Mathematics: Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration

Program Overview

As a math major, you can pursue Massachusetts state teaching licensure by adding the secondary education concentration. In doing so, you can become licensed to teach at the middle (grades 5-8) or high school (grades 8-12) levels in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The experience you will gain at Endicott is comprehensive. You will complete freshman and sophomore internships in a range of school settings, a sophomore and junior field experience connected to your secondary education courses, a junior year pre-practicum, and senior year full practicum experience. Upon graduation, you will have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you will be eligible to pursue licensure in many other states. Students receive free preparation for the required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) as part of the program.
Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 130

First Year - Credits: 35
- General Education Elective (must be above the 100 level) (Cr. 3)
- CSC 101 - Introduction to Computer Science (Cr: 3)
- CSC 160/160L - Introduction to Programming and Lab (Cr: 4)
- ED 125 - Approaches to Middle and Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
- ED 111 - Clinical Field Based Experience I (Cr: 2)
- ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)
  
  Initial enrollment is based on placement examinations and AP test results.
- MTH 137 - Calculus II (Cr: 4)
  
  Initial enrollment is based on placement examinations and AP test results. Students placed directly into MTH 136 will be required to replace MTH 134 with a free elective.
- MTH 138 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics in R (Cr: 3)
- MTH 210 - Mathematical Reasoning (Cr: 3)
Sophomore - Credits: 33
- Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr:3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- ED 030 - Subject Matter Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
- ED 203 - Inclusionary Practices in Educational Settings (Cr: 3)
- ED 211 - Clinical Field Based Experience II (Cr: 2)
- ED 240 - Literacies for Learning at the Middle and Secondary School (Cr: 3)
- MTH 237 - Calculus III (Cr: 3)
- MTH 330 - Ordinary Differential Equations (Cr: 3)
- MTH 331 - Real Analysis (Cr: 3)
- PHY 201/201L - Physics with Calculus I and Lab (Cr: 4)
- PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies Individual and Society General Education Requirement
Junior - Credits: 31
- Individual & Society General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
- General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
- ED 303 - Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
- ED 330/330L - Sheltered English Immersion (Cr: 3)
- ED 339 - Assessment for Learning (Cr: 3)
- ED 380 - Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
- MTH 225 - Probability (Cr: 3)
- MTH 238 - Linear Algebra (Cr: 3)
- MTH 410 - Abstract Algebra (Cr: 3)
Senior - Credits: 31
- Literary Perspectives General Education Elective (Cr. 3)
- General Education Electives (Cr: 3) (two must be above the 100 level)
- EC 400 - Senior Transition (Cr: 1)
- ED 400 - Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
- MTH 415 - Topics in Geometry (Cr: 3)
- MTH 420 - Advanced Differential Equations (Cr: 3)
- MTH 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
- MTH 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
Learning Outcomes

In addition to the outcomes for applied mathematics students in the secondary education teacher licensure concentration will:
- Develop and implement appropriate methodologies for teaching mathematics at the secondary level.
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