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Mathematics Minor

Requirements

Students planning a minor in mathematics must complete the university requirements for a minor as identified in the General Academic Policies section of the Grand Valley State University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog as well as the following requirements.

Mathematics (not for Teacher Certification)

The minor in mathematics (not for teacher certification) requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 and 20 credit hours unduplicated in one's major.

Required Courses

At least four additional courses must be taken from the following list. Only one course may be a statistics course.

*Students may not count both MTH 302 and MTH 304 toward the minor.
**MTH 225 may only count toward the minor if MTH 325 is also completed.
***STA 220 may only count toward the minor if it is completed along with EGR 220.

Students who have completed 6 MTH or cross-listed MTH classes (no STA) that count towards the minor and fewer than 20 credits may also count one of the following in the math minor:

Mathematics with Secondary Teacher Certification (Grades 7-12)

The secondary teacher certification (grades 7-12) mathematics minor requires a minimum GPA of 2.7 and 20 credit hours unduplicated in one's major. This minor provides a pathway for additional endorsement in 7-12 mathematics (endorsement code EQ) when combined with an initial certification in another 7-12 content area.

The required courses for the 7-12 mathematics minor complement the courses in the GVSU undergraduate secondary education program. Specifically, students who complete one of GVSUs secondary content area majors (e.g., English, science, social studies) through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and who complete the accompanying secondary education major through the College of Education and Community Innovation can fulfill the requirements for the 7-12 mathematics minor by completing 29 credits of additional coursework (specified below) and 6 credits (EDS 319 and EDR 321) already required for the initial certification content major.

Note: In order to receive the 7-12 mathematics (EQ) additional endorsement, students must pass the corresponding Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) tests for both the initial certificate and the additional endorsement. The 30 flex hours required by the Michigan Department of Education for the additional endorsement are incorporated into the coursework for the minor.

The following courses must be completed:

Mathematics with Middle Grades Teacher Certification (Grades 5-9)

The elementary teacher certification mathematics minor requires a minimum GPA of 2.7 and 20 credit hours unduplicated in one's major. This minor provides a pathway for an additional endorsement in 5-9 Mathematics (endorsement code EQ) when combined with an initial certification in another grade band or content area.

The required courses for the 5-9 mathematics minor complement the courses in GVSUs Undergraduate Elementary Education Program. Specifically, students who complete the Grades 3-6 Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Elementary Teaching (PCKET 3-6) major with the Mathematics Concentration and the accompanying Educational Studies major can fulfill the requirements for the 5-9 mathematics minor by completing 29 credits of coursework (specified below), of which 9 credits (MTH 322, MTH 323, and MTH 324) are already part of the PCKET 3-6 Mathematics Concentration.

Note: In order to receive the 5-9 mathematics (EQ) additional endorsement, students must pass the corresponding Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) tests for both the initial certificate and the additional endorsement. The 50 flex hours required by the Michigan Department of Education for the additional endorsement are incorporated into the coursework for the minor

The following courses must be completed:

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