CU Teach Engineering Math (51 credits)
Earn an engineering degree and secondary math teacher (grades 7-12) licensure simultaneously.
- Includes a semester-long student teaching experience in a middle or high school math classroom.ÌýÌý
- Improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and engineering design in middle and high schools.Ìý
The concentration includes 12 additional math credit hours and 39Ìýeducation credit hoursÌý(some of which can also count for the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement).
CU Teach Engineering students must meet admission requirements for theÌýÌýthrough CU Boulder’sÌý.Ìý
Admission to the Undergraduate Teacher Licensure program through CU Boulder’s School of Education is competitive; satisfying the minimum criteria does not guarantee acceptance.
Please refer to theÌýSchool of Education's Secondary Math Licensure PageÌý´Ç°ùÌýMiddle School Math Licensure PageÌýto learn more about the application process and access application materials.
Course Names | Course Code | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Designing STEM Learning Environments and Experiences | Ìý | 3 credits | EDUC 2035 used to be EDUC 2020 & EDUC 2030. |
School and Society | 3 credits | EDUC 3013 counts toward the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement. | |
Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and ScienceÌý | 3 credits | EDUC 4050 Counts toward the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement. | |
Classroom InteractionsÌý | 3 credits | EDUC 4060 is typically only offered in the fall semester. EDUC 4060 is restricted to students admitted to School of Education’s Secondary Math/Science Teacher Licensure Program.Ìý | |
| Perspectives on Mathematics | 3 credits | EDUC 4317 is typically only offered in the fall semester. | |
Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum | 3 credits | EDUC 4232 is restricted to students admitted to the School of Education’s Secondary Math/Science Teacher Licensure Program.Ìý EDUC 4232 is typically only offered in the spring semester. | |
Teaching DesignÌý | 3 credits | GEEN 4400 is typically only offered in the spring semester. GEEN 4400 should be taken in your junior or senior year. | |
Differentiating Instruction in Diverse Secondary ClassroomsÌý | 3 credits | EDUC 4023 is restricted to students admitted to the School of Education’s Secondary Math/Science Teacher Licensure Program. EDUC 4023 must be taken the same semester as EDUC 5375.Ìý EDUC 4060 is a pre-requisite for EDUC 4023. EDUC 4023 counts toward the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement. EDUC 4023 is best taken during your senior year. | |
Problem-Based Math Instruction | 3 credits | EDUC 5375 must be taken the same semester as EDUC 4023.ÌýÌý EDUC 5375 is best taken during your senior year.Ìý EDUC 4060 is a pre-requisite for EDUC 5375. EDUC 5375 typically only offered in the spring semester. EDUC 5375 restricted to students admitted to the School of Education’s Secondary Math/Science Teacher Licensure Program. | |
Student Teaching and seminar | 10Ìýcredits | EDUC 4712 and EDUC 4513 must be taken together in your final semester.Ìý EDUC 4742 and EDUC 4513 are restricted to students admitted to the School of Education’s Secondary Math/Science Teacher Licensure Program. | |
| Education and Practice | 2 credits | EDUC 4712 and EDUC 4513 must be taken together in your final semester. EDUC 4513 restricted to students admitted to the School of Education’s Secondary Math/Science Teacher Licensure Program. |
Required Additional Math Courses (12 credit hours)
Course Names | Course Code | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Euclidean & Non-euclidean GeometryÌý | 3 credits | |
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Geometry & MeasurementsÌý | 3 credits |
Course Names | Course Code | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Matrix Methods | 3 credits | MATH 2135 is an approved substitute. | |
Discrete MathÌý | 3 credits | MATH 2001 is an approved substitute. | |
Complex Variables | 3 credits | Typically only offered in spring semester. |
Course Name | Course Code | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Modeling in Applied Mathematics | 3 credits | Typically only offered in fall semester. | |
History of Mathematical Ideas | 3 credits | Ìý |
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Number Sense | 3 credits | EDUC 4815Ìýtypically only offered in spring semester. | |
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Algebraic Thinking | 3 credits | EDUC 4821 typically only offered in spring semester. | |
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Geometry & Measurement | 3 credits | Ìý | |
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Probability & Statistics | 3 credits | EDUC 4850Ìýtypically only offered in fall semester. |
Scholarships for CU Teach Concentration Students
Up to $25K in scholarship funds for your last 5 semesters:Ìý
- $4,000/semester for your 5th and 4th semester out from graduation
- $6,000/semester for your 3rd, and 2nd semester out from graduation
- $6,000 for your actual student teaching semester at DSSTÌý
The CU Teach Engineering Bechtel Scholarship is offered to CU Teach Engineering students ONLY, by meeting the following requirements:
- Have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Be enrolled as a full-time, undergraduate IDEÌýstudent, with a declared CU Teach Engineering Concentration
- Be within the last five semesters of attaining teacher licensure through CU Teach Engineering and have acceptance to the in the School of Education
- Have completed a minimum of 56 credit hours of college-level coursework (Transfer students must have at least one semester of grades at CU Boulder before applying for the CU Teach Engineering Bechtel Scholarship).
- Have completed , with a grade of B- or better
- Have completed , with a grade of B- or better
- Have completed
- Have completed or be enrolled in
- Have completed two of the fiveIDE Engineering Core courses, with grades of C or better
- Have completed Physics 1 and Physics 2, with grades of C or better
- Be a domestic student
Contact IDEÌýProfessor, Dr. Malinda Zarske, for more information on the CU Teach Engineering Bechtel Scholarship.