Bachelor of Arts in Education in Mathematics - Elementary & Middle Level

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Prepare to teach mathematics at both the elementary and middle school levels. Completing this major and EWU’s Elementary Education Required Core satisfies Washington State requirements for an elementary education teaching endorsement (grades K–8) and a middle-level mathematics endorsement (grades 4–9).

All candidates for certification must pass the WEST-E/NES subject matter test to receive an endorsement for certification purposes. For complete certification requirements refer to the Department of Education. Course prerequisites may also apply.

Curriculum & Requirements

Applied Learning Opportunities

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  • Classroom-Based Applied Learning/Simulation: Practice decision-making through simulations, role playing, and other hands-on activities in the classroom.
  • Practicums: Build hands-on skills in structured field placements—like classrooms or community agencies—that are often required for professional certification.
  • Student Employment & Leadership at EWU: Gain skills, connections, and confidence through on-campus jobs and leadership roles in student government, departments, athletics, or clubs.
  • Undergraduate Research: Collaborate with professors on real-world research projects where you ask questions, solve problems, and present what you discover.
  • Volunteerism: Give back to your community while gaining experience, building connections, and seeing how you can apply your classroom knowledge to make an impact in the world.

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Mathematics Education - Elementary/Middle Level, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)

Students declaring this major must select one of two concentrations for teaching endorsement: Elementary Concentration or Secondary Concentration. Regardless of the concertation selected, students must complete all required courses within the major.

Elementary Concentration:
The Elementary Concentration prepares students for an Elementary Generalist teaching endorsement (all subjects, grades K–8). Students must complete all prerequisite and required courses for the elementary education program and pass the NES Elementary Subtests I and II to qualify for teacher certification.

Students who wish to add a Middle Level Mathematics endorsement (adding mathematics only, grades 4–9) must also pass the NES Middle Grades Mathematics Test.

Secondary Concentration:
The Secondary Concentration is intended for students seeking a Middle Level Mathematics teaching endorsement only (mathematics only, grades 4–9). Students must complete all prerequisite and required courses for the secondary education program and pass the NES Middle Grades Mathematics Test to qualify for teacher certification.

Elementary Education Program Prerequisites
All prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 6 years.
A grade ≥B- in all prerequisite courses is required for admission to the Education program.
ART 390ART IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3
CMST 201PUBLIC SPEAKING5
or CMST 340 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
EDUC 201INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION3
ENGL 201COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION5
MATH 208MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I5
MATH 209MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II4
MATH 210MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS III4
MUSC 450INTEGRATING MUSIC INTO ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM COURSES3
PHED 390HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS3
PSYC 204EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY5
SOST 300PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST5
SPED 363INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION4
Total Credits49

Prerequisite Grade Policy: Students must have earned a grade ≥C in any course that is to be used to satisfy a prerequisite requirement for a subsequent mathematics course offered by the Eastern Washington University Department of Mathematics.

Grade Requirements: Students must receive a grade ≥C in each course used to satisfy the requirements of an undergraduate major or minor in mathematics.

Teaching Endorsements: Students seeking to be elementary education (all subjects, grades k-8) endorsed will take all major courses listed and also complete all elementary education program/course requirements.
OR
Students seeking to be middle level mathematics endorsed (grade 4-9, mathematics only) will take all major courses listed and also complete all secondary education program/course requirements.
OR
Students seeking to K-9 math endorsement (all subjects, grades k-8, and Math 4-9) will take all major courses listed and also complete all elementary education program/course requirements and pass the NES Middle Grades Mathematics Test.

Required Courses
Students can choose either elementary education concentration (grades K-8, certified all subjects) if they want to be elementary education endorsed or the secondary education concentration if they want to be only endorsed in middle level mathematics (grades 4-9, math only). Students in this major must also complete the following courses along with either the elementary education concentration or the secondary education concentration courses.
MATH 208MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS I5
MATH 209MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II4
MATH 210MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS III4
MATH 311FUNCTIONS AND RELATIONS FOR K-8 TEACHERS5
MATH 312GEOMETRY FOR THE K-8 TEACHER5
MATH 411DISCRETE MATHEMATICS FOR K-8 TEACHERS4
MATH 417ADVANCED MATHEMATICS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS5
MATH 420PROBLEM SOLVING FOR K-8 TEACHERS4
Required Mathematics Education Courses
MTED 477MATHEMATICAL DISCUSSIONS4
MTED 290EARLY MATH PRACTICUM3
MTED 400MATHEMATICS STUDENT TEACHING1
MTED 425ASSESSMENT IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM3
MTED 476MATHEMATICAL PROGRESSIONS4
Select Education Concentration53-57
Elementary Education = 53 credits, Secondary Education = 57 credits
Elementary Education Concentration
FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT
INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY READING
FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
LITERACY METHODS, MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS 1: INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS 2: INTEGRATED SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INTEGRATED STEM METHODS 1
INTEGRATED STEM METHODS 2
FIELD EXPERIENCE 1
FIELD EXPERIENCE 2
FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING
FIELD EXPERIENCE 3
Secondary Education Concentration
FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT
FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE
FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND MOTIVATION IN SCHOOL CONTEXTS
UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION IN THE US
PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SECONDARY APPLIED INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT
PRACTICES OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS
DESIGNING EQUITABLE LEARNING IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
Field Experience
FIELD EXPERIENCE 1
FIELD EXPERIENCE 2
FIELD EXPERIENCE 3
FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING
Required Senior Capstone
MTED 490ASENIOR CAPSTONE: ELEMENTARY PRACTICUM5
or MTED 490B SENIOR CAPSTONE: SECONDARY PRACTICUM
Total Credits109-113
 

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015EDUC 2013ART 3903
MATH 2085ENGL 2015MATH 2104
Humanities & Arts BACR 115MATH 2094Humanities & Arts BACR 215
 Natural Science BACR 115Social Science BACR 115
 15 17 17
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
MATH 3115MATH 4114MATH 4175
MATH 3125MUSC 4503MATH 4204
MTED 4764PHED 3903MTED 4774
SPED 3634PSYC 2045Natural Science BACR 215
 18 15 18
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
CMST 2015EDUC 3043EDUC 3033
MTED 2903Social Science BACR 215EDUC 3104
MTED 4253Global Studies - graduation requirement15EDUC 3384
SOST 300 (Diversity - graduation requirement)5 EDUC 3404
  EDUC 386A2
 16 13 17
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
EDUC 3083EDUC 386C25EDUC 42315
EDUC 3804MTED 490A (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5MTED 4001
EDUC 3814Elective - minor or general elective22 
EDUC 386B2  
 13 12 16
Total Credits 187
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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EDUC 386C is a variable credit course and can be taken as 7 credits, instead of 5 credits in the winter quarter of the fourth year. If this EDUC 386C is taken for 7 credits, then there is no need for 2 credit of elective in winter quarter of the fourth year.

Students who earn a BAE in Mathematics Education - Elementary/Middle Level from EWU should be able to:

  • describe and demonstrate an ability to use the Mathematical Practices (CCSSM) and a productive disposition as a student and teacher of mathematics;
  • demonstrate and apply in the classroom a profound understanding of fundamental mathematics within the K–8 curriculum, of how these topics progress within the K–8 range, of how these topics extend and relate to the mathematics in the secondary curriculum, and of the fundamental concepts in the curriculum in the secondary curriculum and beyond;
  • demonstrate and apply in the classroom a deep understanding of how students learn mathematics and of the pedagogical knowledge specific to mathematics teaching and learning.

Review School of Education for additional Program Learning Outcomes related to certification requirements.

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