Secondary Teaching Emphasis Option
This option is available within the Mathematics major at the following location:
- Corvallis
Students preparing for careers teaching mathematics at the secondary level may major in mathematics with the following transcript-visible option. This option helps prepare students to pursue a teaching licensure program in their fifth year.
Option Code: 234
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate mathematical reasoning skills by reading, writing, and explaining formal definitions, theorems, and proofs.
- Analyze mathematical problems by applying the theory and techniques from a variety of mathematical perspectives.
- Use computational technology to support problem solving and mathematical understanding.
- Use mathematical concepts and techniques to recognize, formulate and analyze questions from another discipline.
- Communicate mathematics effectively.
A grade of at least C– and a GPA of 2.25 are required in all mathematics courses used to fulfill degree requirements. No course used to fulfill requirements for the mathematics major or any of its options may be taken S/U.
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 253 | INFINITE SERIES AND SEQUENCES | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | 4 |
| Baccalaureate core courses | 29 | |
| Credits | 45 | |
| Second Year | ||
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| MTH 255 | VECTOR CALCULUS II | 4 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| Baccalaureate core courses | 13 | |
| Other electives | 17 | |
| Credits | 45 | |
| Third Year | ||
| MTH 311 & MTH 312 | ADVANCED CALCULUS I and ADVANCED CALCULUS II | 8 |
| MTH 338 | ^NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY | 3 |
| MTH 342 | LINEAR ALGEBRA II | 4 |
| MTH 343 | INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ALGEBRA | 4 |
| MTH 355 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| MTH 361 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY | 3 |
| Baccalaureate core courses | 6 | |
| Other electives | 15 | |
| Credits | 46 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| MTH 491 & MTH 492 & MTH 493 | ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS and ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS and ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS | 9 |
| SED 414 | INQUIRY IN MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION | 3 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Electives | 28 | |
| Credits | 44 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
A grade of at least C– and a GPA of 2.25 are required in all upper-division mathematics courses used to fulfill degree requirements.
- Students wanting a stronger background in statistics may substitute ST 421 for ST 351.
- Students wanting a stronger background in probability may substitute MTH 463, Probability I, (usually taken in the senior year) for MTH 361.
- Students wanting a stronger background in mathematics should choose some electives from the 400-level courses listed in the Mathematics major.
Option Code: 234