Mathematics Major / Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration (Bachelor of Science)

Math majors can pursue Massachusetts state licensure by adding the secondary education concentration. In doing so, they can become licensed in the state of Massachusetts to teach at the middle (5-8) or high school (9-12) levels. Students in the secondary education concentration complete freshman and sophomore internships in a range of school settings, followed by a junior year pre-practicum and senior year full practicum experience. Upon graduation, Endicott education students have completed all of the requirements necessary to apply for an initial license in the state of Massachusetts and are eligible to pursue licensure in many other states.

The secondary education concentration consists of 7 courses plus a full-semester practicum. It has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. For more information see the School of Education’s Secondary Education Teacher Licensure section of the Catalog.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 129

Freshman - Credits: 34

Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

CSC 101 - Introduction to Computer Science (Cr: 3)
CSC 160/160L - Introduction to Programming and Lab (Cr: 4)
ED 010 - Communication and Literacy Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
ED 125 - Approaches to Secondary Education (Cr: 3)
ED 203 - Introduction to Children with Special Needs (Cr: 3)
ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
MTH 134 - Calculus I (Cr: 4)
Initial enrollment is based on placement examinations and AP test results.
Students who do not directly place into MTH 134 will be required to take MTH 129 as a free elective.
MTH 136 - Calculus II (Cr: 3)
Initial enrollment is based on placement examinations and AP test results. Students placed directly into MTH 136 will be required to replace MTH 134 with a free elective.
MTH 225 - Probability (Cr: 3)

Sophomore - Credits: 32

Global Issues General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr:3)
World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

ED 240/240L - Literacy in the Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
MTH 210 - Mathematical Reasoning (Cr: 3)
MTH 237 - Calculus III (Cr: 3)
MTH 238 - Linear Algebra (Cr: 3)
MTH 316 - Statistics (Cr: 3)
MTH 330 - Ordinary Differential Equations (Cr: 3)
PSY 200 - Child and Adolescent Psychology (Cr: 3)
Satisfies Individual and Society General Education Requirement

Junior - Credits: 33

Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
General Education Elective (Cr: 3)
Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)

ED 030 - Subject Matter Test Prep Workshop (Cr: 0)
ED 303 - Pre-Practicum Field Experience (Cr: 1)
ED 321 - Junior Transitions (Cr: 1)
ED 330/330L - Sheltered English Immersion (Cr: 3)
ED 339 - Classroom Assessment (Cr: 3)
ED 380 - Methods in the Secondary Content Areas and Field Experience (Cr: 3)
MTH 331 - Real Analysis (Cr: 3)
MTH 410 - Abstract Algebra (Cr: 3)
MTH 415 - Topics in Geometry (Cr: 3)
PHY 201/201L - Physics with Calculus I and Lab (Cr: 4)
Satisfies the Science and Technology General Education Requirement

Senior - Credits: 30

General Education Electives (Cr: 9)
(two must be above the 100 level)

ED 400 - Practicum and Seminar in Education (Cr: 12)
MTH 431 - Partial Differential Equations (Cr: 3)
MTH 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
MTH 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

In addition to the outcomes for applied mathematics students in the secondary education teacher licensure concentration will:

Develop and implement appropriate methodologies for teaching mathematics at the secondary level.