Mathematics Education - Secondary Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
Completion of this major and the General Degree Completion Requirements for Education, Secondary, satisfies the state requirements for a state mathematics teaching endorsement (secondary, grade levels 5–12).
The Mathematics Education - Secondary BAE takes more than 12 quarters at 15–16 credits a quarter; all candidates for certification must pass the NES subject matter test to receive an endorsement for certification purposes.
| Secondary Education Program Prerequisites | ||
| All prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 6 years. | ||
| A grade ≥B- in all prerequisite courses is required for admission to the Education program. | ||
| CMST 201 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 5 |
| or CMST 340 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | |
| EDUC 201 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION (or approved equivalent) | 5 |
| SOST 300 | PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 |
| SPED 363 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| PSYC 204 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning proficiency* | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
* Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning courses
Prerequisite Grade Policy: students must have earned a grade ≥C in any course that is to be used to satisfy a prerequisite requirement for a subsequent mathematics course offered by the Eastern Washington University Department of Mathematics.
Grade Requirements: students must receive a grade ≥C in each course used to satisfy the requirements of an undergraduate major or minor in mathematics.
| Required Mathematics Education - Secondary Courses | ||
| MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 162 | CALCULUS II | 5 |
| MATH 163 | CALCULUS III | 5 |
| MATH 225 | FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS | 5 |
| MATH 231 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | 5 |
| MATH 241 | CALCULUS IV | 5 |
| MATH 370 | SURVEY OF GEOMETRIES | 5 |
| or MATH 470 | FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRY | |
| MATH 385 | PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE I | 5 |
| MATH 432 | RINGS AND POLYNOMIALS | 5 |
| MATH 460 | CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS | 5 |
| Required MATH Elective–choose two from the following | 9-10 | |
| DISCRETE MATHEMATICS WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| NUMBER THEORY | ||
| INTRODUCTORY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| APPLIED GROUP THEORY | ||
| COMPLEX ANALYSIS | ||
| PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE II | ||
| FUNCTIONS AND RELATIONS FOR K-8 TEACHERS | ||
| GEOMETRY FOR THE K-8 TEACHER | ||
| PROBLEM SOLVING SEMINAR | ||
| Required MTED Courses | ||
| MTED 425 | ASSESSMENT IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM | 3 |
| MTED 476 | MATHEMATICAL PROGRESSIONS | 4 |
| MTED 477 | MATHEMATICAL DISCUSSIONS | 4 |
| Education Core Courses | ||
| EDUC 303 | FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 309 | FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 341 | SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 386A | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 386B | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 413 | CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES | 3 |
| EDUC 426 | SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-12 | 12 |
| EDUC 427 | GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 | 3-15 |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| MTED 490B | SENIOR CAPSTONE: SECONDARY PRACTICUM | 5 |
| MTED 400 | MATHEMATICS STUDENT TEACHING | 2 |
| Total Credits | 110-123 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | EDUC 201 | 3 | MATH 163 | 5 |
| MATH 161 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 225 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | MATH 162 | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| MATH 231 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | 18 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MATH 241 | 5 | MATH 370 or 470 | 5 | MATH 432 | 5 |
| MATH 385 | 5 | MATH 460 | 5 | MTED 477 | 4 |
| SOST 300 (Diversity - graduation requirement) | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | SPED 363 | 4 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 18 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| CMST 201 or 340 | 5 | MTED 476 | 4 | MATH Elective2 | 5 |
| MTED 425 | 3 | PSYC 204 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| MATH Elective2 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| EDUC 303 | 3 | EDUC 386B | 3 | EDUC 426 | 12 |
| EDUC 309 | 3 | EDUC 427 | 5 | MTED 400 | 2 |
| EDUC 341 | 3 | MTED 490B (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | ||
| EDUC 386A | 3 | ||||
| EDUC 413 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 13 | 14 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Required MATH Elective–choose two from the approved list.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BAE in Mathematics Education - Secondary from EWU should have:
- a sensitivity and ability to respond to the mathematical thinking of secondary students;
- a strong ability to reason mathematically and develop proofs with understanding;
- ability to critically read, analyze, evaluate, transform, and implement mathematics education literature;
- applications of pedagogical content knowledge for secondary mathematics in planning and teaching;
- habits of mind to continue improving teaching practices that support mathematics learning;
- the values, dispositions, and habits of mind of a community of mathematicians;
- understanding of foundational content of modern mathematics and its applications;
- understanding of mathematical learning progressions and connections within secondary mathematics.