Mathematics, BSEd

Total number of hours for the program: 120.

Admissions to the Mathematics Education Program

Students seeking admission to the Mathematics Education Program must declare their major and meet the requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program .

Admission to the Professional Education Sequence

Students in Professional Education must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program and are subject to all of the teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 and SPED 240 are the only courses in the professional education sequence that may be taken prior to admission to teacher education.

Continuation in the Mathematics Education Program

To continue in the program, students must meet the continuation requirements of the Teacher Education Program . In addition to these requirements, a student enrolled in the BSEd in Mathematics must also be enrolled in the BS Mathematics with the Mathematics Education Concentration. If hours taken in the major also meet Liberal Studies requirements more hours may need to be completed to meet the 120 total hours needed.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Teacher Education Program

Teacher Education Program Policies and Procedures

Major Requirements

The major requires 44 hours as follows. MATH 153, 250, and 255 must be passed with a C or better. The following courses are required:

Additional Requirements

To complete the program, 34 hours are required, including the professional education sequence (30 hours-see below) for secondary and special subject teaching and four hours of general electives. To satisfy general university degree requirements, students must take at least 30 hours at the junior/senior level at WCU.

Professional Education Sequence (30 hours)

Core Courses
EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
EDCI 430 - Culturally Relevant Classroom Management Credits: 3
Intern I Credits / Units: 3
EDSE 484 - Supervised Internship I Credits: 1-3
Note: Mathematics and Computer Science majors are required to take EDSE 484 as a 3 credit hour course
Intern II
EDSE 485 - Internship II Credits: 6
EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: 3
Capstone Preparation requirement:
MATH 414 - Introduction to Secondary Mathematics Teaching Methods Credits: 3
MATH 415 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School Credits: 3
MATH 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in Mathematics, 9-12 Credits: 3
SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child Credits: 3
Note: You must be fully admitted into the Teacher Education program and have a 2.75 cumulative GPA to enroll in all courses in the Professional Education Sequence except for EDCI 201 and SPED 240.

General electives (4 hours)

Visit the department’s website at https://www.wcu.edu/learn/programs/mathematics-education/ to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.

Mathematics, BSEd

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Teacher Education Program

Major Requirements

Core (23 hours)

Other required courses (12 hours)

Computing requirement (3-4 hours)

Probability/Statistics requirement (3 hours)

Upper Division Mathematics Elective (3 hours)

Additional Requirements

Professional Education Sequence (30 hours)

General electives (4 hours)