Graduate Programs

Mathematics Adolescence Education (7 - 12) Certification Only Program (7055)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Accredited

Certification Only(7055). This degree is designed for student who have a bachelors degree in Mathematics and seek intial certification 7-12.

Admission Requirements:

1. A bachelor's degree in mathematics or an applied mathematics field with a minimum of 36 hours in mathematics and a GPA of 2.5 in mathematics courses.

2. A passing score on both the New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences Test and the New York State Content Specialty Test. For information about the tests, contact the Teacher Certification Office, Caudell Hall 112, (716) 878-6121

3. Two years of high school foreign language or one year of college level foreign language.

Additional Information:

1. Requirements may be fulfilled entirely with graduate courses, entirely with undergraduate courses or with a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses. Students taking a combination of graduate and undergraduate courses will be billed appropriately for each type.
2. Graduate-level math education courses may be applied to a master's degree in math education if the student chooses to continue at Buffalo State College.
3. Applications for admission are available from: Graduate Studies Office, Cleveland Hall 204, (716) 878-5601, See How to Apply above.
4. Students must pass the New York State Assessment of Teaching Skills Written exam to receive initial certification.
5. Students apply for certification through the Teacher Certification Office, Caudell Hall 101, (716) 878-6121
6. For additional information online go to math.buffalostate.edu/~math/ or contact Dr. Tom Giambrone, (716) 878-5717, giambrtm@math.buffalostate.edu

Program Requirements:

All courses are three credits unless indicated otherwise.

Requirements may be fulfilled entirely with graduate courses, entirely with undergraduate courses, or with a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses. Graduate-level courses are numbered 500 and higher; undergraduate-level courses are numbered 100-499.

Mathematics Education Courses

..............................................................................18-24 cr

Select one course from the following:
MED 200 Field Experience in Secondary Education Mathematics
or MED 500 Practicum I: Graduate Field Experience in Secondary Mathematics Education

Select one course from the following:
MED 307 Uses of Technology in the Teaching of Mathematics
or MED 607 Technology in Mathematics Education

Select one course from the following:
MED 308W Methods in the Teaching of Secondary School Mathematics
or MED 601 Seminar in the Teaching of Mathematics

Select one course from the following:
MED 383W Learning and Teaching Problem Solving
or MED 683 Problem Solving and Problem Posing

Select one option from the following:
MED 407 Student Teaching of Mathematics in Junior High/Middle School (6)
and MED 408 Student Teaching of Mathematics in Senior High School (6)

or

MED 501 Practicum II: Practice Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School
and MED 502 Practicum III: Practice Teaching Mathematics n the High School

Professional Education Courses

..............................................................................13-15 cr

Select one course from the following:
EDF 303 Educational Psychology
or EDF 503 Educational Psychology

Select one course from the following:
EDF 403 Historical and Philosophical Forces Influencing Secondary Education
or EDF 525 Philosophy of Education

Select one course from the following:
EDU 417 Parents, Schools, and Community
or EDU 513 Survey of Basic Concepts of Elementary Reading Instruction

Select one course from the following:
EDU 416 Teaching Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools
or EDU 609 Improving Reading in the Content Areas

Select one course from the following:
EXE 100 Nature and Needs of Individuals with Special Needs
or MED 524 Mathematics Instruction at the Secondary Level (1)

Total Required Credit Hours ...................................................................................31-39 cr

Graduate Programs