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Secondary Mathematics (Certificate)
Secondary Mathematics Certificate Program
Hood College offers a 15-credit Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in secondary mathematics education for current middle and high school mathematics teachers.It was designed in response to a request from the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Maryland State Department of Education for programs that address the teaching of the Core Learning Goals, and has been endorsed by MHEC.
All courses in this certificate program may be applied towards a Master of Science degree in curriculum and instruction with a secondary education concentration.
Note: This program does not lead to initial teacher certification.
Program Requirements
The program consists of five 3-credit courses:
- MATH 505 Discrete Mathematics
Plus two of the following two-course sequences:
- MATH 501 Explorations in Geometry
EDUC 551 The Teaching of Geometry - MATH 502 Explorations in Algebra
EDUC 552 The Teaching of Algebra - MATH 500 Statistics
EDUC 595 The Teaching of Statistics and Probability
Exceptions to these requirements may be granted on a case-by-case basis, depending on the student’s education and experience.
Other courses which may be substituted for individual students:
- EDUC 596 The Teaching of Mathematical Modeling
- MATH 507 Graph Theory
- MATH 509 Number Theory
- MATH 546 Operations Research