2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Mathematics Education, B.S. ___________________
Major Code: 7150 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom, field Location/s: main campus
The recommended program plan is given below. Teacher certification
areas may be Mathematics (6–12) or Middle Grades
Mathematics (5–9). All applicants must meet the current entrance
requirements for teacher-education programs established by the
Florida Department of Education. Formal application is made
during the sophomore year. Application procedures and requirements
may be found in the department’s student handbook.
A full year of student teaching during the senior year provides the
student with many experiences encountered in the teaching profession.
To graduate from a teacher-education program approved by
the Florida Department of Education, the student must complete
all requirements established pursuant to Section 1004.04 F.S.,
which includes competencies and skills for teacher certification as
prescribed in Rule 6A04.0021, F.A.C., as well as additional content
and instructional practices listed in Sections 1004.04(2), (3) and
(5), F.S. In addition, students must complete the coursework from
an approved program plan with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5,
demonstrate competence in all 12 Florida Education Accomplished
Practices, pass all of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations
(General Knowledge, Professional Education and Subject Area)
and earn a minimum 3.0 grade point average for 18 credit hours of
student teaching.
Teacher preparation programs in the state of Florida are required
by Title II, section 207, of the Higher Education Act to make public
their Institutional Report Cards. Florida Tech’s report card may be
found online at www.fit.edu/education.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
EDS 1005 Introduction to Education ....................................................... 3
MTH 1000 Precalculus.............................................................................. 3
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ...................................................... 3
13
SPRING
BUS 2703 Statistics for Business ............................................................. 3
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................... 3
EDS 1032 Survey of Science 2 ................................................................. 3
EDS 2050 Educational Psychology........................................................... 3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................... 4
16
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
COM 2370 Speech .................................................................................... 3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................... 3
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................... 4
MTH 2051 Discrete Mathematics ............................................................. 3
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ................................................................................. 4
PHY 2091 Physics Lab 1 .......................................................................... 1
18
SPRING
EDS 2010 Education Seminar.................................................................. 2
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................... 3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................... 4
MTH 4801 Advanced Geometry ................................................................ 3
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ................................................................................. 4
PHY 2092 Physics Lab 2 .......................................................................... 1
17
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
EDS 3033 Measurement and Evaluation ................................................. 3
EDS 3095 Clinical and Field Experience 1 .............................................. 2
EDS 4051 Methods and Management of Middle
and High School Teaching ...................................................... 4
EDS 4060 Educational Strategies for ESOL ............................................ 3
Restricted Elective (MTH) ..................................................... 3
15
SPRING
EDS 3034 Assessment and Evaluation ..................................................... 3
EDS 3096 Clinical/Field Experience 2 ..................................................... 2
EDS 4072 Methods and Strategies for Teaching Middle
and Secondary Mathematics ................................................... 4
EDS 4081 Content Area Reading ............................................................. 3
HUM 3352 History of Science and Technology: Renaissance to Present .... 3
MTH 3102 Introduction to Linear Algebra ................................................ 3
18
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
EDS 4090 Research Seminar (Q) ............................................................. 2
EDS 4095 Student Teaching 1 ................................................................. 6
Restricted Elective (MTH) ..................................................... 3
Technical Elective ................................................................... 3
14
SPRING
EDS 4096 Student Teaching 2 (Q) ......................................................... 12
12
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 123
Middle Grades Mathematics and Science, B.S. ________
Major Code: 7151 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom, field Location/s: main campus
The recommended program plan is given below. Teacher certification
areas may be Mathematics (6–12) or Middle Grades
Mathematics (5–9). All applicants must meet the current entrance
requirements for teacher-education programs established by the
Florida Department of Education. Formal application is made
during the sophomore year. Application procedures and requirements
may be found in the department’s student handbook.
A full year of student teaching during the senior year provides the
student with many experiences encountered in the teaching profession.
To graduate from a teacher-education program approved by
the Florida Department of Education, the student must complete
all requirements established pursuant to Section 1004.04 F.S.,
which includes competencies and skills for teacher certification as
prescribed in Rule 6A04.0021, F.A.C., as well as additional content
and instructional practices listed in Sections 1004.04(2), (3) and
(5), F.S. In addition, students must complete the coursework from
an approved program plan with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5,
demonstrate competence in all 12 Florida Education Accomplished
Practices, pass all of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations
(General Knowledge, Professional Education and Subject Area)
and earn a minimum 3.0 grade point average for 18 credit hours of
student teaching.
Teacher preparation programs in the state of Florida are required
by Title II, section 207, of the Higher Education Act to make public
their Institutional Report Cards. Florida Tech’s report card may be
found online at www.fit.edu/education.
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