2008-2009 cohort
Content area preadmission course requirements
Master of education/initial licensure in mathematics education
Content area courses are prerequisites that must be completed or in progress at the time of M.Ed./ILP program admission.
Courses in the content area are required to meet the Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEPT) and content standards adopted in 1998 by the Minnesota Board of Teaching: "The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students."
Contact Student Services to meet with an adviser, who will assess and recommend courses that fulfill this requirement.
Students must complete requirements for mathematics education teaching licensure for grades 5-8 and 7-12.
General psychology
Select from PSTL 1281, PSY 1001, or equivalent
Calculus sequence (four required courses)
Two years of calculus to include differential equations,
infinite sequences and series, and linear algebra
- MATH 1271, 1272, 2243, and 2263
Formal mathematical reasoning (minimum one course)
Select from MATH 2283, *3283W, or 5615H
Advanced algebra (minimum one course)
Select from MATH 4242, *4281, 5248, 5251, or 5285H
Discrete mathematics (minimum one course)
Select from MATH *4707, 5705, or 5707
Geometry (minimum one course)
Select from MATH *5335 or 5336
Probability (minimum one course with a calculus prerequisite)
Select from MATH 5651 or STAT 5101
*recommended courses
Revised May 2008