CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS

I General Education Program

In addition to courses taken for the major, non-licensure students must complete 44 s.h.; elementary licensure students complete 12 s.h.

To integrate the humanics philosophy into their lives, Springfield College students engage in the search for knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of values through a variety of courses in the sciences and humanities. In addition to those General Education courses, students must complete 6 s.h. of Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) courses. For more information see the General Education Program and WAC courses. In the major requirements listed below, selected courses which fulfill General Education categories are marked with an asterisk; selected WAC courses are marked with a “W”.

II. Program Requirements (36 s.h.)

• CISC 103* - Studio in Computer Graphics Credits: 3 s.h
• CISC 105* - Introduction to Computer Concepts Credits: 3 s.h
• CISC 115* - Microcomputer Applications Credits: 3 s.h
• CISC 202 - Computer Animation Credits: 3 s.h
• CISC 335 - Literacy, Hypermedia, and Modern Communication Credits: 3 s.h
• CISC 482 - Computer Systems Seminar Credits: 3 s.h
• MATH 140* - Calculus I Credits: 3 s.h

• (Students who have a deficiency in their mathematics preparation may be required to take MATH 115, College Algebra and/or MATH 125, Precalculus before taking MATH 140, Calculus I.)

• MATH 142* - Calculus II Credits: 3 s.h
• MATH 205 - Geometry Credits: 3 s.h
• MATH 215* - Probability and Statistics Credits: 3 s.h
• MATH 235 - Discrete Mathematics I Credits: 3 s.h
• MATH 382 - Mathematics Seminar Credits: 3 s.h

III. Required Concentration (18-19 s.h.)

IV. Electives

Students who are not seeking elementary teacher licensure must complete 32 s.h. of electives to total 130 s.h. They are encouraged to pursue a cooperative education assignment in a local business or industry in order to gain “real-world” experience. With the elementary licensure program, students must complete 137 s.h., so no electives are necessary.

V. Advanced Standing and Program Standards

In order to continue in the mathematics and computer technology major, students must qualify for advanced standing during the spring semester of their sophomore year, prior to registration for junior-level classes. (Students seeking elementary licensure must also meet certain requirements to be accepted into the teacher preparation program. In some cases, those requirements are higher than the standards listed below.) In order to qualify for advanced standing, all mathematics and computer technology majors must:

1. Achieve at least a 2.500 cumulative GPA.
2. Achieve at least a 2.500 GPA in their program requirements.
3. Complete all program requirements with a grade of C- or better. Courses in which unsatisfactory grades were received must be repeated.
4. Be making satisfactory progress toward the completion of
   their program of study, as determined by the academic advisor
   and the department.
5. Have completed or be in the process of completing any program requirements in which an incomplete was received.

(Incomplete grades in program requirements must be completed by the end of the semester following the receipt of the incomplete, unless an extended deadline has been negotiated.) Students who do not meet these minimum standards are placed on departmental probationary status for a period of not more than one year. A student will be removed from departmental probationary status if and only if the minimum standards for advanced standing have been met. A student who is unable to meet the minimum standards during the probationary period will be subject to being dropped from the major. Once achieved, advanced standing must be maintained in order to continue in the major and complete the program.

VI. Optional Elementary Teacher Licensure Program (70 s.h.)

Mathematics and computer technology majors may elect to seek licensure as an elementary teacher (grades 1–6). Advisement is provided by a member of the Mathematics/Physcis/Computer Science faculty and a member of the Education Department. Students seeking licensure should begin their program upon their admission to the College, but in order to be considered teacher candidates and to complete the professional preparation requirements, they must apply for official admission to the teacher preparation program and be accepted.  Application to the teacher preparation program typically occurs prior to the junior year.  More information about requirements for admittance to the teacher preparation program can be found in the elementary teacher licensure section.  Students seeking licensure must complete all requirements for the major, including the learning applications concentration, plus the additional requirements listed below.

VII. Sample Program by Year

The program listed below is a sample—courses are not guaranteed to be offered during the semester or year listed. It is the student’s responsibility to insure that all requirements are met on a timely basis and that needed prerequisite courses are completed before taking upper-level requirements; therefore, they should consult carefully with an advisor when planning their program. Non-licensure students must average a minimum of 16.25 s.h. a semester to complete this program in four years; licensure students must average 17.25 s.h.

Non-licensure students will need to insure that the following General Education categories are fulfilled: Natural Science, Health, Physical Education, Literature, second Language/Culture, History, Social Science, Social Justice, Philosophy, and Religion. Licensure students will need to insure that Physical Education, Second Language/Culture, Philosophy, and Religion are fulfilled.

Courses marked with an * fulfill or partially fulfill a General Education category. Courses marked with a w may fulfill a WAC requirement, depending on the year taken.