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The mathematics department offers an 18-credit Online Graduate Certificate in Mathematics for Teachers. This program designed for practicing high school math teachers and others who wish to enrich their content knowledge, mathematical practices, and pedagogy. 

Completion of this 18-credit certificate fulfills the subject area requirement of many universities for teachers of dual enrollment courses in high school (courses that award both high school and college credit, such as those in our CAPP program).

This certificate also qualifies as the 18 content credits required as part of the Master of Science in Education with a mathematics emphasis, offered through the College of Education’s department of Teaching and Learning. 

Admission Requirements

Admission in full standing to this certificate program requires, in addition to the university’s minimum graduate admission requirements, that the applicant meet the following minimum requirement:

• Applicants must have completed 24 credits in mathematics, including the equivalent of two semesters of calculus and two proof-based courses, with a minimum grade point average of 2.75.

Probationary or conditional admissions may be considered based upon individual merit.

Required Courses

The Online Graduate Certificate in Mathematics for Teachers consists of the following six online graduate courses:

• MATH 702: Statistics Workshop for Teachers (3 credits)
• MATH 732: Calculus Workshop for Teachers (3 credits)
• MATH 742: Algebra Workshop for Teachers (3 credits)
• MATH 714: Developing a Problem-Solving Focus in Teaching (3 credits)
• MATH 716: Research in Teaching and Learning Math (3 credits)
• MATH 718: Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Math (3 credits)

Graduate courses for this program are offered in an online format. One course is offered each semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer) on a rotating basis. Courses offered in the Fall or Spring semesters would typically meet online one or two evenings per week.

Get a Master of Science in Education with a Math Emphasis

To turn our 18-credit Math Teaching certificate into a full Masters degree, you would just need to take the following 12 additional credits offered through the College of Education’s department of Teaching and Learning:

• EDU 716 Issues in PK-12 Education (3cr)
• EDU 770 Foundations of Educational Research (3cr)
• EDU 790 Improving Classroom Practice I (3cr)
• EDU 791 Inproving Classroom Practice II (3cr)

Visit https://www.uwosh.edu/coehs/departments/teaching-learning/mse/ for more information about the full Master of Science in Education with a math emphasis.