NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Mathematics Teaching

Location: 322 SEO; Phone: (312) 996-3041. Prerequisites will be strictly enforced. Students who register in courses for which they do not meet prerequisites will be dropped. No precalculus math course from any other institution is accepted as a prerequisite for any UIC math course. Some mathematics courses will have combined-section final exams. See course information below for specific dates and times.

MTHT     401            Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics II
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. To be taken in year prior to student teaching. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 210 and enrollment in the B.S. or M.S. in the Teaching of Mathematics program in Secondary Mathematics Education; and a 2.50 grade point average in mathematics courses at the level of calculus or above.    

MTHT     410            Advanced Euclidean Geometry I
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MATH 210.    

MTHT     411            Advanced Euclidean Geometry II
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MTHT 410.    

MTHT     438            Educational Practice with Seminar I
         6 hours.
        Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): 2.50 grade point average in mathematics courses at the level of calculus or above, successful completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, and approval of the department.    To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Practice. 

MTHT     439            Educational Practice with Seminar II
         6 hours.
        Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in MTHT 438; and approval of the department and a 2.50 grade point average in mathematics courses at the level of calculus or above and successful completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student teaching field experiences.    To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Conference and one Practice. 

MTHT     467            Introduction to Number Theory with Application
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Mathematics Education Concentrators Program or consent of the instructor.   Instructor Approval Required 

MTHT     470            Teaching Mathematics with Science: An Activity Approach I
         3 OR 4 hours.
        3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. For elementary school teachers. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the M.S. in the Teaching of Mathematics program (Option for Elementary School Teachers) or consent of the instructor.    

MTHT     496            Independent Study
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the department.   This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major. 

MTHT     530            Mathematical Analysis for Teachers II
         4 hours.
        Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MTHT 430 or consent of the instructor.    

MTHT     565            Teaching Geometry: An Activity Approach
         4 hours.
        For elementary school teachers. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.S. in the Teaching of Mathematics program (Option for Elementary School Teachers) or consent of the instructor.    

MTHT     591            Topics in Teaching Elementary/Junior High School Mathematics
         1 TO 5 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite may vary according to topic.    

MTHT     596            Independent Study
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the department.