A few days ago

Anonymous

a question for teachers?

so ii want to be a high school math teacher, preferably in statistics. and my current plan is to attend either UCLA UCBerkeley or UCSD. ii was looking up the majors for them and they only have education majors in their graduate schools but they allow undergraduates to minor in education.

so should ii be majoring in math and take a minor in education ?

and afterwards ii would have to go into the graduate school ?

and it would realllly help if someone could tell me the entire process of becoming a teacher.

ii was trying to look it up and people were mentioning credentials and different degrees and that they allow you to do different things? like be principal and adminstrator and stuff like that.

and ii live in california btw, if you couldn’t tell from my university choices.. lol.

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A few days ago

eastacademic

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Im a california teacher, so this information might help.

You do not need to have a minor in education unless you want to try the classes out. Just get your BA/BS in the subject that interests you. Once you have your degree, you apply to the schools education department to get your teaching credential. It is usually a program 1-2 years in lenghth that supplies all the education courses you need as well as the correct tests and student teaaching that is required for your credential.

Depending on the school, you can earn it concurrently with your BS. Just start looking into it once youve completed your basic requirements (around your sophmore year in college)

so short version:

BA/BS in subject that interests you

Credential program

thats it

once you are certified to teach you can always go back to school to earn an administrative credential if that interests you.

A few days ago

Julie

In order to be a teacher k-12 you need a bachelor’s degree. Some degrees you can teach with, others you can’t. There are lots of “math” degrees out there, but unless it’s specifically for education you can’t get a teaching license. Unless CA is different than WI/MN. I have just a bachelor’s in one area with no minor and I am eligible to be a licensed teacher. If in doubt about whether a degree program will allow you to be a licenses teacher, ask the program director.

In order to be a principal, there are special master’s programs for that. These require actual teaching experience to get into them. Not sure what requirements administrators need.

Algebra rocks!! 🙂 Good Luck!!!

A few days ago

elcid812

In most schools that offer a BS in mathematics they also offer a teaching degree. The teaching degree is made of of classes “in addition to” your math major. Some call that a minor and some just call it an education endorsement program. You would get your regular degree in math and complete the education program (which may be called a minor in some schools) and that will qualify you to teach in your “endorsed” area. For example, you may be endorsed to teach math at the H.S. level.

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