FYI-Mathematics Sequence of Classes (for freshmen entering Fall 2010)

Four-Year Integrated Teacher Credential Program in Mathematics

Mathematics BA and Preliminary Single Subject Credential in Mathematics if followed exactly

 

 

FALL SEMESTER

SPRING SEMESTER

 

Course

Units

Course

Units

 

MATH 150A* (GE: BS/M)

5

MATH 150B*

5

 

GE: BS/AR&EW

3

COMP 106/106L* (or COMP 110/110L) (GE: SE/LL)

3 (or 4)

Year 1

GE: SE/A&H

3

PHIL 230* (GE: BS/CT)

3

 

GE: SE/CCS

3

  • COMS 151/L (GE: BS/OC)

3

 

 

 

  • MATH 391* FE

2

 

 

14

 

16 (or 17)

 

 

FALL SEMESTER

SPRING SEMESTER

 

Course

Units

Course

Units

 

MATH 250*

3

MATH 262*

3

 

PHYS 220A/L* (GE: SE/NS&L)

4

GE: SE/NS&L

4

Year 2

  • POLS 155 (Title V, Political Institutions)

3

Math 382/L*

3

 

  • ENGL 255 (GE: SE/A&H)

3

  • PSY 312 (UD GE: SE/SS)

3

 

Elective (LD or UD from any department)

3

  • EPC 420 (Cred) FE

3

 

 

16

 

16

 

 

FALL SEMESTER

SPRING SEMESTER

 

Course

Units

Course

Units

 

MATH 320*

3

MATH 360*

3

 

MATH 341*

3

Math 370*

 

3

Year 3

SED 514 (Cred)

3

Upper Division MATH Elective*

3

 

  • AAS/ARMN/CHS 417

    ELPS/PAS (Cred AND GE: SE/CCS)

3

SED 525MA/L (Cred)

3

 

  • SED 511 (Cred) FE

3

SPED 420 (Cred)

3

 

 

 

HSCI 466ADO (Cred)

1

 

 

15

 

16

 

 

FALL SEMESTER

SPRING SEMESTER

 

Course

Units

Course

Units

 

ASTR 301*

3

Upper Division MATH Elective*

3

 

MATH 350*

3

  • Math 490*

3

Year 4

HIST 371 (Title V, American History and UD GE)

3

  • SED 555 (Cred) FE

7

 

  • SED 554 (Cred) FE

4

  • SED 529 (Cred) FE

3 

 

  • SED 521 (Cred) FE

3

 

 

 

 

16

 

16

 

* indicates course required for the math major

● indicates paired courses

FE includes field experience component

Cred Credential course                                                       

Course titles – see below

General Education (GE) designations – see below

IC Course includes Information Competence

FYI-Math Additional Requirements

A GPA of 2.6 is required for all courses in the math major and no major course grade may be lower than C. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required for all professional education coursework and no professional education course grade may be lower than C.

Year 2:
Fall semester:
     Attend a Credential Program Single Subject Information Session.
Spring semester:
     Sign up and take the CBEST (information about the CBEST is on their website: http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/).
     Apply to Credential Program (get started early in the semester).

Year 3:
Fall semester:
     Take upper division writing exam (must pass prior to taking SED 554 and 555).

Year 4:
     CTC Clearance.
     Complete Teaching Performance Assessment.

 


FYI - Mathematics Teacher Credential Program Courses

 

Course                                   Title                                                                                                       Units

AAS/ARMN/CHS/ELPS/PAS 417 Equity and Diversity in Schools (3)

COMP 106/L Computing in Engineering and Science and Lab (2/1)

or

COMP 110/L Introduction to Algorithms and Programming and Lab (3/1)

COMS 151/L Public Speaking with Lab (3)

ENGL 255 Introduction to Literature (3)

EPC 420 Educational Psychology of Adolescence (3)

HIST 371 Problems in American History: 1865 to Present (3)

HSCI 466ADO Health Concerns of the Adolescent (1)

MATH 150A Calculus I (5)

MATH 150B Calculus II (5)

MATH 250 Calculus III (3)

MATH 262 Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)

MATH 320 Foundations of Higher Mathematics (3)

MATH 341 Applied Statistics I (3)

MATH 350 Advanced Calculus I (3)

MATH 360 Abstract Algebra I (3)

MATH 370 Foundations of Geometry (3)

MATH 382/L Introduction to Scientific Computing (3)

MATH 391 Field Experiences in Schools (2)

MATH 490 Capstone Course (3)

Mathematics Electives, Upper Division (see below for recommended courses) (9)

PHIL 230 Introduction to Formal Logic I (3)

PHYS 220A Mechanics (3)

PHYS 220AL Mechanics Lab (1)

POLS 155 American Political institutions (3)

PSY 312 Psychological Aspects of Parenthood (3)

SED 511 Fund. of Sec. Ed. in Multiethnic Sec. Schools (3)

SED 514 Computers in the Instructional Program (3)

SED 521 Literacy, Language, and Learning in Multiethnic Sec. Schools (3)

SED 529 Teaching English Learners in Multiethnic Secondary Schools (3)

SED 525MA/L Methods of Teaching Mathematics (3)

SED 554 Supervised Field Experience and Seminar (4)

SED 555 Supervised Practicum and Seminar (7)

SPED 420 Improving the Learning of Students with Special Needs through Differentiated Instruction and Collaboration (3)

 

Recommended Upper Division Mathematics Electives

 

ASTR 301 The Dynamical Universe (also counts as upper division GE) (3)

MATH 331 Mathematical Explorations (3)

MATH 340 Introductory Probability (3)

MATH 351 Differential Equations (3)

MATH 441 Applied Statistics II (3)

MATH 450 Advanced Calculus II (3)

MATH 460 Abstract Algebra II (3)

MATH 462 Advanced Linear Algebra (3)

MATH 463 Number Theory (3)

MATH 470 Topics of Geometry (3)


General Education Designations

 

                BS           Basic Skills (At least course one must include Information Competence (IC).)

                                AR&EW             Analytical Reading and Expository Writing

                                CT                        Critical Thinking

                                M                         Mathematics

                                OC                        Oral Communication

 

                SE           Subject Explorations  (At least 1 course must include Information Competence (IC).)

                                NS                        Natural Sciences

                                AH                       Arts and Humanities

                                SS                         Social Sciences

                                LL                         Lifelong Learning

                                CCS                      Comparative Cultural Studies - Gender, Race, Class, and Ethnicity Studies, and

                                                                Foreign Languages

 

                Title V                                    U.S. History and Local Government  (Parts 1 and 2)