Dec 26, 2024

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Elementary Mathematics Education

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This minor is available only to undergraduates majoring in elementary education. Students interested in pursuing the minor in elementary mathematics education should consult with an adviser in the Department of Mathematical Sciences before the end of the sophomore year. Transfers and postbaccalaureate students seeking a degree in elementary education should consult with an adviser on arrival. Provided that MATH 303 or MATH 304 is chosen as an elective, this minor meets the minimal mathematics requirement for an endorsement to teach mathematics in grades 6-8 in Illinois.

A minimum GPA of 2.25 in all courses counted for credit toward the minor numbered above MATH 201 is required.

Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

Requirements (23)

MATH 201 - Foundations of Elementary School Mathematics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
MATH 229 - Calculus I Credits: 4
(Available for general education credit.)
MATH 302 - Introduction to Geometry Credits: 3
MATH 402 - Methods of Instruction in the Mathematics Curriculum for Elementary School Credits: 3
MATH 410 - Methods of Instruction in the Mathematics Curriculum for the Middle School Credits: 3
STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

One of the following courses (3)

MATH 206 - Introductory Discrete Mathematics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
MATH 210 - Finite Mathematics Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
MATH 303 - Introduction to Number Theory Credits: 3
MATH 304 - History of Mathematics Through the 17th Century Credits: 3