Program: Secondary Education and Math, B.A. - Western New Mexico University

May 14, 2025

2024-2025 Catalog

(120 minimum credit hours required)

This degree is a double major from the College of Education and the Department of Math and Computer Science for secondary mathematics teachers.

University Requirements

General Education 31
The following are intended for students majoring in Education

ALAS 1810 *required

ALAS 1820 *required

MATH 1010

PSYC 1110

Service Learning 3
Upper Division 42
Writing Intensive 9

B.A. Requirements

Complete any upper division Spanish course, or one of the following:

SPAN 2220 - Spanish for Heritage Learners IV Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 303 - Introduction to Culture & Advanced Grammar in Spanish Credit Hours: 3
BLED 431 - Language Arts in Spanish Credit Hours: 3
or
CLEP for four semesters of Spanish Credit Hours: 3

Supporting Course Work

In addition to General Education, the following are required to meet State Requirements:

Social and Behavioral Science Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 1110 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
4 credit hours of Laboratory Science (science course with a corresponding 1 credit hour laboratory)

Secondary Education Professional Core Requirements (42-44 credit hours)

All Other Core/Professional Courses

All other core/professional courses must be completed prior to the last block of hours, Capstone.

Capstone Option 1: Practice Teaching

SPED 408 - Practical Applications of Special Education Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 494 - Practice Teaching - Secondary Credit Hours: 9-11
EDUC 496 - Practice Teaching Seminar Credit Hours: 1

Capstone Option 2: Teacher Residency

EDUC 463 - Teacher Residency Seminar 1 Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 442 - Secondary Teacher Residency 1 Credit Hours: 5
EDUC 478 - Teacher Residency Seminar 2 Credit Hours: 1
EDUC 477 - Secondary Teacher Residency 2 Credit Hours: 6-14

Mathematics Core Requirements

* may be waived for students with the proper background

CMPS 1120 - Problem Solving with Java I Credit Hours: 3
* MATH 1220 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
* MATH 1230 - Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1350 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1510 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
MATH 1520 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 2431 - Discrete Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2530 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
MATH 308 - MATLAB:Interactive Environment for Scientific and Technical Computing Credit Hours: 3
MATH 470 - Topics in Computational Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 496 - Senior Project and Seminar Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics Education (Secondary) Concentration

MATH 304 - Mathematics for the Secondary Teacher Credit Hours: 3
MATH 312 - Computational Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or
MATH 410 - Abstract Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 327 - Survey of Geometry Credit Hours: 3
MATH 450 - Teaching of Secondary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
MATH 451 - History of Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
3 credit hours of upper division mathematics courses Credit Hours: 3

Additional Courses as needed to reach the required 120 credit hours

Course Subject/Number/Title	Credit Hours	Term Taken	Grade	Notes

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