The Mathematics for Secondary Education option gives high-quality academic preparation to students who wish to become Colorado licensed grades 7-12 math teachers. This option is extremely demanding and requires careful planning and advising. Students choosing this option should consult a Math Department advisor as early as possible in their careers, and should read the Teacher Education section of the Fort Lewis College catalog of courses for steps and requirements for applying to the Teacher Education Licensure Program. Students should also be advised that the minimum hour requirement shown below assumes that the student is ready to begin with Math 221 and Comp 150 their freshman year. Incoming placements into courses that are prerequisites for these courses are likely to result in taking more than four years to complete the program.
See Academic Catalog for General Education requirements. 39 Credit Hours.
Department Requirements:
| Math 201 | Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| Math 221 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Math 222 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Math 223 | Calculus III | 4 |
| Math 301 | Foundations for Advanced Mathematics | 4 |
| Math 310 | Math for Secondary Teachers | 3 |
| Math 311 | Matrices and Linear Algebra | 4 |
| Math 325 | History of Mathematics | 3 |
| Math 342 | Modern College Geometry | 3 |
| Math 487 | Algebraic Structures | 4 |
| Math 496 | Math Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Two additional Math courses above the 300 level, except Math 318 | 6-8 | |
| Total | 46-48Credit Hours. |
Auxillary Department Requirements:
CSIS106 Introduction to Programming in Visual Basic -or- CSIS 110 Intorduction to Programming. 4Credit Hours.
Education Requirements:
| ED 222 | Education: Global Perspectives | 3 |
| ED 322 | Foundations of Teaching | 4 |
| ED 447 | Instructional Equality | 3 |
| ED 448 | Instructional Equality Lab | 1 |
| ED 465 | Managing Diverse Classrooms I | 3 |
| ED 468 | Managing Diverse Classrooms I Lab | 1 |
| ED 475 | Managing Diverse Classrooms II | 3 |
| ED 478 | Managing Diverse Classrooms II Lab | 1 |
| ED 424 | Teaching Language and Math 7-12 | 3 |
| ED 444 | Secondary Teaching Methods | 3 |
| ED 495 | Student Teaching Secondary | 12 |
| Total | 37 Credit Hours |
The total number of credits required is 120-126.