Mathematics/Secondary Education, BPS

CIP Code: 27.0101/13.1205

Students must meet all requirements for certification before this degree will be conferred, including passing the following: 1) all sections of the Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA); 2) the Professional Development Folio (semester prior to student teaching); 3) the Missouri Content Assessment(s) (MoCA) for each area of certification sought; and 4) a passing composite score on their summative evaluation in the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES).

General Education Requirements

Bachelor of Professional Studies

Professional Requirements

EDUC 201 - Professional Growth and Folio Development I Semester Hours: One (Must be taken second semester of sophomore year or first semester of enrollment if transferring as a junior or senior)
EDUC 203 - Teaching in a Diverse Society Semester Hours: Three (Must be taken with EDUC 201)
ECTA 323 - Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making Semester Hours: Three
EDPS 383 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 303 - Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 373 - Technology and Instructional Media Semester Hours: Three
PSYC 313 - Human Growth and Development (MOTR PSYC 200) Semester Hours: Three
EDUC 401 - Professional Growth and Folio Development II Semester Hours: One (Must be taken during the senior year, the semester prior to student teaching)
EDPS 453/553 - the Exceptional Child Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDRD 423/523 - Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience Semester Hours: Three ¹ ‡
EDRD 463/563 - Reading and Writing Strategies for Middle and Secondary Content Areas Semester Hours: Three ¹
ETOP 423/523 - Classroom and Behavior Management Semester Hours: Three ¹
EDPS 463/563 - Trauma Informed Classroom Semester Hours: Three

Total: 35 Hours

‡Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523 which does not include an equivalent field experience must complete: EDCL 420/520 Field Experience with English Language Learners

Field and Clinical Experiences

EDCL 211 - Teaching Field Experience I Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting)
EDUC 210 - Field Experience I Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211)
EDCL 411/511 - Teaching Field Experience II Semester Hours: One (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than EDCL 211)*
EDUC 410 - Field Experience II Seminar Semester Hours: Zero (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511)
ESCL 4712 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Twelve (must be in grades 9-12 in a high school setting, different grade than EDCL 211 or EDCL 411)
OR (for those pursuing two secondary content areas)
ESCL 4709 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Nine (must be in grades 9-12 in the primary content area)
ESCL 4703 - Student Teaching: Secondary Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 9-12 in the add-on content area)
OR (for those pursuing secondary/middle combined)
ESCL 4709 Student Teaching: Secondary (must be in grades 9-12 in a secondary school setting)
EMCL 4703 - Student Teaching: Middle School Semester Hours: Three (must be in grades 5-9 in a middle school setting, different grade level than EDCL 411/511)*

Total: 14 Hours

*Candidates pursuing secondary/middle combined certification must complete EDCL 411/511 Teaching Field Experience II in a middle school setting.
¹See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.

Major Requirements

Mission Statement: Mathematics plays a key role in understanding the principles of our physical environment and is an important tool in successful utilization and conservation of human, physical, and financial resources. The mission of the Mathematics department is to instill in its students an understanding of the mathematical concepts necessary to be productive members of society, and to provide the mathematics foundation necessary for graduate study in mathematics and careers in mathematics, education, business, finance, science, medicine, and engineering. This mission follows from our Christian worldview which states, in part, that we are to live in harmony with the physical environment God has created for us and utilize its resources intelligently and conservatively.

The student must complete at least 33 hours in Mathematics (including 9 hours of upper division electives), 8 hours in physics, and 3 hours in computer science, including the following courses or their equivalent:

Required Mathematics (MATH) Courses

MATH 164 - Calculus I Semester Hours: Four
MATH 213 - Discrete Mathematics Semester Hours: Three
MATH 254 - Calculus II Semester Hours: Four
MATH 264 - Calculus III Semester Hours: Four
MATH 353 - Linear Algebra Semester Hours: Three
MATH 363 - Differential Equations Semester Hours: Three
MATH 433 - Mathematics Seminar Semester Hours: Three

Total: 24 Hours

Required Physics (PHYS) Courses

PHYS 213 - General Physics I (MOTR PHYS 200L) Semester Hours: Three
PHYS 211 - General Physics I Laboratory (MOTR PHYS 200L) Semester Hours: One
PHYS 223 - General Physics II Semester Hours: Three
PHYS 221 - General Physics II Laboratory Semester Hours: One

Total: 8 Hours

Required Computer Science (ITBU) Course

ITBU 203 - Introduction to Application Development Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Mathematics Electives

9 hours upper division Mathematics electives*

Students seeking certification to teach secondary mathematics in Missouri are required to take the following courses (9 credit hours) which will also satisfy the upper division electives required for the Mathematics major:

MATH 323 - Foundations of Geometry Semester Hours: Three
MATH 423/523 - Abstract Algebra Semester Hours: Three

Plus one (1) course from the following

MATH 313 - Elementary Number Theory Semester Hours: Three
MATH 343 - Statistical Methods Semester Hours: Three
MATH 453A/553A - Advanced Calculus I Semester Hours: Three
MATH 453B - Advanced Calculus II Semester Hours: Three

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