Mathematics Fast Track

Students completing the Mathematics Education Fast Track will earn a mathematics major (BA) and secondary teaching credential in mathematics in four years. Below is a SAMPLE schedule for how this might be achieved. Your schedule will probably not end up looking exactly like this depending on the timing of course offerings and if you entered Westmont with AP or college credit. What’s shown is the Fast Track schedule. Be aware that you also have the option of completing the Math major over a four-year period, with a fifth year reserved for your teaching credential. Please confer with your Math department advisor as major requirements sometimes change. Pre-requisites for the Education Program are in bold.

The Fast Track is for highly-motivated students who like mathematics. The course schedule is rigorous and requires significant time, planning, and dedication. Students should consider carefully whether this program is a good fit or if the five-year program would be better suited to their college goals.

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Sample Schedule

FALL (17)
  • MA 10: Calculus II (4)
  • MA 15: Discrete Mathematics (CI: D) (4)
  • GE Common Context (see options below) (4)
  • GE Common Skill: Foreign Language (4)
  • PE 32: Fitness for Life (CS: D) (1)
SPRING (17)
  • MA 20: Linear Algebra (4)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • ENG 2: Composition (CS: A1) (4)
  • PEA (CS: D) (1)
FALL (19)
  • MA 19: Multivariable Calculus (CS: B) (4)
  • MA Breadth  (4)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry: A, C, E, G, H (4)
  • KNS 156: Health Education (2)
  • PEA (CS: D) (1)
SPRING (18)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry: Physical Science1 (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry: A, C, E, G, H (4)
  • ENG 106: Language Acquisition (4)
  • ED 161: Technology for the Classroom Teacher (2)
FALL (21)
  • ED 105: Cultural Diversity (CI: F) (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry: A, C, E, G (4)
  • MA 108 Analysis or MA 110: Modern Algebra (4)
  • MA Breadth (4)
  • MA 108 Analysis or MA 110 Mod. Algebra (CS: A2) (4)
  • PEA (CS: D) (1)
SPRING (18)
  • GE Common Inquiry: A, C, E, G, H (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry: A, C, E, G, H (4)
  • ED 101: Explorations in Teaching (CA: 1) (4)
  • Elective (4)
  • MA 180: Capstone Problem Solving (2)
FALL (14)
  • ED 111: Educational Psychology (4)
  • ED 124: Mathematics Curri. & Instruc. Planning (4)
  • ED 171: Content Area Literacy (4)
  • ED 130: Special Education (2)
SPRING (17)
  • ED 151: Curriculum, Management, Instruction (2)
  • ED 191: Student Teaching (12)
  • ED 196: Student Teaching seminar (3)