Degree Requirements
Candidates must meet all university requirements for a bachelor's degree; and, in addition, must complete the General Education Requirement for Teacher Certification, Initial High School Certificate listed below. Completion of this requirement meets the General Education Requirement.
In addition, candidates must:
- have a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher;
- earn a grade of “C” or better in all general education courses;
- have a G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher for all general education courses taken at Governors State University;
- have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher in math and statistics courses with a grade of “C” or better in each course;
- have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher for EDCP-3101, EDUC-4440, and SPED-4100, with a grade of “C” or better in each course;
- earn a grade of “B” or better in EDUC-3320, EDUC-4360 and EDUC-4437;
- earn a grade of “B” or better in EDUC-4999;
- complete a minimum of 100 clock-hours of supervised pre-student teaching experiences;
- provide evidence of successful completion of the Illinois and U.S. Constitution examinations;
- complete at least one three-hour course in non-Western or Third World cultures;
- complete the following course work with a grade of “C” or better: 12 hours of calculus, eight hours of university physics with laboratory;
- show evidence of having passed the Assessment of Professional Teaching;
- meet any additional requirements listed in the Teacher Certification section of this catalog; and
- receive a positive recommendation from the Secondary Education Student Progress Committee.
I. General Education Requirements for Teacher Certification, Initial High School Certificate, Mathematics (41 Hours)
The following courses can be taken at either the lower-division or upper-division level and must include at least one three-hour course in non-Western or Third World cultures:
Written Communication (6)
Oral Communication (3)
American History (3)
U.S. Government (3)
Humanities (6)
Fine Arts (3)
Introduction to Psychology (3)
Health (2)
MATH-3290 Calculus I (4)
General Biology with Lab (4)
University Physics with Lab (4)
II. Required Courses (77 Hours)
The following courses can be taken at either the lower-division or upper-division level: (36 Hours)
MATH-3137 Discrete Mathematics (3)
MATH-3229 Calculus II (4)
MATH-3259 Calculus III (4)
MATH-3271 Differential Equations (3)
MATH-3449 Linear Algebra (3)
MATH-4337 Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry (3)
MATH-4451 Modern Algebra (3)
EDUC-2310 Foundations of Education (3)
PHYS-3143 Intermediate Physics II (3)
PHYS-3144 Intermediate Physics II Laboratory (1)
SPED-4100 Survey of Students with Exceptionalities (3)
STAT-4219 Statistical Methods (3)
The following courses must be taken at the upper-division level: (42 Hours)
MATH-4133 Number Theory (3)
MATH-4171 History of Mathematics (3)
MATH-4241 Analysis I: Real Variables (3)
MATH-4243 Analysis II: Complex variables (3)
MATH-4457 Introduction to Probability (3)
MATH-4637 Mathematics Laboratory (3)
EDCP-3101 Introduction to Educational Technology (3)
EDUC-4360 Principles of Secondary Mathematics Education (3)
EDUC-4437 Teaching Secondary School Mathematics(3)
EDUC-4440 Educational Psychology in Action (3)
EDUC-4999 Student Teaching: Secondary Mathematics (12)
III. Electives (1 Hours)
IV. Total - 120 Hours
