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Achieve a broader, deeper understanding of mathematics and its application to the world today.

Contact:
Michael Sarver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Mathematics
mwsarver@cedarcrest.edu
610-437-4471 ext. 4449

Mathematics Co-Major with Secondary Education

The mathematics major with a co-major in secondary education will prepare you as a professional educator to meet the many challenges of the 21st century classroom, teaching social studies in grades 7-12.

You will be instructed and mentored by a highly qualified faculty: All full-time and adjunct faculty members in the education department at Cedar Crest are teacher scholars with a minimum of five years of teaching experience in K-12 classrooms. This degree program is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Many mathematics majors in our department are pursuing certification in secondary education. There is a nationwide demand for mathematics teachers. Currently, all of the Cedar Crest students who earned their degree in mathematics with a secondary education co-major have been hired by school districts upon graduation.

Course Requirements

 

Students also seeking a co-major in secondary education must consult the education department and plan a program before registering for the sophomore year. Students preparing for a secondary teaching certificate must include the following courses in their program of study in addition to the requirements for the mathematics major:

  • MAT 224 Discrete Mathematics 3 credits
  • MAT 324 Modern Geometry 3 credits

Requirements for the Secondary Education Co-Major

  • EDU 100 Perspectives on Middle Level and Secondary Education 3 credits
  • EDU 102 Educational Psychology 3 credits
  • EDU 150 Educational Planning 3 credits
  • EDU 151 Field Experience I 1 credit
  • EDU 207 Technology for Educators 3 credits (Biology, Chemistry and General Science majors are exempted)
  • EDU 214 Adolescent Literacy 3 credits
  • EDU 215 Field Experience II: Middle Level and Secondary 1 credit
  • EDU 346 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences for Secondary Science and Mathematics 3 credits
    or
    EDU 347 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences for Secondary Social Studies 3 credits
    or
    EDU 348 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences for Secondary English 3 credits
    or
    EDU 349 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning Experiences for K-12 World Language 3 credits
  • EDU 350 Field Experience III: Secondary 1 credit
  • EDU 351 Assessment I 3 credits
  • EDU 352 Assessment II 3 credits
  • EDU 359 Teaching the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students 3 credits
  • SPE 243 The Exceptional Child 3 credits
  • SPE 245 Field Experience IV 1 credit
  • SPE 320 Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities 3 credits
  • SPE 344 Adaptations, Modifications, and Assistive Technology for the Exceptional Child 3 credits
    or
    SPE 250 Subject Area Content Access for Students with Learning Disabilities 3 credits
  • EDU 373 Student Teaching: Secondary Schools 9 credits
  • EDU 374 Professional Education Seminar 3 credits

Other Required Courses:

  • MAT-XXX 3 credits
  • MAT-XXX 3 credits
  • WRI-100 3 credits
  • ENG-XXX [ Any American or British Literature course] 3 credits