Education Major, BS in Education – VolsTeach Secondary STEM Concentration (Middle Grades Math Specialization)

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ² Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective/^6aSTEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Natural Sciences  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• TPTE 115 - VolsTeach: Introduction to Teaching 2 Credit Hours

Term 2

• ⁴ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective/^6cSTEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Natural Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ^6bSTEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours

• ¹  ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours *

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• ⁵ Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 217 - Honors: Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• ^6c STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours
• ^6c STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours

• EDPY 301 - Professional Studies: Applied Educational Psychology  3 Credit Hours
• ¹  MEDU 432 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁹  CSE 200 - Survey of International Education 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ¹² Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ^6d STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours
• ⁷ Social Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ¹⁰  CSE 300 - Social Justice, Education, and Service Learning 3 Credit Hours *
• ETEC 386 - Integrating Technology into the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ^6e STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours

• SPED 303 - Professional Studies for Special Education and Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours
• MEDU 434 - Project Based Instruction 3 Credit Hours
• MEDU 445 - Teaching Algebra in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
• REED 461 - Developing Reading Skills in Content Fields 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ^6f STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours
• ¹² Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ⁹  MEDU 405 - Functions and Modeling for Secondary Math Instruction 3 Credit Hours
• ¹¹  SCED 472 - Perspectives and History of Science and Math 3 Credit Hours *
• TPTE 203 - Field Study in Education 1-3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ^8,11  TPTE 435 - Student Teaching Mathematics and Science 6-9 Credit Hours * (9 hours)
• TPTE 489 - Analysis of Teaching 6 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ¹³ Education Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ^6g STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours
• ^6g STEM Content Elective (Mathematics) 3 Credit Hours

• INPG 385 - VolsTeach: Research Methods in Science 3 Credit Hours
• MEDU 446 - Teaching Geometry in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Three courses from the Written Communication  (WC), First-year composition sequence, 2 courses, 3 credit hours each, and additional written communication course, MEDU 432 * 3 credit hours.
2. One course from approved Arts and Humanities  courses (AH).
3. Two courses from approved Natural Sciences  (NS) courses, one must have a laboratory.
4. Two courses from approved Quantitative Reasoning  (QR) courses.
5. One course from approved Oral Communication  (OC) courses.
6. a. Math (6-8) MATH 113 *.
   b. Math (6-8) MATH 115 * and MATH 119 .
   c. Math (6-8) MATH 123 * and MATH 131 .
   d. Math (6-8) MATH 132 *.
   e. Math (6-8) MATH 142 *.
   f.  Math (6-8) MATH 251 .
   g. Math (6-8) Select 2 from MATH 231 , MATH 241 , MATH 300 /MATH 307 , MATH 323 , MATH 341 , MATH 351 , MATH 371 , MATH 460 .
7. One course from approved Social Sciences  (SS) courses.
8. One course from approved Applied Oral Communication  (AOC) courses.
9. One course from approved Global Citizenship – International  (GCI) courses.
10. One course from approved Global Citizenship – US  (GCUS) courses.
11. 9 hours (minimum 2 courses with different prefixes) from Engaged Inquiries  (EI).
12. Expanded Perspectives  - 6 hours from approved AAH, AH, SS, GCI, GCUS.
13. Education Elective from: SPED 300N , SPED 415 , SPED 442 , SPED 452 ; WLEL 489 .

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .