Mathematics Adolescence Education Teacher Certification

Students wishing to prepare to teach Mathematics in the secondary schools (grades 7-12) need to complete adolescence education teacher certification. To qualify for adolescent certification students need a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and will need to complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) from the Sage Graduate School.

The Russell Sage undergraduate student may complete the M.A.T. at Sage Graduate School in a single additional year beyond the completion of the BA in Mathematics by taking the following five prerequisite courses as electives or Social Science General Education requirements as part of her Bachelor's Degree.

Prerequisite Courses to M.A.T.

EDU 201 Education and Society 3
EDU 206 Educational Psychology 3
Select one of the following psychology courses * (SS) 3
PSY 202 Human Development
PSY 203 Childhood and Adolescence
EDU 474 Reading and Writing in the Content Area 3
*The following course is a prerequisite to all Psychology courses
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (SS) 3

Although not required for entrance to the M.A.T., students who anticipate teaching mathematics at the secondary level are advised to elect MAT 308 Modern Geometry as one of their mathematics electives for the BA in Mathematics. The student completing the M.A.T. in Mathematics may also choose to complete an optional specialist extension to Middle Childhood (grades 5-6), thus qualifying to teach in grades 5-12.