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The combined BSc (General Mathematics in Education)/BEd (Master of Teaching Program), administered by the Faculty of Science, is a five year degree program which leads to both the Bachelor of Science (General Mathematics in Education) and Bachelor of Education (Master of Teaching Program) degrees. This program requires careful selection of courses in order to ensure completion of proper prerequisites for senior level courses.

The BSc (General Mathematics in Education) degree will not be awarded until the student has completed all five years of the program.

A maximum of fifteen students will be accepted in the program in any one year. Admission to the program is on a competitive basis and meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

(i) Students will be admitted to the program by the Faculty of Science and must apply by the deadline posted in D. Change of Faculty or Program, after completing their first year of studies. In order to be considered for admission, students must have completed a minimum of four FCE, of which, 1.5 FCE must include:

With a grade of "C-" or better in each, and also have a grade point average of at least 2.50 calculated over the most recent course work to a maximum of five FCE.

(ii) A Faculty of Education Statement must be submitted in support of the application (structured resume which includes the names of three referees).

(i) Admission will be granted in the Fall Term only. Students will be admitted to the program in descending rank order of grade point average calculated over the most recent course work to a maximum of five FCE (University of Calgary courses and/or transferable courses taken at other institutions). All grades within a term will be included except where the number of courses taken within a term exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) five FCE, in which case the highest grades will be used. Spring and Summer Term courses taken after May 1 will not count towards determining admissibility if taken in the year of application.

(ii) Students accepted into the program have three years from the time of acceptance to commence the Faculty of Education component of the program. Students not registering for this component within that time will be considered to have left the combined program and remain as Science students only. Students may also choose to leave the combined program at any time and continue a program within the Faculty of Science. Regular Science program regulations will apply to these students.

Students must have completed the 15.0 FCE required for the initial Science portion of the program (see below under Program Structure) with a minimum GPA of 3.00 over the last 5 FCE taken.

A student must notify the Faculty of Education no later than March 1 of the year that he or she intends to begin the Faculty of Education portion of the program.

Compared to the General Mathematics major, students in this combined degree program (General Mathematics in Education major) are not required to complete Mathematics 321 and 353, but are required to complete at least one half course in English. Fifteen FCE in the Faculty of Science part of the program must be completed for graduation purposes.

Students who withdraw from the Education component of the combined degree program will be required to complete additional courses to obtain the BSc in General Mathematics.

The General Mathematics in Education degree is only awarded to students who complete all five years of the combined degree program.

Although this course sequence appears flexible with respect to course choices, students should carefully plan their course selections to ensure that prerequisites for upper-level courses are obtained. For example, students interested in taking senior statistics courses should take Mathematics 321 and 323 in Year 2, item 2.; students interested in senior Pure Mathematics courses should take Pure Mathematics 315 in Year 2, item 2.; students interested in senior Applied Mathematics courses should take Applied Mathematics 311 in Year 2, item 2., etc.

First Year

1. 0.5 FCE - English and 0.5 FCE non-science option

2. Mathematics 281 or 251 or 249, and 211 or 213

3. Mathematics 283 or 253 and 0.5 FCE from the list: Mathematics 205, 271, 273, Statistics 201 or 211

4. Computer Science 231 or 217 or 235 and 0.5 FCE science or non-science option

5. 1.0 FCE - non-science option

Second Year

1. Mathematics 349 or 381; and Mathematics 311 or 313

2. 1.5 FCE - From the list: Applied Mathematics 311, Pure Mathematics 315, 329, 371, Mathematics 321, 323, 353

3. 0.5 FCE - Pure Mathematics 319

4. 1.0 FCE - Science or non-science option

5. 1.0 FCE - Non-science option

Third Year

1. 0.5 FCE - At the 300 level or higher offered by the Department.

2. 2.5 FCE - At the 400 level or higher offered by the Department

3. 2.0 FCE - Senior level options

Fourth Year

Studies in:

1. Learners and learning/Teachers and teaching; School and Workplace placements

2. Curriculum Studies (areas of specialization and interdisciplinarity)/ Educational contexts; School placements

Fifth Year

1. Tutorials, directed studies; Project work in area of specialization and interdisciplinarity; School placements (13 weeks for 4 days per week)

2. Action research (Minor thesis); School or workplace placement (for work related to action research project)

It is a Faculty of Science requirement that students must take Non-Science options from the following five Faculties. At least 1.0 FCE must be taken from each of two of these Faculties: Fine Arts, Communication and Culture, Humanities, Social Science, Haskayne School of Business. Science 311 may be counted among the Non-Science Options.

It is recommended that some courses in the history or philosophy of science and technology be included in the program. Possibilities are: Engineering 481, Science, Technology and Society 325, 341, History 371, Philosophy 367, Greek and Roman Studies 221.

It is the responsibility of the student to include the prerequisites for courses in Third Year, Item 1 in his or her program.