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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog
Adolescence Education: Mathematics (7-12) [AEM]
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This major in the Mathematics Department leads to New York state certification to teach mathematics in grades 7-12.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply mathematical tools to model real-world situations.
- State and prove theorems concerning sets, relations, and functions using formal definitions.
- Identify and describe mathematical structures such as vector spaces and groups, both as mathematical constructions and as abstractions of real-world objects.
- Use the language of mathematics to state hypotheses and prove mathematical statements using a variety of techniques.
- Apply knowledge of curriculum standards for mathematics and their relationship to student learning within and across mathematical domains. This outcome aligns with NCTM CAEP Standard 3: Content Pedagogy.
- Exhibit knowledge of adolescent learning, development, and behavior. Use this knowledge to plan and create sequential learning opportunities grounded in mathematics education research. This outcome aligns with NCTM CAEP Standard 4: Mathematical Learning Environment.
- Demonstrate that as a result of their instruction, secondary students' conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, strategic competence, adaptive reasoning, and application of major mathematics concepts in varied contexts have increased. This outcome aligns with NCTM CAEP Standard 5: Impact on Student Learning.
Professional Licensure Disclosure Information
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A. Required MAT and MCS Courses: 42 credit hours
B. Core in Professional Preparation: 43 credit hours
C. Additional Requirements (for the B.S. only): 7-14 credit hours
- Foreign language courses: 0-6 credit hours. Foreign language through the 102 level is required for certification in earning the B.S.
- Seven of more credit hours must be chosen from the courses listed below including at least one course from Category A. These courses may also simultaneously satisfy the requirements for the General Education Natural Science Category.
D. Additional Requirements (for the B.A. only): 7-12 credit hours
Foreign language courses: 0-12 credit hours. Foreign language through the 202 level is required for certification in earning the B.A.
E. Admission to the Major
Completion of 30 credit hours with at least a 2.5 grade point average overall, and at least a 2.5 grade point average in each of the areas A and B above.
F. Eligibility for Student Teaching
To be eligible for AED 493: Student Teaching – Adolescence Mathematics I and AED 494: Student Teaching – Adolescence Mathematics II, students must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.5, both overall and in each of the areas A and B above.
G. Program Portfolio
Students in adolescence education mathematics must complete and submit a program portfolio prior to graduation. Portfolio artifacts will be completed in AED 392, 492, 493/494 and submitted through Taskstream.
H. Other Requirements
In addition to the College's residency requirement (see Degree Requirements ), at least half of the credit hours in area A and at least half of the credit hours in area B must be successfully completed at Cortland. Furthermore, courses in area B completed at Cortland should include: AED 392, AED 492, AED 493, and AED 494.
Specific information regarding state examinations for New York state teaching certification can be found under Degree Requirements .
I. Additional General Education Courses: 30-37 credit hours
Required Workshops
Complete the following workshops prior to student teaching:
- Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (CAR)
- Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
- Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE)
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124
Example of the B.A. in Adolescence Education: Mathematics (7-12) over four years
The sample program is given as a model only and does not represent expectations for all programs offered. Students should consult an advisor in the Mathematics Department to obtain up-to-date program requirements.
* indicates prerequisite; Link to General Education (GE ); Link to Foreign Language
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Mathematics Department Course Retake Policy
- For the purpose of this policy, "course" refers to any course offered by the Mathematics Department that is used to satisfy the requirements of any major or minor offered by the department [MAT], [AEM], [APM].
- A student may repeat a course to replace a failing grade, grade of X (withdrawal from course) or to improve the student's grade point average when the first enrollment resulted in a passing grade.
- A student may enroll in a course twice. A third or subsequent enrollment in that course shall be with the approval and by action of the Mathematics Department only. Such approval shall be given on a case by case basis and is not guaranteed. However, unless exceptional circumstances justify otherwise, a student shall not be allowed a third or subsequent enrollment in the same course if their total number of retakes in courses required for the major or minor is four or more. All retakes of the same course count towards this four-course threshold.
- Students who are unable to earn the required grade after their allowable attempts will be blocked from further registration in the course. As such, if this course is required for the major/minor, the student will not be able to complete their program of study and will need to pursue a different major or minor.
- Courses that are dropped during the add/drop period (the first week of classes) do not count as enrollments in this retake policy.
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