Info for prospective Teacher Prep students
Secondary Teacher Preparation Program
Information for Prospective Students
The Mathematics Secondary
Teacher Preparation Program prepares students to be teachers of mathematics in the secondary
schools. It currently satisfies all requirements for
New York State provisional certification for
teaching mathematics, grades 7 -- 12. The Program is administered by
the Mathematics Department as part of Stony Brook's
Professional
Education Program.
to the Mathematics Secondary
Teacher Preparation Program. Students must be officially signed in before
they begin participating in the Program. Admission requirements are:
MAT or AMS major
Completion (each with a grade of C or better) of
Freshman Calculus (one of the sequences
MAT 125-126-127, MAT 131-132, MAT 141-142, AMS 151-152),
Linear Algebra (MAT 211) or Applied Linear Algebra (AMS 210), and
Language, Logic and Proof (MAT 200)
with an average for these courses of B or better.
Any exception to these requirements must be approved in advance by the
Mathematics Department Teacher Education Committee. Student must submit
to the Committee a full written explanation of the exception requested;
copies of all relevant transcripts must be attached. Requests should be
delivered to the Mathematics Undergraduate Office (P-144, Mathematics Building)
and clearly marked "Attention: Teacher Education Committee."
Graduation
from the Mathematics Secondary
Teacher Preparation Program. Students must complete:
Note: Although there is considerable
overlap between the three sets of requirements, this is a very
heavy program (the
equivalent of a double major).
It may require extra time to complete,
especially for students who do not complete Freshman Calculus
in their first year.
Students
interested in this program should
contact the program director, if possible by the
end of the freshman year, but at latest
before registering for the junior year.
Sample program:
FALL
1. MAT131, Language, DEC, DEC, DEC
2. MAT211, MAT203, DEC, DEC, DEC
3. MAE301, MAE311, MAT312, LIN344, DEC
4. MAT310, MAT319, PSY327, DEC, DEC
SPRING
MAT132, Language, DEC, DEC, DEC
MAT200, MAT303, AMS310, SSE350, DEC
MAE302, MAE312, MAE330, MAE447, MAT336, MAT360
MAE451, MAE452, MAE454
Language and DEC refer to the University's Language and Diversified Education Curriculum requirements. MAE447 is a 1-credit course.