Secondary Teacher Option Masters
Program
The Secondary Teacher Option Masters Program is a part-time program specifically designed for provisionally certified teachers of mathematics in grades 7-12.
The usual admission requirements for this program include:
The program
consists of 30 credits of mathematics or
related courses. The required courses, MAT 511 through MAT 519 are given on a
rotating basis (see planned rotation
schedule).
There are usually two courses in the evenings every fall and every
spring semester; one course in the evening in the first summer session; and two
courses, afternoon and evening on the same days, in the second summer session.
There are nine required courses:
MAT 511, Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics
MAT 512, Algebra for Teachers
MAT 513, Analysis for Teachers I
MAT 514, Analysis for Teachers II
MAT 515, Geometry for Teachers
MAT 516, Probability and Statistics for Teachers
MAT 517, Calculators and Computers for Teachers
MAT 518, Seminar on the Uses of Mathematics
MAT 519, Seminar in Mathematics Teaching
Students are also required to take a
three credit elective,
which should be
in a mathematics related field; this includes mathematics education.
Electives not on the list of recommended electives
must be approved by the Director of the Program.
Students should be aware that they can transfer at most 12
credits from other programs, including other programs at Stony Brook, and that
they
can transfer at most 6 credits from programs outside Stony Brook.
Application forms
must be completed
online.
In the "Specialization" area write Secondary Teaching Option,
and check Part-time Study;
note that GRE scores are waived for
this program (you do not need to fill in the "Test Scores" page); also
note special deadlines for this program:
Please have your transcripts and any recommendation letters sent
directly to the mathematics dept:
Stony Brook University
Mathematics Dept - 3651
Attn: Donna McWilliams
Stony Brook NY 11794-3651
Please direct questions to the Director of
this Program:
Professor Anthony Phillips
tony at math.sunysb.edu
631-632-8259.