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.
- Improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and engineering design in middle and high schools.
The concentration includes 12 additional math credit hours and 39 education credit hours (some of which can also count for the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement).
CU Teach Engineering students must meet admission requirements for the Undergraduate Teacher Licensure program through CU Boulder’s School of Education.
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 the School of Education's Secondary Math Licensure Page or Middle School Math Licensure Page to learn more about the application process and access application materials.
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Course Names |
Course Code |
Credits |
Notes |
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Designing STEM Learning Environments and Experiences |
3 credits |
EDUC 2035 used to be EDUC 2020 & EDUC 2030. |
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School and Society |
3 credits |
EDUC 3013 counts toward the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement. |
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Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science |
3 credits |
EDUC 4050 Counts toward the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement. |
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Classroom Interactions |
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. |
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| Perspectives on Mathematics | EDUC 4317 | 3 credits | EDUC 4317 is typically only offered in the fall semester. |
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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. EDUC 4232 is typically only offered in the spring semester. |
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Teaching Design |
3 credits |
GEEN 4400 is typically only offered in the spring semester. GEEN 4400 should be taken in your junior or senior year. |
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Differentiating Instruction in Diverse Secondary Classrooms |
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. 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. |
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Problem-Based Math Instruction |
3 credits |
EDUC 5375 must be taken the same semester as EDUC 4023. EDUC 5375 is best taken during your senior year. 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. |
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Student Teaching and seminar |
10 credits |
EDUC 4712 and EDUC 4513 must be taken together in your final semester. EDUC 4742 and EDUC 4513 are restricted to students admitted to the School of Education’s Secondary Math/Science Teacher Licensure Program. |
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| Education and Practice | EDUC 4513 | 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)
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Course Names |
Course Code |
Credits |
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Euclidean & Non-euclidean Geometry |
3 credits |
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Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Geometry & Measurements |
3 credits |
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Course Names |
Course Code |
Credits |
Notes |
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Matrix Methods |
3 credits |
MATH 2135 is an approved substitute. | |
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Discrete Math |
3 credits |
MATH 2001 is an approved substitute. | |
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Complex Variables |
3 credits |
Typically only offered in spring semester. |
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Course Name |
Course Code |
Credits |
Notes |
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Modeling in Applied Mathematics |
3 credits |
Typically only offered in fall semester. |
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History of Mathematical Ideas |
3 credits |
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Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Number Sense |
3 credits |
EDUC 4815 typically only offered in spring semester. |
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Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Algebraic Thinking |
3 credits |
EDUC 4821 typically only offered in spring semester. |
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Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Geometry & Measurement |
3 credits |
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Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Probability & Statistics |
3 credits |
EDUC 4850 typically only offered in fall semester. |
Scholarships for CU Teach Concentration Students
$1,000 for EDUC 2035: Designing STEM Learning Environments and Experiences
- Invites science, mathematics and engineering students to explore teaching as a career by providing first-hand experiences teaching science/math lessons in local elementary classrooms.
- Introduces theory and practice necessary to design and deliver excellent instruction.
- Master teachers provide ongoing support and feedback.
- Meets weekly on CU campus (1.5 hours/week) and involves five visits to an elementary school.
Students must remain in the course for a full 10 weeks or else the scholarship allotment will need to be returned. Just Try It! scholarships are not for graduating seniors within 2 semesters of graduation.
Contact IDE Professor, Dr. Malinda Zarske, for more information and to apply for these scholarships.
Up to $25K in scholarship funds for your last 5 semesters:
- $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 DSST
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 IDE student, 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 Undergraduate Teacher Licensure Program 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 GEEN 1400 (First-Year Engineering Projects), with a grade of B- or better
- Have completed GEEN 2400 (Engineering for the Community), with a grade of B- or better
- Have completed EDUC 2035 (Designing STEM Learning Environments and Experiences)
- Have completed or be enrolled in EDUC 4060 (Classroom Interactions)
- Have completed two of the five IDE 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 IDE Professor, Dr. Malinda Zarske, for more information on the CU Teach Engineering Bechtel Scholarship.