Secondary Education: Math (BSEd)
The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in Math Secondary Education to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here.
Advising Notes
Important Notes for Math Secondary Education majors from Advising:
- An Academic Advisor will register you for TLSC 300A. If your major/concentration changes, respond to your registration instructions email.
- TLSC 300A meets Monday evenings from 4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Do not schedule a class during that time.
- Please register for the same section number for TLSC 110, 120, and 130, (i.e., TLSC 110-004, 120-004, 130-004).
- TLSC 110, 120, 130 are often taught in school settings. MWF and TuTh sections will all be held from 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Allow an hour between the end of TLSC classes and the next course (12:15 p.m. or later for next course).
- Your ability to graduate with this major in four traditional years will be impacted by your math placement, please reach out for course recommendations if your placement is below MATH 161.
- Secondary Education: Math majors will need to declare the corresponding second major (Mathematics) in the College of Arts and Science at the start of the academic year using this form.
- Don’t forget to check the AP/IB guide to ensure you know if you have any incoming credit that will count towards your Core requirements.
- Study abroad opportunities are limited to summers or faculty-led programs over spring break and J-Term.
A note about TLSC courses:
Education majors take TLSC courses in each of their 8 semesters. Those courses make up what are called sequences. Students enroll in Sequence 1 in the first semester, and the Sequence 1 courses are TLSC 110 (1 credit), TLSC 120 (2 credits), TLSC 130 (1 credit), and TLSC 300A (0 credits). In total, the four courses are worth 4 credits; the average Loyola course is worth 3 credits. Courses worth fewer credits require less time and work than the average 3-credit course.
In addition to Sequence 1 counting more like one class than like four, TLSC classes are different from other traditional Loyola classes because they don’t occur at the same time. Students take them consecutively over the course of the semester. Students will take TLSC 110 first, and once it’s completed, students will take TLSC 120. And so on.
First Semester Course Recommendations
As a Secondary Math Education major, you will enroll in the following courses:
- TLSC 110 (1 credit)
- TLSC 120 (2 credits)
- TLSC 130 (1 credit)
- TLSC 300A (0 credits)
- MATH 161 (4 credits) -- Make sure you know your math placement.
- IMPORTANT: Students with a Math Placement below MATH 161 will be unable to complete the major in four years. Students in this situation should take prerequisite courses during the summer before enrolling at Loyola. Please speak to your summer advising team as early as possible so that you can enroll in the necessary precalculus course(s).
- Students with AP or transfer credit should enroll in MATH 162 or MATH 263A.
- UCWR 110, based on Writing Placement (3 credits)
- IMPORTANT: Students with a Writing Placement below UCWR 110 may be unable to complete the major in four years. Students in this situation should take prerequisite courses during the summer before enrolling at Loyola. Please speak to your summer advising team as early as possible so that you can enroll in the necessary writing course(s).
- One of the following: BIOL 101, CHEM 160, ENVS 101, PHYS 121
- Enrollment in these courses may be limited by your Math Placement.
One Freshman Seminar:
- UNIV 101 (1 credit)
One of the following Core classes (Pick only one course per category, 3 total credits):
- Foundational Historical Knowledge: HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103, or HIST 104
- Foundational Literary Knowledge: UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, or UCLR 100M
- Foundational Philosophical Knowledge: PHIL 130
The total number of credits you will enroll in for the fall is 18 credits.
Interdisciplinary Honors First Semester Course Recommendations
As a Secondary Math Education major, you will enroll in the following courses:
- TLSC 110 (1 credit)
- TLSC 120 (2 credits)
- TLSC 130 (1 credit)
- TLSC 300A (0 credits)
- MATH 161 (4 credits) -- Make sure you know your math placement.
- IMPORTANT: Students with a Math Placement below MATH 161 will be unable to complete the major in four years. Students in this situation should take prerequisite courses during the summer before enrolling at Loyola. Please speak to your summer advising team as early as possible so that you can enroll in the necessary precalculus course(s).
- Students with AP or transfer credit should enroll in MATH 162 or MATH 263A.
- One of the following: BIOL 101, CHEM 160, ENVS 101, PHYS 121 (3 credits)
- Enrollment in these courses may be limited by your math placement.
One Freshman Seminar:
- UNIV 101 (1 credit)
Interdisciplinary Honors Requirements (6 credits):
- HONR 101
- HONR D101
The total number of credits you will enroll in for the fall is 18 credits.
The information on the tabs below will help students planning to major in Math Secondary Education to choose appropriate classes for their first semester. The recommendations below are for your first semester only, so you may have additional Core requirements, for example, that you'll learn more about during your first semester here.