Mathematics Education

Teaching mathematics at the junior high and high school level is a very popular option for the Department's majors. Though a teaching certificate check sheet is included in Appendix C, you will need extra help in figuring out all the requirements. Be sure to see the Office of Teacher Education in Willard Hall as soon as possible, because, in addition to these courses, there are numerous prerequisites, not all courses are offered each semester, and standardized tests are required. For example:

Note. Among the specialized Methods/Curriculum courses, CIED 4003 is offered only in the fall semesters of odd-numbered years, and CIED 4053 is offered only in the fall semesters of even-numbered years.

Math courses to think about include:

 MATH 4033 History of Math

		 MATH 4403 
		 Geometry I

		 MATH 4713 
		 Number Theory

		 MATH 4583 
		 Intro to Math Modeling

		 MATH 4023 
		 Intro to Modern Analysis

The teacher certificate check sheet in the appendix is a guide to the courses required to obtain teacher certification in Oklahoma. As it is very useful in organizing and planning course loads, we suggest you hang on to this sheet and actively use it to arrange your semester schedules. Many of the requirements listed on the check sheet are non-negotiable; however, many of them do allow more flexibility in choice than you can readily tell from the list.

For instance:

1. The area labeled Biological Science allows other Biology courses, as well as Botany and Zoology courses, as substitutions.
2. The Physical Science requirement allows PHYSC 1114 or 2014 from the Math degree sheet.
3. Students may opt for SOC 1113 or GEOG 1113 instead of PSYCH 1113 as their required Behavioral Science course.
4. The Arts and Humanities section allows any six hours of humanities or designated (H) courses.
5. The two hours of CIED under Enrichment may use CIED 4222 instead of only CIED 3132.
6. The eleven hours of extra course work necessary to reach a total of fifty hours of general education may include a math course.
7. Under ``Specialization,'' other upper division math courses may be substituted for MATH 4243 and MATH 4273.

Again, you may also want to think about getting a graduate degree, and then going into teaching at a college or junior college. (That advanced degree can really take you places!)