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Mathematics : Secondary Education Option, BS

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Qualification(s) Earned: 

Completion of a Secondary Education Option qualifies students for an Illinois Professional Educator License endorsed for teaching grades 6-12 in Mathematics.

Program Vision and Focus:

The Secondary Education Option in Mathematics licensure program meets the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) standards in each content area designation, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) standards, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Illinois Professional Educator Standards (IPES) and the Illinois Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards (IL CRTLS). The program is also aligned with standards of the International Literacy Association (ILA) and the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA). This licensure degree program requires the successful completion of the Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) Content Area Test in the content area designation and the Pearson edTPA Professional Portfolio.

Professional Education - COE Core Foundation Courses (16 credit hours)
  * Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.
  f Field Block Course
  ^f Register along with Corequisite Field Block Course.
 

ED 2000 - Social & Cultural Foundations of Education (3)

ED 2020 - Critical Issues in Urban Education (3)

ESL 2120 | ESL 4120 | ENG 4366 - Teaching English Language Learning (3^f)

ED 4200 | ED 4500 - Principles & Practices in Middle & Secondary Schools (3^f)

S ED 4300 - Characteristics of Students with Special Needs & Strategies for Differentiating Instruction (3^f) OR [S ED 4301 + S ED 4303] (3^f + 2^f)

Supportive Courses - 0 Credit Applied to Degree

ED 3092 OR ART 1092 | BIOL 3092 | CHEM 3092 | PHYS 3092 | ENG 1092 | HIST 1092 | MATH 1092 | MUSM 1092 | SPAN 3092 - ILTS Test Preparation Review (1-3) [Pass/Fail]

ED 2471 | ED 3471 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience I (1-2f75) [Pass/Fail]

ED 3472 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience II (1-2 f150) [Pass/Fail]

Professional Education - Methods Courses - Admission to College of Education (16 Credits)
  * Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.
  f Field Block Course
  ^f Register along with Corequisite Field Block Course.

Methods Courses (6 Credits)

*LITC 4300 | READ 4100 - Content Area Reading & Assessment (3^f)

*MATH 4000 - Methods - Middle & Secondary Levels: Content Area (3^f)

Practicum and Student Teaching (10 Credits)

*ED 4474 - Restorative Justice Action Research in Education (4|2+1f120)

*MATH 4005 - Student Teaching in Middle & Secondary Schools: Mathematics (6 variable credit hours|1+5f240-360)

 

General Requirements | Entry Points

  • Students are responsible for meeting the program and College requirements in effect at the time they officially register in a teacher education program leading to licensure at Chicago State University, regardless of when they were admitted to the university.
  • Credit towards required courses in the program will only be awarded for grades of C or higher.
  • Submit proof that undergraduate coursework meets a minimum grade of C threshold in the following general education requirements:
    • Three credit hours in each of composition II, speech, college-level mathematics, Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation, Political Science, U.S. History, Geography, biological science, physical science, earth/space science (at least one science course must include a laboratory). General Education course requirements for licensure are subject to change by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). 
    • One course which incorporates multicultural or global perspectives.
  • There are five “Entry Points” integrated into the curriculum plan of study designed to ensure that students meet and/or exceed program competencies and requirements necessary to move forward.
College of Education Entry Points - Mathematics Secondary Education Option Program

Entry Point 1 - Admission to Chicago State University:

Freshman Year (0 - 30 credits)

Entry Point 2 - Admission to College of Education: 

Sophomore Year (30-61 credits)

Attribute Code: ECOE

Entry Point 3: Admission to Professional Program: 

Junior Year (61-90 credits)

Attribute Code: ACOE

- Meet the general admission requirements of the University and be enrolled as a Pre-College of Education (PCOE) major.

- Signed COE Disposition (NDA) Policy Statement







Note:

  • Receiving a grade of D in any course, may prevent a student from admission to one of the College of Education Entry Points.
  • It is highly recommended that students enroll in ED 3092: 240 Tutoring during the summer after the Freshman year.

- Declaration of Intent to seek Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Licensure.

- Interview and Writing Sample 

- Disposition Audit Report 1 - Self-Reflection
- COE Safety Training Module
- Article 21 Disclosure
- Clear Accurate Biometrics Background Check
- Illinois Educator Identification Number (IEIN)

- Disposition Audit 2 Report

- General Education GPA > 2.50
- Specialization GPA > 2.75
- Professional Education GPA > 3.00
- Degree Audit Completed by Advisor

- 240 Tutoring - Transcript Report: 70% Plan of Study Module Completion
- 240 Tutoring - ILTS Content Area Practice Examination > 70%

- General Education GPA > 2.50
- Specialization GPA > 2.75
- Professional Education GPA > 3.00
- Degree Audit Completed by Advisor

- Early Methods STOT Report: Average Rubric Score > 3

- Disposition Audit 3 Report

- 240 Tutoring - Transcript Report: 100% Plan of Study Module Completion
- 240 Tutoring - ILTS Content Area Practice Examination > 80%
OR Pearson - Practice ILTS Content Area Exam Score > 218* [within 2 standard deviations from Pass Score of 240]

Entry Point 3: Admission to Professional Program -
AA/AS/AAS TRANSFER: 

Junior Year (61-90 credits)

Attribute Code: None

Program Completion and Degree Requirements

  • Program completion and degree requirements include courses identified to meet content area designation requirements, as approved by the program and the Office of Teacher Licensure in consultation with the department for the specified content area designation.
  • All student teachers will demonstrate they have met the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, including mastery of the content knowledge as evidenced by a passing score on the Illinois Licensure Testing System content area test. Candidates for licensure must also successfully complete a Candidate Work Sample / Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) professional portfolio by the National Board for Professional Teachers.
  • All course and program requirements must be completed within six years.
  • Candidates must abide by all College policies stated in this catalog, unless exceptions or adherence to higher expectations are noted in program documentation.
  • General program completion and graduation requirements include completing an application to complete the program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 in all required and elective courses in professional education and the designated content area, as well as completion of the following addition licensure requirements:
    • Pre-clinical and clinical fieldwork forms documenting 100 clock hours are submitted to the Office of Field Placement.
    • Student Teaching Clinical Experiences successfully completed. 
    • All College of Education and Program Assessments submitted in the Tevera courseware domain, including the Candidate Work Sample (edTPA) Capstone Project and Professional Portfolio.

  • Illinois State Board of Education licensure examination / assessments, including the Content Area Test in the discipline. Proof of passing must be submitted to the academic program by announced due dates PRIOR to permission given to register for the final Student Teaching clinical experience course.
    • Spring Semester Student Teaching - October 15th in the prior Fall Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process.

    • Fall Semester Student Teaching - March 15th* in the prior Spring Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process.
      * Extensions to June 30th can be granted with program approval.

    • All requirements are met for state licensure as mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education, in consultation with the Office of Teacher Licensure. After a transcript analysis is completed by the Office of Teacher Licensure, the candidate may be required to provide proof of completion of undergraduate level coursework [i.e. 32 credit hours in the content area designation plus child psychology, educational psychology, and/or other state mandated professional education requirements] to meet licensure requirements.

Field Hour Block

Candidates are expected to complete pre-clinical and clinical field experiences in the classroom setting one to five days per week, as noted below.

Semester

Field Course:

Integrated Field Tasks Assigned to Match Course Registration

Day

Min. Hours

Activity

Year 3 - Spring Semester

ED 2471 - Pre-Clinical Field Experience I (1-2f75) [Pass/Fail]


ED 4200 - Principles and Practices in Middle and Secondary Schools (3^f)


ESL 2120 | ESL 4120 | ENG 4366 - Teaching English Language Learning (3^f)

One Day (i.e. F)


OR


Two Days (i.e. MW)

75

Pre-Clinical: Participatory Observation/ Small Group/Tutoring/Co-Teach

Year 4 - Fall Semester

*ED 4474 - Restorative Justice Action Research in Education (4f)


*LITC 4300 | READ 4100 - Content Reading and Assessment for Middle and Secondary School Teachers (3^f)


S ED 4300  - Characteristics of Students with Special Needs & Strategies to Differentiate Instruction (4^f)


*MATH 4000 - Content Methods: Secondary Schools (3^f)

Two Days (i.e. MW)


OR


Three Days (i.e. MWF)

150-225


ARTT Option Majors:
Two field placement settings: elementary/
middle school and secondary

Pre-Clinical: Tutoring/
Teach Whole Lesson
/Action Research

Year 4 - Spring Semester

MATH 4005 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools: Mathematics  (6f240-360)

  • Candidate Work Sample Portfolio / edTPA

MTWRF

240-360


ARTT Option Majors:
Two field placement settings: elementary/
middle school and secondary

Clinical: Teacher Candidate

Typical School Day = 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. = 6.5 hours

Representative Course Credit Equivalents between Direct Instruction and Time for Field Experience: 

  • Example: A course of 3 credit hours with 45 field experience hours is represented as (3|2+1f45) which means that there are two (2) contact hours for direct instruction plus one (1) credit unit equivalent for supervised field experiences which are scheduled for a minimum of 45 field experience hours. The instructor will be awarded (3) CUES for this course.

Please note: Field-based experience in English as Second Language classrooms will be assigned to match the candidate’s licensure or non-licensure major (i.e. the Professional Educator License (PEL) age or grade range.)


General Education Shared Core (36 credit hours)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

  • English composition (6 hrs)
  • Oral communication (3 hrs)
  • Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

  • Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts
  • Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
  • Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)

  • General Education  
  • One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
  • One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)  

Required Courses (44 Credit Hours)

Required Supportive Courses (6 Credit Hours)

  • Pass state teacher certification subject matter test in mathematics.

Professional Education - Foundation Courses (16 credit hours)

   * Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.
  f Field Block Course
  ^f Register along with Corequisite Field Block Course.

Professional Education - Methods Courses - Admission to College of Education (16 Credits)

   * Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.
  f Field Block Course
  ^f Register along with Corequisite Field Block Course.

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