Mathematics B.S. - Special Education Teacher Licensure

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Mathematics with Teacher Licensure and a second major in Special Education requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Select one related course from outside of the mathematics department: 4 sh

CSC 130COMPUTER SCIENCE I

4 sh

PHY 201GENERAL PHYSICS I

4 sh

PHY 221UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I

4 sh

Required courses: 41 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

MTH 251CALCULUS II

4 sh

MTH 252MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

4 sh

MTH 231LINEAR ALGEBRA

4 sh

MTH 308MATHEMATICS FOR MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY TEACHERS

4 sh

MTH 30921st CENTURY TECHNOLOGY IN MATHEMATICS

4 sh

MTH 341/STS 341PROBABILITY THEORY AND STATISTICS

4 sh

MTH 330MATHEMATICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 335MODERN GEOMETRY

4 sh

MTH 430ABSTRACT ALGEBRA

4 sh

MTH 455ANALYSIS

4 sh

MTH 460/STS 460SEMINAR I

2 sh

MTH 461/STS 461SEMINAR II

2 sh

Professional courses: 40 sh

PSY 321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 243SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 323LITERACY DEVELOPMENT I: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

4 sh

EDU 342FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 345PLANNING AND MANAGING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS

4 sh

EDU 422METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY MATHEMATICS

4 sh

EDU 435ASSESSMENT METHODS AND INTERPRETATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 444LANGUAGE AND LITERACY METHODS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 445TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES IN MATHEMATICS AND CONTENT AREAS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS

4 sh

EDU 402EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS

1 sh

EDU 481STUDENT TEACHING

10 sh

EDU 403EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

Total Credit Hours: 85

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) ____SOC 243______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) __________________    __________________

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) ___PSY 321_______________   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.

Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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