Math Secondary Education

Education

A.A.T. Degree (D,S)

This associate degree program prepares students for transfer to a baccalaureate degree program that leads to a teaching career in middle or high school mathematics. The program includes rigorous mathematics content course work, as well as the integration of educational technology and field experiences in a secondary school setting.

Graduates of this program who have completed the associate degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher can transfer to the University of Delaware or Delaware State University.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Employ mathematical strategies to solve algebraic, geometric, trigonometric, and calculus problems.
2. Prove or disprove mathematical statements using formal arguments.
3. Apply knowledge of the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of adolescents.
4. Access and implement educational technology.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101	Crit Thinking & Acad Writing	3
ENG 102	Composition and Research	3
MAT 281	Calculus I	4
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
	Or
HIS 112	U. S. History: Post-Civil War	3

Program/Major Courses

ECE 233	Intro to Exceptional Learners	3
EDC 260	Educational Psychology	3
MAT 263	Principles of Discrete Math	4
MAT 279	Problem Solving Strategies	4
MAT 282	Calculus II	4
MAT 283	Calculus III	4
MAT 288	Linear Algebra	4
MAT 255	Statistics I	3
	Or
MAT 285	Introduction to Proof	4

Program/Major Support Courses

CIS 120	Intro to Programming	4
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
PSY 127	Human Development	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
ENG 101	Crit Thinking & Acad Writing	3
MAT 281	Calculus I	4
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
CIS 120	Intro to Programming	4

Semester 2

MAT 282	Calculus II	4
MAT 263	Principles of Discrete Math	4
ENG 102	Composition and Research	3
PSY 127	Human Development	3

Semester 3

MAT 285	Introduction to Proof	4
	Or
MAT 255	Statistics I	3
MAT 283	Calculus III	4
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
ECE 233	Intro to Exceptional Learners	3

Semester 4

EDC 260	Educational Psychology	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4
HIS 111	U. S. History: Pre-Civil War	3
	Or
HIS 112	U. S. History: Post-Civil War	3
MAT 288	Linear Algebra	4
MAT 279	Problem Solving Strategies	4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 61 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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