Licensure in Secondary Education 9-12, Mathematics Specialty Area

Program Requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Overall minimum GPA of 2.7 (3.0 preferred) on 4.0 scale for all undergraduate work or minimum 2.75 (3.0 preferred) on 4.0 scale in last 60 hours of study which may include no more than 12 graduate hours.

Professional Education Core Courses: 15 Credits

EDUC 211
EDUC 310
EDUC 330
EDUC 331
SPED 320

Secondary Education Major Core: 21 Credits

READ 320, EDUC 455, and EDUC 460 may not be taken until student is admitted to Teacher Education. EDUC 480 and EDUC 490 may not be taken until student is admitted to Clinical Experience (Student Teaching) and must be taken during last and final semester. READ 320 snd EDUC 455 snd choose section of EDUC 460 based on specialty areas: EDUC 460 And EDUC 480 And EDUC 490

Specialty Area Requirements: 51 Credits

MATH 129 and MATH 130 with a grade of “C” or better in both courses. MATH 129 and MATH 130 are equivalent to MATH 131.

MATH 131
MATH 142
MATH 150
MATH 241
MATH 242
MATH 251
MATH 260
MATH 262
MATH 312
MATH 331
MATH 361
MATH 412
MATH 472
MATH 485 must be taken senior year
Select any two 400-level MATH courses
STAT 301
CSC 105 or higher CSC course

Core Academic Skills for Educators Test Requirement

Required for students with less than 2.7 Undergraduate GPA.
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading (5712)—Score 156
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing (5722)—Score 162
PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5732)—Score 150 or a Composite Score of 468

PRAXIS II and edTPA Requirement

PRAXIS II Test: 5161 Mathematics: Content Knowledge—Score 160
And PRAXIS II Test: 5624: Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7-12—Score 157 or passing edTPA score

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