Department of Mathematics Marywood University, Scranton, PA Requirements for the B.S. in Math/Secondary Education

A minimum of 126 credits is required of every Marywood student in order to graduate. For the Math/Secondary Ed major, 39 credits of this total must be in mathematics, 59 credits in general education (also referred to as the core requirements), and 27 credits in professional education. Unless indicated otherwise, each course listed is 3 credits. The required mathematics and education courses are given below. Detailed course descriptions can be found by linking to our department course offerings webpage.

MATH 142 C++ Programming MATH 201 Calculus I MATH 202 Calculus II MATH 203 Calculus III MATH 204 Calculus IV MATH 219 History of Mathematics MATH 220 Introduction to Probability and Statistics MATH 314 Mathematical Models and Computer Techniques MATH 321 Abstract Algebra MATH 322, 322L Linear Algebra MATH 323 Theory of Numbers MATH 324 College Geometry MATH 411B Curriculum Method & Materials in Mathematics

The required professional education courses are: EDUC 000 Field Experience (0 credits) EDUC 100 Introduction to Education (0.5 credit) EDUC 101 Introduction to Education (0.5 credit) PSY 251 Developmental Psychology EDUC 311 Educational Psychology S ED 152 Orientation to Exceptionalities (2 credits) EDUC 411A Effective Instruction in Secondary and K-12 Education EDUC 442 Student Teaching (12 credits) EDUC 414 Social Foundations of Education

The general education requirements are:

It is possible to fulfill the speech requirement by passing a place-out exam given each semester. Similarly, certain advanced placement scores may serve to exempt a student from the writing skills requirement.

Comments to Dr. Craig M. Johnson, Chairperson, Department of Mathematics: johnsonc@ac.marywood.edu

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