Certificate Programs

Certificate in Teaching Basic Mathematics

Admission to the Program
1.    A valid California teaching credential in a subject other than mathematics.

Certificate Requirements (32 units)
Lower-division requirements (20 units)
1.    MATH 110.        College Algebra (4)
2.    MATH 115.        The Ideas of Mathematics (4)
3.    MATH 120.        Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4)
4.    MATH 229.        Geometry in Two and Three Dimensions (4)
5.    Four units chosen from:
      MATH 192.        Methods of Calculus (4)
      MATH 211.        Basic Concepts of Calculus (4)
Upper-division requirements (12 units)
1.    MATH 301A.      Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics for Educators A: Fundamentals of Arithmetic and Geometry (4)
2.    MATH 302.        Problem Solving in Mathematics (4)
3.    MATH 499.        Mathematics in the Secondary Classroom (4)

      Note:       With departmental permission mathematics courses with a calculus prerequisite may be substituted for any of the following:
                      MATH 110.         College Algebra
                      MATH 120.         Pre-Calculus Mathematics