Mathematics Education

Bachelor of Science in Education
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Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022


General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Bookends (2 Hours)

  • Launch Seminar (1)
  • Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

  • Writing & Information Literacy (3)
  • Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
  • Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
  • Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
  • Natural Science (4-5)
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

  • Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World (4-6)
  • Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
    • Lived Environments
    • Origins & Evolution
    • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
    • Sustainability
    • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Number, Nature, Mind

College Requirement (1 Hour)

  • EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Pre-Major Requirements (12 Hours)

  • EDUCST 2189S First Education Experience Program (FEEP) (3)
  • Choose one:
    • ESPHE 3206 School and Society (can overlap with GE Race, Ethnicity, & Gender Diversity) (3)
    • ESPHE 4280 History of Modern Education (3)
  • ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
  • Choose one:
    • HDFS 2420 Adolescence and Emerging Adult Development (3)
    • ESEPSY 5401 Adolescent Learning and Development in School Contexts (3)

Content Requirements (41 Hours)

  • MATH 1151 Calculus I (can overlap with GE Math & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis) (5)
  • MATH 1152 Calculus II (5)
  • MATH 2153 Calculus III (4)
  • MATH 2568 Linear Algebra (3)
  • MATH 3345 Foundations of Higher Mathematics (3)
  • MATH 4507 Geometry (3)
  • MATH 4578 Discrete Mathematical Models (4)
  • MATH 4580 Abstract Algebra I (3)
  • MATH 4480 Algebra for Teaching (2)
  • MATH 4547 Introductory Analysis I (3)
  • MATH 4407 Geometry for Teaching (2)
  • STAT 4201 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I (4)

Content Requirements also meet the requirements for the Math Minor

Major Requirements (35 Hours)

  • EDUTL 5005 Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education (can overlap with GE Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World) (3)
  • EDUTL 5501 Inclusion: Philosophical, Social, and Practice Issues: General Student Body (3)
  • EDUTL 5442 Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum (3)
  • EDUTL 5711 Methods in Teaching STEM Secondary Mathematics I (3)
  • EDUTL 5712 Methods in Teaching STEM Secondary Mathematics II (3)
  • EDUTL 5744 Technologies Used in STEM (1.5)
  • EDUTL 5745 Assessment in STEM I: Introduction (1.5)
  • EDUTL 3189.07 Field Experience (1)
  • EDUTL 4189.07 Advanced Field Experience: STEM Education (2)
  • EDUTL 5195.07 Reflective Seminar: STEM Education (1+1+2)
  • EDUTL 5191.07 Supervised Student Teaching Internship: STEM Education (10)

Successful completion of the Ohio Assessment for Educators examinations is required prior to student teaching.

To be recommended for state of Ohio teacher licensure, must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA, 2.75 content GPA, and earn a B or higher grade in student teaching.

Total Hours: 114-128

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-6

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.

Program Degree Department Email
Bachelors Teaching and Learning futureEHE@osu.edu

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor. 

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