof Seminar Secondary Math	Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester
CSC 4050	Current Topics in Computers in Education	Permission of the instructor

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Updated: Thursday, October 21, 2010

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