Pre-College Mathematics Teaching Concentration
If you are interested in secondary mathematics certification, you should contact the School of Education very early in your College career. In addition, you and your mathematics advisor will need to plan your sequence of courses very carefully starting in your sophomore year, to make sure that you will be able to complete the required and recommended courses. This is because the teacher certification program will take all of your time during the spring semester of your senior year, and because some of our courses are offered only in alternate years.
Concentration Requirements
This concentration is restricted to students seeking certification as pre-college mathematics teachers. The major requirements of this concentration are:
- A core consisting of Math 111 or 131, 112 or 132, 211, 212 or 213, and 214;
- Math 302, 307, 323, 351, 412, 416 and 490;
- Either EDUC 450 or EDUC 477;
- Completing the Major Writing Requirement and the Computer Proficiency Requirement.
The department chair may authorize variations in the requirements for this concentration for individual students. In particular, Math 401-452 may be substituted for Math 351, and another 400-level Curriculum and Instruction seminar may be substituted for EDUC 450 and EDUC 477 for students who are double majoring and who seek double certification. In addition, Math 495-496 may be substituted for Math 490.
