To receive a teaching license from PSU, after completing a baccalaureate degree a student must complete the Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP) through the Graduate School of Education.
Below is a list of the minimal mathematics/statistics coursework required for individuals needing a Departmental Recommendation to enter the Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP) in Advanced Mathematics, Foundational Mathematics, and Elementary Education. GTEP is a program in the Graduate School of Education, but these mathematics/statistics prerequisites are taken in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics. A bachelor's degree is also required by GTEP, although not necessarily in mathematics. One may apply for the GTEP program before completing all coursework, but coursework must be completed before entrance to GTEP.
For the GTEP Secondary Content Area Advisor for both Foundational and Advanced Mathematics, please contact: Dr. Steve Boyce, sboyce@pdx.edu, 503-725-4833.
Secondary Education Program Requirements for the Advanced Mathematics
Students planning to earn a secondary teaching license in mathematics must obtain a recommendation for admission to the GTEP from the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics. The student’s program should include most of the courses required for the major and those listed in Option IV-High School Teaching.
Program Requirements for the Foundational Mathematics (Teaching Grades 5-9)
The program must include the following courses or approved substitutions required by the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics (9 courses. The 400-level courses may be taken at the 500-level for graduate credit.)
These 36 credits can lead to the Minor in Mathematics for Middle School Teachers if taken at the 400 level, or to the Graduate Certificate in Mathematics for Middle School Teachers if taken at the 500 level. Contact Eva Thanheiser (evat@pdx.edu) for more information about either of those programs.
Courses
| Mth 211 | Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics I | 4 |
| Mth 212 | Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics II | 4 |
| Mth 213 | Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics III | 4 |
| Mth 491 | Experimental Probability and Statistics for Middle School Teachers | 4 |
| Mth 493 | Geometry for Middle School Teachers | 4 |
| Mth 494 | Arithmetic and Algebraic Structures for Middle School Teachers | 4 |
| Mth 495 | Historical Topics in Mathematics for Middle School Teachers | 4 |
| Mth 496 | Concepts of Calculus for Middle School Teachers | 4 |
| Mth 497 | Mathematics in the Middle School Classroom | 4 |
Program Requirements for Elementary Education
Before admission to GTEP, students planning to earn an elementary teaching license must complete:
Courses
| Mth 211 | Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics I | 4 |
| Mth 212 | Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics II | 4 |
| Mth 213 | Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics III | 4 |