The 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Program allows students to complete a B.A. in their academic major with an emphasis in Secondary and K-12 Licensure and a Master of Arts in Education in five years. Students apply to the program by December of their junior year. MUS majors interested in the program need to set up an individualized plan with their MUS and EDUC advisors. To be accepted into the 3+2 Program, each student must:
- Provide letters of recommendation from at least one Education Department faculty member and one faculty member from the student's major
- Prove content, as defined by the Colorado Department of Education
- Be accepted into Western's Teacher Licensure Program
- Successfully complete EDUC 340 (by Spring of junior year)
- Be on track to complete all coursework required within the academic major
Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, students will be designated as "MAED candidates with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of the final undergraduate credits for the Western B.A., students will be designated as "MAED degree-seeking students." Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Degree Program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MAED program before Year Five, will still have completed the BA in Secondary and K-12 Licensure, have earned 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree, and be eligible to apply for initial teacher licensure .
Program Requirements
Students interested in pursuing this comprehensive program should consult with the Teacher Education Program advisor in addition to the advisor in their major as soon as possible.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Core | ||
| CS 190 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 451 | Analysis I | 3 |
| MATH 471 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH 495 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Advanced Mathematics | ||
| Total Credits | 25 | |
In addition, the student must fulfill the requirements of the Secondary Licensure 3+2 Program (see description under Education), and the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education Core | ||
| MATH 213 | Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| MATH 330 | Topics in Geometry | 3 |
| MATH 367 | Current Trends in Mathematics Education | 3 |
| MATH 390 | Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Mathematics | 1 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | ||
| Statistical Modeling and Simulation | ||
| Mathematics Electives | ||
| Select at least 12 credits of the following: | 12 | |
| Computer Science II | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Total Credits | 25 | |
Pre-calculus ready
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CS 190 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| EDUC 000 | Education Gateway Course | 0 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area III) | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 141 | Precalculus (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area III) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Natural Sciences w/lab) | 4 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| MATH 213 | Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Advanced Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 300 | Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Natural Sciences w/lab) | 4 |
| MATH Elective | Elective course | 3-4 |
| MATH 367 | Current Trends in Mathematics Education | 3 |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| MATH 330 | Topics in Geometry | 3 |
| MATH 451 | Analysis I | 3 |
| MATH 495 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| MATH Elective | Elective course | 2-4 |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area III) | 3 |
| MATH 390 | Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Mathematics | 1 |
| MATH 471 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH Elective | Elective course | 5-7 |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 603 | Content Area Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 604 | Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 605 | Curriculum Development and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 624 | Managing to Differentiate | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 606 | Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 607 | Rethinking Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 629 | Inclusion and English Learners | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 124-129 | |
Calculus ready
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CS 190 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| EDUC 000 | Education Gateway Course | 0 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I) | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area III) | 6 |
| MATH 213 | Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| 4 | ||
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Advanced Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 260 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 300 | Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area I) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Natural Sciences w/lab) | 4 |
| MATH 367 | Current Trends in Mathematics Education | 3 |
| MATH Elective | Elective course | 3-4 |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| MATH 330 | Topics in Geometry | 3 |
| MATH 451 | Analysis I | 3 |
| MATH 495 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| MATH Elective | Elective course | 2-4 |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area III) | 3 |
| MATH 390 | Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Mathematics | 1 |
| MATH 471 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH Elective | Elective course | 5-7 |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 603 | Content Area Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 604 | Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 605 | Curriculum Development and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 624 | Managing to Differentiate | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 606 | Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 607 | Rethinking Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 629 | Inclusion and English Learners | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120-125 | |