Completing this program and EWU’s secondary education requirements qualifies you for a Washington State mathematics teaching endorsement for grades 5–12.
For complete certification requirements, refer to the Department of Education. Course prerequisites may also apply. Minimum total credits required: 123.
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 - Secondary Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
Completion of this major and the General Degree Completion Requirements for Education, Secondary, satisfies the state requirements for a state mathematics teaching endorsement (secondary, grade levels 5–12).
The Mathematics Education - Secondary BAE takes more than 12 quarters at 15–16 credits a quarter; all candidates for certification must pass the NES subject matter test to receive an endorsement for certification purposes.
Admission: This Program requires admission into the School of Education.
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. Education Grade Requirements
| Required Mathematics Education - Secondary Courses | ||
| MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 162 | CALCULUS II | 5 |
| MATH 163 | CALCULUS III | 5 |
| MATH 225 | FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS | 5 |
| MATH 231 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | 5 |
| MATH 241 | CALCULUS IV | 5 |
| MATH 370 | SURVEY OF GEOMETRIES | 5 |
| or MATH 470 | FOUNDATIONS OF GEOMETRY | |
| MATH 385 | PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE I | 5 |
| MATH 432 | RINGS AND POLYNOMIALS | 5 |
| MATH 460 | CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS | 5 |
| Required MATH Elective–choose two from the following | 9-10 | |
| DISCRETE MATHEMATICS WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| NUMBER THEORY | ||
| INTRODUCTORY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| APPLIED GROUP THEORY | ||
| COMPLEX ANALYSIS | ||
| PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE II | ||
| FUNCTIONS AND RELATIONS FOR K-8 TEACHERS | ||
| GEOMETRY FOR THE K-8 TEACHER | ||
| PROBLEM SOLVING SEMINAR | ||
| Required MTED Courses | ||
| MTED 425 | ASSESSMENT IN THE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM | 3 |
| MTED 476 | MATHEMATICAL PROGRESSIONS | 4 |
| MTED 477 | MATHEMATICAL DISCUSSIONS | 4 |
| Education Core Courses | ||
| EDUC 231 | FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 232 | FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE | 3 |
| EDUC 233 | FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND MOTIVATION IN SCHOOL CONTEXTS | 4 |
| EDUC 234 | UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION IN THE US | 3 |
| SOST 300 | PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 |
| EDUC 331 | SECONDARY APPLIED INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 4 |
| EDUC 332 | PRACTICES OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 |
| EDUC 431 | DESIGNING EQUITABLE LEARNING IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 |
| EDUC 434 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS | 3 |
| EDUC 386A | FIELD EXPERIENCE 1 | 2 |
| EDUC 386B | FIELD EXPERIENCE 2 | 2 |
| EDUC 386C | FIELD EXPERIENCE 3 | 5 |
| EDUC 423 | FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING | 15 |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| MTED 490B | SENIOR CAPSTONE: SECONDARY PRACTICUM | 5 |
| MTED 400 | MATHEMATICS STUDENT TEACHING | 1 |
| Total Credits | 133-134 | |
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 Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 163 | 5 |
| MATH 161 | 5 | MATH 162 | 5 | MATH 225 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | MATH 231 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MATH 241 | 5 | EDUC 231 | 3 | EDUC 232 | 3 |
| MATH Elective2 | 5 | MATH 370 | 5 | MATH 432 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | MATH 460 | 5 | SOST 300 (Diversity - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | MATH Elective2 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| EDUC 233 (Social Science BACR 2) | 4 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | EDUC 331 | 4 |
| EDUC 234 | 3 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | EDUC 332 | 4 |
| MATH 385 | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 4 | EDUC 386A | 2 |
| MTED 476 | 4 | MTED 477 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| EDUC 386B | 2 | EDUC 386C3 | 5 | EDUC 423 | 15 |
| EDUC 431 | 4 | MTED 490B (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | MTED 400 | 1 |
| EDUC 434 | 3 | Elective - minor or general elective3 | 2 | ||
| MTED 425 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | 16 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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.
Required MATH Elective–choose two (9-10 credits) from the approved list.
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 credits elective in winter quarter of the fourth year.
Students who earn a BAE in Mathematics Education - Secondary from EWU should have:
Note: Review the School of Education section for additional PLOs.