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).

Requirements

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.

Curriculum

Required Education Courses (39 credit hours)
Course Names	Course Code	Credits	Notes
Designing STEM Learning Environments and Experiences	EDUC 2035	3 credits	EDUC 2035 used to be EDUC 2020 & EDUC 2030.
School and Society	EDUC 3013	3 credits	EDUC 3013 counts toward the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement.
Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science	EDUC 4050	3 credits	EDUC 4050 Counts toward the Engineering & Applied Science Humanities & Social Science requirement.
Classroom Interactions	EDUC 4060	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.
Perspectives on Mathematics	EDUC 4317	3 credits	EDUC 4317 is typically only offered in the fall semester.
Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum	EDUC 4232	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.
Teaching Design	GEEN 4400	3 credits	GEEN 4400 is typically only offered in the spring semester. GEEN 4400 should be taken in your junior or senior year.
Differentiating Instruction in Diverse Secondary Classrooms	EDUC 4023	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.
Problem-Based Math Instruction	EDUC 5375	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.
Student Teaching and seminar	EDUC 4712	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.
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)

Math (7-12) Licensure Pathway

Set 1: Choose one course (3 credits)
Course Names	Course Code	Credits
Euclidean & Non-euclidean Geometry	MATH 3210	3 credits
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Geometry & Measurements	EDUC 4835	3 credits

Set 2: Choose two courses (6 credits)
Course Names	Course Code	Credits	Notes
Matrix Methods	APPM 3310	3 credits	MATH 2135 is an approved substitute.
Discrete Math	APPM 3170	3 credits	MATH 2001 is an approved substitute.
Complex Variables	APPM 4360	3 credits	Typically only offered in spring semester.

Set 3: Choose one course (3 credits)
Course Name	Course Code	Credits	Notes
Modeling in Applied Mathematics	APPM 4380	3 credits	Typically only offered in fall semester.
History of Mathematical Ideas	MATH 4820	3 credits

Middle School Math (6-8) Licensure Pathway

Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Number Sense	EDUC 4815	3 credits	EDUC 4815 typically only offered in spring semester.
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Algebraic Thinking	EDUC 4821	3 credits	EDUC 4821 typically only offered in spring semester.
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Geometry & Measurement	EDUC 4835	3 credits
Teaching K-12 Mathematics: Probability & Statistics	EDUC 4850	3 credits	EDUC 4850 typically only offered in fall semester.

Scholarships for CU Teach Concentration Students

CU Teach Engineering Bechtel Scholarship

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.

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Required Additional Math Courses (12 credit hours)

Scholarships for CU Teach Concentration Students