Teaching Endorsement
This major partially satisfies the criteria for a teaching endorsement in middle-level mathematics (4-9), qualifying students to teach mathematics at the middle school or junior high levels. Students who successfully complete the Mathematics: Middle-Level Education BA and STEM Teaching Program (an alternative to the Professional Education Program) are eligible to apply for Washington State teaching certification. In addition to completing graduation requirements, teacher certification candidates must meet all Washington State teacher certification requirements. See the STEM education advisor as soon as possible to develop a course of study.
A student may complete the Mathematics: Middle-Level Education BA without gaining entry to the Teacher Certification Program or completing the STEM Teaching Program, Professional Education Program, or Secondary Education major. Under such circumstances a teacher certification endorsement in middle-level mathematics will not be granted. This option exists for those individuals who wish to work in informal STEM education settings, tutoring, or curriculum development that do not require certification.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the Teacher Certification Program is a separate process from admission to the major and is required for those pursuing public school teacher certification.
Graduation Requirements
Plan GPA of 2.25. No grade lower than a C in any course applied to the major.
See Teacher Certification Program graduation requirements for students pursuing public school teacher certification.
Program Learner Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning skills, including logical reasoning, pattern recognition, generalization, abstraction, and deductive reasoning
- communicate mathematical ideas with precision, clarity and organization, using proper terminology and notation
- develop conceptual understanding and procedural fluency of concepts in numbers and operations, proportional reasoning, algebra, discrete mathematics, calculus, geometry, probability, and statistics
- apply middle level mathematics content knowledge to real world problems
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