Program: Mathematics Concentration (MAT for CHD/DEC/ECH) - SUNY Cortland - Modern Campus Catalog™

2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 06, 2025

Concentration Requirements

Thirty credit hours, with a minimum of 18 credit hours at the 300 level or above

Note: The Cortland 200-level mathematics courses are sequential in nature and are typically offered at the 300 level at other SUNY institutions.

MAT 101 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 102 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics II (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 121 - Calculus A (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 122 - Calculus B (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 201 - Statistical Methods (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 224 - Discrete Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 272 - Linear Algebra (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 370 - Algebraic Structures I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 375 - Geometry I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 480 - History of Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)

Total Credit Hours: 30

Six credit hours taken in content core

Example of a four-year plan for the B.S.

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 16

GE course
Foreign language 101

COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Academic Writing I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 101 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics I (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 101 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 18

Foreign language 102

CPN 101 - Academic Writing II (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 102 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics II (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 201 - Statistical Methods (3 cr. hr.)
POL 100 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)

Select Either:

ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 120 - Cultural Geography (3 cr. hr.)
or
GRY 125 - Human Geography and Global Development (3 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 19

GE 4

INT 270 - Exploring Education (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 121 - Calculus A (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 224 - Discrete Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 231 - Child Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
SCI 141 - Integrated Earth Science and Biology (4 cr. hr.).

Spring Total credit hours: 18

GE course

ENG 200 - Introduction to Literature (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 202 - Introduction to Fiction (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 203 - Introduction to Poetry (3 cr. hr.)
or
ENG 204 - Introduction to Drama (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 200 - The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 122 - Calculus B (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 272 - Linear Algebra (3 cr. hr.)
SCI 142 - Integrated Physics and Chemistry (3 cr. hr.)

Third Year

Fall Total credit hours: 18

ENG 306 - Advanced Writing Workshop (3 cr. hr.)
HIS 201 - The United States Since 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
LIT 371 - Teaching Elementary School Reading and Language Arts I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 370 - Algebraic Structures I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 375 - Geometry I (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 480 - History of Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 18

ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 314 - Teaching With Computers in Elementary and Middle School (2 cr. hr.)
EDU 373 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 374 - Teaching Elementary School Science (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 375 - Teaching Elementary School Social Studies (3 cr. hr.)
LIT 372 - Teaching Elementary School Reading and Language Arts II (3 cr. hr.)
PED 245 - Activities for Children (1 cr. hr.)

Fourth Year

Fall Total credit hours: 19

HIS 100 level

EDU 430 - Measurement and Evaluation in Education (3 cr. hr.)
EDU 477 - Elementary School Practicum (1 cr. hr.)
EDU 478 - Classroom Discipline for Personal and Social Responsibility (3 cr. hr)
FSA 400 - Foundations of Education: The School in American Society (3 cr. hr.)
HLH 265 - Health and the Child (3 cr. hr.)
SPE 270 - Introduction to Special Education (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 13

EDU 490 - Student Teaching I (6 cr. hr.)
EDU 491 - Student Teaching II (6 cr. hr.)
EDU 492 - Seminar in Student Teaching (1 cr. hr.)

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 139