Certificate in Teaching Basic Mathematics
2009-2010 Catalog DescriptionCertificates may be earned by regularly matriculated or extended education students and denote successful completion of a prescribed program of study designed (a) to impart specified professional/vocational/career competencies; or (b) to produce mastery of the content of a sub-field of an academic major (discipline); or (c) to provide exposure to the range of materials in a traditional or emerging interdisciplinary field. Refer to Page 59 of the 2009-2010 Catalog for additional certificate information.
Certificate in Teaching Basic Mathematics
Admission to the Program
- A valid California teaching credential in a subject other than mathematics.
Certificate Requirements (32 units)
Lower-division requirements (20 units)- Math 110. College Algebra (4)
- Math 115. The Ideas of Mathematics (4)
- Math 120. Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4)
- Math 229. Geometry in Two and Three Dimensions (4)
- Four units chosen from:
- Math 301A. Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics for Educators A: Fundamentals of Arithmetic and Geometry (4)
- Math 302. Problem Solving in Mathematics (4)
- Math 499. Teaching Mathematics (4)
Note: With departmental permission mathematics courses with a calculus prerequisite may be substituted for any of the following: