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 100 | College Learning: Theory and Practice | 2 |
| HRD 100A | College Life Seminar | 2 |
| HRD 110 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1-2 |
General Education Requirements
Introduction to College Writing
| ENG 101 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Writing II
Choose one:
| ENG 102 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing in and about the Sciences | 3 |
| ENG 104 | Writing for Business and the Professions | 3 |
| ENG 105 | Writing in and about the Social Sciences | 3 |
| ENG 106 | Writing in and about the Performing and Visual Arts | 3 |
| ENG 107 | Language, Structure and Style | 3 |
| ENG 108 | Writing in and about Literature | 3 |
| ENG 109 | Elements of Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 110 | Elements of Technical Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Calculus I
| MAT 131 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning Lab Science
| SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) Lab Science | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
Intro to IT and Applications, Office Productivity Software or Intro to Programming
Choose one:
| CIS 111 | Introduction to Information Technology and Applications | 3 |
| CIS 125 | Office Productivity Software | 3 |
| CIS 143 | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Health and Wellness
Choose one:
| AVS 101 | Fundamentals of Backcountry Living | 3 |
| AVS 102 | Basic River and Backcountry Canoeing | 2 |
| BIO 115 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| HED 103 | College Health | 3 |
| HED 104 | First Aid and Safety | 2 |
| HED 108 | Wilderness First Responder | 3 |
| NTR 101 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 111 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
| PED 105 | Introduction to Physical Education | 3 |
| PED 106 | Athletic Training I | 3 |
| PED 206 | Athletic Training II | 3 |
| PED 211 | Health 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 | 3 |
| SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement | 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 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Adolescent Psychology
| PSY 206 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Educational Foundations
| EDU 101 | Educational Foundations | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Additional Math or Science Requirement
Calculus II
| MAT 132 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Program Core Requirements
Program Core
Mathematics/Science Core (MSC)
Choose 13 credits from:
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
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
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
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
Notes
- Mathematics/Science core (MSC) courses shall be selected from the program layout.
- Students should select Mathematics/Science core (MSC) courses and electives after consultation with their advisor and the intended transfer institution.
- Prior approved MSC courses can be used to meet degree requirements.