Secondary Teacher Certification (7-12) Option

122 credits

This Option leads to certification to teach mathematics in the public schools. This program is certified at both the state and national level by the New Hampshire Department of Education and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Graduates who complete this Teacher Certification Option are eligible for 7-12 teacher certification in the state of New Hampshire. Because of New Hampshire’s membership in the Interstate Certification Contract, Plymouth graduates are eligible to earn a certificate or license in another Contract state upon application to that state’s department of education. For further information, please see the Teacher Education and Clinical Experiences section.

 

Degree Requirements

Credits
 
Courses required for the Option are shown in boldface. 
MA Mathematics elective above MA 2100 (MATH) [not MADI] 3
MA 2140 Elementary Functions (QRCO) (TECO) 4
MA 2550 Calculus I (QRCO) 4
MA 2560 Calculus II (QRCO) 4
MA 2600 Math Activities Center Practicum 1
MA 3030 Mathematics Laboratory Activities I 1
MA 3040 Mathematics Laboratory Activities II 1
MA 3080 Introduction to Mathematics Education 2
MA 3110 Logic, Proofs, and Axiomatic Systems (WRCO) 3
MA 3120 Elements of Linear Algebra 3
MA 3200 Discrete Mathematics 3
MA 3230 Geometries (TECO) (WRCO) 4
MA 3460 History of Mathematics (GACO) (WRCO) 3
MA 3500 Probability and Statistics for Scientists 3
MA 3540 Multivariable Calculus 4
MA 4020 The Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Mathematics Learning (DICO) (INCO) 3
MA 4030 Mathematics in the Secondary and Middle School 4
MA Mathematics elective above 4100 [not MADI] 3
MA 4140 Algebraic Structures (WRCO) 3
MA 4960 Mathematics Student Teaching (7-12) 10
CD 3000 Philosophical and Historical Perspectives on the Child in Society (INCO) (WRCO) 3
ED 3350 Classroom Planning, Management, and Organization for Middle School and Secondary Educators (TECO) 3
PS 3190 Development and Understanding (WECO) 3
SE 3090 Introduction to Special Education: Middle and Secondary 3
General Education: 
EN 1200 Composition 3
IS 1111 The First Year Seminar: Critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3
CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6
PPDI Past and Present Directions 6
SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6-8
SSDI Self and Society Directions 6
Electives 14-12
 

Students must receive a C- or better grade in any mathematics course required for their certificaiton program. Student Teaching requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50.
 

*All course information is from the 2009-2010 Catalog.



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