The Department of Mathematics has prepared a typical sequence of courses that illustrates how a student in the mathematics secondary education concentration may complete the Towson UTeach requirements and the University Core Curriculum Requirements for graduation in four years. Each student's actual schedule may be somewhat different depending on the student's individual situation. Note that the actual sequence of courses is mainly constrained by the course prerequisites.
Freshman Year
Fall Term
Spring Term
Course
Units
Course
Units
SEMS110 Introduction to STEM Teaching I: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
MATH 465 Theory of Numbers
or
MATH 467 Algebraic Structures
3
MATH 290 Functions and Modeling
3
MATH 353 Euclidean and
Non-Euclidean Geometries
3
MATH 330 Introduction to Statistical Methods
4
upper level math elective
3 – 4
SCED 460 Using Reading & Writing in the Secondary Schools
4
Core Curriculum
3
Core Curriculum
3
Total
15 – 16
Total
17
Senior Year
Fall Term
Spring Term
Course
Units
Course
Units
SEMS 470 Project-Based Instruction
3
MATH 426 Student Teaching in Secondary Education – Mathematics
12
MATH 420 Applications of Technology for Secondary School Teachers
3
MATH 423 Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary Schools
3
MATH 430 Seminar in Student Teaching – Mathematics
1
MATH 428 Senior Seminar in
Mathematics Education
2
SCED 461 Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas
3
SEMS 498 Internship in Secondary Mathematics and Science
2
Total
14
Total
15
In this concentration, the total number of units required for graduation is 126 to 127.
Notes:
A minimum of 120 units is needed for graduation.
The prerequisite for MATH 273 is MATH 119.
Students who need to start with MATH 119 are advised to either
Take MATH 119 during the summer before entering Towson University or
Take MATH 119 in the fall term of the freshman year. These students will need to postpone the calculus sequence and MATH 265 for one term. They should be able to make up for this delay by either:
taking a mathematics course in the summer session during the first two years, or
inserting an additional mathematics course during the junior or senior year.
EDUC 202 - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on America’s Urban Schools - is recommended to satisfy Core Curriculum category 10.