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UWA Lower-Level Degree Requirements for a
MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS TEACHER CERTIFICATION
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
Effective: Fall 2007

Core Curriculum Requirements

Students transferring from Alabama public two-year and four-year colleges and universities should consult the AGSC site for complete details regarding Areas I-IV for all majors, including the list of approved courses for each institution. Specific requirements for students majoring in Mathematics Teacher Certification at Alabama public two-year schools and for UWA pre-Mathematics Teacher Certification majors are included below.

AREA I -- Written Composition (6 semester hours)

AGSC: No specific courses required for Mathematics Teacher Certification majors beyond the AGSC requirements.

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Choose from one of the following sequences:
EH 101 and 102, Written English I and II or
EH 103 and 104, Honors English I and II
ENG 101 and 102, Written Composition I and II

AREA II -- Humanities and Fine Arts (12 semester hours)

AGSC: There are no specific courses required for Mathematics Teacher Certification majors beyond the AGSC requirements, but the following course is strongly preferred:

AL College System Course Titles
SPH 107, Fundamentals of Public Speaking

UWA: Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree in Mathematics Teacher Certification are required to complete the pattern in humanities and fine arts as listed below:

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Choose one of the following sequences:
EH 221 and 222, British Literature or
EH 231 and 232, American Literature or
EH 213 and 214, Honors Literature I and II
or
EH 221, British Literature I  or EH 222, British Literature II or EH 231, American Literature I, or EH 232, American Literature II and one of the following:
FR 102, Introduction French II (or higher)
SP 102, Introduction Spanish II (or higher)
PL 100, Introduction to Philosophy
ENG 251 and 252, American Literature I and II
ENG 261 and 262, English Literature I and II
ENG 271 and 272, World Literature I and II

FRN 102, Introductory French (or higher)
FRN 104, Elementary French II
SPA 102, Introductory Spanish II (or higher)
SPA 104, Elementary Spanish II
PHL 106, Introductory Philosophy
PHL 206, Ethics and Society

SH 100, Principles of Public Speaking or
SH 150, Professional Speaking
SPH 107, Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Choose two of the following:
AT 100, Introduction to Art
MU 100, Introduction to Music
TH 100, Introduction to Theatre
or for Honor students, 
any one of the above and
HR 100, Honors Forum and
HR 200, Honors Special Topics: Interdisciplinary
ART 100, Art Appreciation
MUS 101, Music Appreciation
THR 120, Theatre Appreciation
THR 126, Introduction to Theatre

AREA III -- Natural Sciences and Mathematics Teacher Certification(11 semester hours)

AGSC: No specific course required for Mathematics Teacher Certification beyond the AGSC requirements.

UWA: Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree in Mathematics Teacher Certification are required to complete the pattern in natural science and mathematics as listed below:

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
BY 101, Introduction to Biology I or
BY 103, Honors Biology
BIO 101, Introduction to Biology I
MH 114, Precalculus Trigonometry or higher MTH 113, Precalculus Trigonometry
PH 211, Technical Physics I PHY 213, Physics w/Calculus I

AREA IV -- History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours)

AGSC: Students planning to complete a bachelor's degree in Mathematics Teacher Certification should take the following courses.

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Choose from the following sequences:
HY 101 and 102, History of Western Civilization I and II
HY 211 and 212, American History I and II
HIS 101, Western Civilization I
HIS 102, Western Civilization II
HIS 121, World History I
HIS 122, World History II
HIS 201, United States History I
HIS 202, United States History II
Choose two of the following:
EC 231, Macroeconomics*
EC 232, Microeconomics*
PS 110, American Government
PY 100, General Psychology
SY 100, Principles of Sociology or
SY 110, Social Problems

*required of mathematics students
Choose two of the following:
ECO 231, Principles of Macroeconomics*
ECO 232, Principles of Microeconomics*
POL 211, American National Government
PSY 200, General Psychology
SOC 200, Introduction to Sociology
SOC 210, Social Problems

AREA V -- Pre-Professional, Major, and Elective Courses for Mathematics Teacher Certification Majors at UWA (19 semester hours)

Contact Name: Dr. Julia E. Massey
Title: Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Phone: (205) 652-3414
e-mail:
jem@uwa.edu

1. Required courses ratified by the AGSC for Mathematics Teacher Certification:

Requirements ratified by AGSC for Mathematics with UWA Course Numbers AL College System Course Titles
MH 121, Calculus I
MH 122, Calculus II
MTH 125, Calculus I
MTH 126, Calculus II

2. List of courses to fulfill Area V for major in Mathematics Teacher Certification at UWA:

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Choose at least 10 semester hours from the following:
ED 405, Microcomputers in Education
MH 223, Multivariable Calculus
PH 212, Technical Physics II
PHY 214, Physics w/Calculus II
MTH 227, Calculus III

Signed___________________________________________ Date____________________

COMPLETE REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS MAJORS AT UWA:

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