Mathematical Science Degree Requirements — Secondary Education in Mathematical Sciences Option
for students entering the program before Fall 2009

1. General Education and Entrance into Major Requirements (60 credits)

2. Core Requirements (60 credits)

3. Additional Requirements

• English (9 credits)

	English Composition* [GWS]		ENGL 015 or 030
	Technical Writing [GWS]		ENGL 202C
	Speech [GWS]		CAS 100

• Mathematics (14-15 credits)

	Calculus I* [GQ]		MATH 140 (4 credits)
	Calculus II* [GQ]		MATH 141 (4 credits)
	Other Math Courses (6-7 credits)		MATH 017, 040, 041, 220, 230, 231, 232, 250, 251, 311W, or STAT 200

• Natural Sciences
    9 credits of any courses with a GN suffix

• Arts
    6 credits of any courses with a GA suffix

• Humanities†
    6 credits of any courses with a GH suffix

• Social & Behavioral Sciences
    6 credits of any courses with a GS suffix

• Health & Physical Activities
    3 credits of any courses with a GHA suffix

• General Electives
    6 credits of any non-remedial courses

• SSET 295 (1 credit)



† Students with the Secondary Education option must have 3 credits of college level English Literature with a least a C grade. This can be accomplished by selecting a course from the following list, which can be used at the same time to satisfy 3 credits of Humanities (GH). Note that some of these courses also satisfy the US and IL requirements.

ENGL 001, 001W, 002, 003, 104, 129, 129H, 133, 134, 135, 135S, 139, 140, 180, 182, 184, 184S, 185, 189, 191, 194, 194S, 262, 263, 265, 268.
CMLIT 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 010, 011, 100, 101, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 141, 184, 185, 189.

• Required Courses (54 credits)
CMPSC 305	Object-Oriented Programming for Mathematics and Sciences I
CMPSC 306	Object-Oriented Programming for Mathematics and Sciences II
MATH 315*	Foundations of Mathematics
MATH 446	Introduction to Applied Statistics I
MATH 411	Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 427	Foundations of Geometry
MATH 408*	Advanced Calculus
MATH 430*	Linear Algebra and Discrete Models I
MATH 431*	Linear Algebra and Discrete Models II
MATH 475W	Introduction to the History of Mathematics
EDUC 313	Field Observation (2 credits)
EDUC 314	Learning Theory and Instructional Procedures
EDUC 315	Social and Cultural Factors in Education
EDUC 417	Teaching Secondary Math
EDUC 435	Addressing the Needs of Special Learners (1 credit)
EDUC 490‡	Student Teaching (1-12 credits)


* Mathematical Sciences students with the Secondary Math Option must receive a grade of C or better in this course.
‡ A minimum GPA of 3.0 and passing scores on required Praxis I tests are required for admission to EDUC 490.

• Technical Electives (3 credits) Select 3 credits from the following list.
MATH 425	Introduction to Operations Research
MATH 450	Mathematical Modeling

• Other Electives (3 credits)
Select 3 credits of 300-400 level courses in consultation with an academic advisor and in support of the student's interests.

• First-Year Seminar, 1 credit of any course with a S, T, X, or PSU designations.

• United States Cultures and International Cultures Requirements, 3 credits of any course with a US designation and 3 credits of any course with an IL designation. These can be satisfied simultaneously with any of the above requirements, or any course in the degree requirements.

• Writing Across the Curriculum requirement is satisfied by MATH 311W or MATH 475W, a required course in the MASC degree program.