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Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science AS (LAMS) - Adolescence Education Mathematics Concentration (AEMA)

Degree Type: AS

Program Code: LAMS - AEMA

Hegis Code: 5649

Microcredential: http://www.sunyacc.edu/academics/microcredentials

SUNY Adirondack offers a two-year Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate in Science (AS) degree in Mathematics and Science with an Adolescence Education Mathematics Concentration. This concentration provides a foundational education in mathematics and sets a solid base for students to transfer into a bachelor's degree program for certification in Adolescent Education Mathematics 7-12 and a career teaching mathematics at the secondary level. Recommended high school preparation: Four years of high school math.

Freshman Seminar Requirement

Freshman Experience

Choose one:

HRD 100College Learning: Theory and Practice

2
HRD 100ACollege Life Seminar

2
HRD 110First Year Seminar

1
Total Credit Hours:1-2

General Education Requirements

Introduction to College Writing

ENG 101Introduction to College Writing

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Writing II

Choose one:

ENG 102Academic Writing

3
ENG 103Writing in and about the Sciences

3
ENG 104Writing for Business and the Professions

3
ENG 105Writing in and about the Social Sciences

3
ENG 106Writing in and about the Performing and Visual Arts

3
ENG 107Language, Structure and Style

3
ENG 108Writing in and about Literature

3
ENG 109Elements of Creative Writing

3
ENG 110Elements of Technical Writing

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Calculus I

MAT 131Calculus I

4
Total Credit Hours:4

MAT 131: Prereq Required.

SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning Lab Science

SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) Lab Science GNSL

3-4
Total Credit Hours:3-4

Intro to IT and Applications, Office Productivity Software or Intro to Programming

Choose one:

CIS 111Introduction to Information Technology and Applications

3
CIS 125Office Productivity Software

3
CIS 143Introduction to Programming

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Health and Wellness

Choose one:

Any PED activity course

2
AVS 101Fundamentals of Backcountry Living

3
AVS 102Basic River and Backcountry Canoeing

2
BIO 115Human Sexuality

3
HED 103College Health

3
HED 104First Aid and Safety

2
HED 108Wilderness First Responder

3
NTR 101Fundamentals of Nutrition

3
NTR 111Human Nutrition

3
PED 105Introduction to Physical Education

3
PED 106Athletic Training I

3
PED 206Athletic Training II

3
PED 211Health Sciences Applied to Coaching

3
Total Credit Hours:2

Any PED activity course may also be used.

Note: PED 210 and PED 212 do not fulfill this requirement.

History Requirement

Choose one:

SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness GGLB

3
SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement GUSC

3
Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice GDVR

3
Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed World Languages in Same Language

SUNY Gen Ed World Languages in same language GWRL

6
Total Credit Hours:6

General Psychology

PSY 101General Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Adolescent Psychology

PSY 206Adolescent Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Educational Foundations

EDU 101Educational Foundations

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Additional Math or Science Requirement

Calculus II

MAT 132Calculus II

4
Total Credit Hours:4

MAT 132: Prereq Required.

Program Core Requirements

Program Core

MAT 220Linear Algebra

3
MAT 231Calculus III

4
Total Credit Hours:7

MAT 220: Prereq Required.

MAT 231: Fall only - Prereq Required.

Mathematics/Science Core (MSC)

Choose 13 credits from:

BIO 107Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BIO 108Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4
BIO 111General Biology I

4
BIO 112General Biology II

4
BIO 205General Ecology

4
BIO 212Genetics

4
BIO 223Microbiology

4
CHM 104AIntroduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry

3
CHM 104BOrganic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHM 111General Chemistry I

4
CHM 112General Chemistry II

4
CHM 202Quantitative and Instrumental Analysis

4
CHM 203Organic Chemistry I

4
CHM 204Organic Chemistry II

4
CIS 143Introduction to Programming

3
CIS 144Intermediate Programming in a Windows Environment

3
CIS 211Information Security

3
AST 113Introduction to Astronomy

4
GEO 101Physical Geology

4
GEO 114Weather and Climate

3
GEO 202Introduction to Mineralogy

3
EGR 105Engineering Physics I

4
EGR 106Engineering Physics II

4
EGR 204Engineering Physics III

4
EGR 207Mechanics I - Statics

3
EGR 208Dynamics

3
EGR 209Mechanics II - Mechanics of Materials

3
EGR 210Thermodynamics

3
MAT 121Precalculus: Algebra

3
MAT 125Precalculus: Trigonometry

3
MAT 127Introductory Statistics with Probability

4
MAT 129Discrete Mathematics

3
MAT 227Topics in Statistical Inference

4
MAT 232Differential Equations and Series

4
NTR 111Human Nutrition

3
PHY 111General Physics I

4
PHY 112General Physics II

4
ANT 230Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

3
Total Credit Hours:13

Recommended Sequence

First Semester

1-2 credits in HRD 100, HRD 100A or HRD 110

3 credits in ENG 101

4 credits in MAT 131

4 credits in MSC elective (See Notes 1 and 2)

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness or SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement

1 credit in Health and Wellness

Total Credit Hours:16-17

Second Semester

3-4 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) lab science

3 credits in ENG 102, ENG 103, ENG 104, ENG 105, ENG 106, ENG 107, ENG 108, ENG 109 or ENG 110

4 credits in MAT 132

3-4 credits in MSC elective (See Notes 1 and 2)

3 credits in PSY 101

1 credit in Health and Wellness

Total Credit Hours:17-19

Third Semester

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

4 credits in MAT 231

3-4 credits in MSC elective (See Notes 1 and 2)

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed World Languages

3 credits in EDU 101

Total Credit Hours:16-17

Fourth Semester

3 credits in PSY 206

3 credits in MAT 220

3-4 credits in MSC elective (See Notes 1 and 2)

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed World Languages (Second in Series)

3 credits in CIS 111, CIS 125 or CIS 143

Total Credit Hours:15-16

Notes

  1. Mathematics/Science core (MSC) courses shall be selected from the program layout.
  2. Students should select Mathematics/Science core (MSC) courses and electives after consultation with their advisor and the intended transfer institution.
  3. Prior approved MSC courses can be used to meet degree requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 64