Oct 05, 2024  
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematics, BSEd


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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  

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:

Probability/Statistics requirement (3 hours)


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)


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.

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