Mathematics Education, Certification (7-12)

Secondary Education 7-12 Certification Requirements

The Post Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education (Grades 7-12) is designed for individuals who hold a bachelor’s degree and who seek to qualify for Pennsylvania Teacher Certification at the secondary level in Mathematics

Professional Education Courses Tier 1

• ED 503 General Foundations of Education in the U.S. (3 credits)
• ED 580 Introduction to Inclusive Education (3 credits)
• ED 565 Introduction to Instructional Technology (3 credits)
• ED 622 ESL: Multilingual/Multicultural Literacies (3 credits)

Professional Education Courses Tier 2

• ED 523 The Teacher and the Classroom, Secondary (3 credits)
• ED 606S Strategic Instruction for Emergent and Content Literacy, 7–12 (3 credits)

Professional Education Courses Tier 3

• ED 511 Stage 3 Fieldwork
• ED 512 Differentiated Instruction in the Inclusion Classroom (3 credits)
• ED 526B Learning and Assessment in Secondary Mathematics (3 credits)

Professional Education Courses Tier 4

Requires completion of all professional education and content area courses.

• ED 471 Graduate Student Teaching, Secondary (6 credits) (credits not applicable to master’s degree or culminating activity)  OR   

Math Content Area Required Courses

• MA 201 Calculus I
• MA 202 Calculus II
• MA 221 Linear Algebra
• MA 322 Abstract Algebra I
• MA 330 Graph Theory and Combinatorics
• MA 331 Modern College Geometry
• MA 341 Probability OR MA 342 Mathematical Statistics I

Exit Requirements for Teacher Certification Candidates

https://www.arcadia.edu/school-education/current-students/teacher-certification