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Elementary Mathematics Education, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Increase Your Impact in the Classroom
  • 18

    Credit Hours

  • 100%

    Online

Learn To

Improve your mathematics content knowledge

Integrate high-leverage mathematics teaching practices

Enhance your ability to assess students' math knowledge

Develop your skills as a school-based leader

Earn both NC add-on licensure and a graduate-level certificate

“ Separating mathematical topics and digging deep into teaching foundations allowed me to become more confident in my instructional abilities. ”
Kris Elementary Math, Add-on Licensure
Kris, Elementary Math, Add-on Licensure
Elementary Mathematics Program Overview

INCREASE YOUR IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM

The Elementary Mathematics program is an online graduate-level program of study (six courses) focused on the knowledge needed to successfully teach mathematics at the elementary level. Upon successful completion of the program, you will earn both a graduate-level certificate and complete the requirements for the Elementary Mathematics Add-on Licensure to your current license.

Each course is distinguished by a focus on a high-leverage teaching practice, a primary area of mathematics necessary for successfully teaching elementary school mathematics and a secondary area of mathematical content.

The primary content area provides the context for exemplifying the high-leverage teaching practice. The secondary content area demonstrates the transfer of the high-leverage teaching practice to other content strands. 

FLEXIBLE PROGRAM DESIGN

  • Courses are delivered in a blended online format
  • Courses in the program may apply to other master's degree programs

COURSES HIGHLIGHTS

  • Include graduate-level expectations and range of various teaching methods
  • Balance the needs of K-5 teachers with the mathematics content and skills needed for middle grades mathematics.
  • Encourage mathematical connections and representations across content strands and grade levels
  • Enable 21st century professional learning communities for teachers
  • Cultivate teachers' ability to identify and address students' particular learning styles, intelligences, strengths and weaknesses
  • Support the use of technology to improve teaching and learning mathematics.

Sample Courses

Sample Courses
EDN 580 Selecting, Designing and Using Mathematical Tasks
EDN 582 Understanding and Applying Knowledge of Learning Trajectories
EDN 585 Orchestrating Classroom Interactions
EDN 587 Fostering Reasoning Through Discourse and Questioning
EDN 578 Assessing Student Knowledge (Diagnosis and Intervention)
EDN 571 Helping Teachers Develop as School-based Leaders
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Admission Deadlines & Requirements

Information:  Elementary Mathematics Education, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

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  • Complete applications are reviewed for admission by the program as they are received.
  • All application and supporting documents must be received by the published deadline.

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Location/Delivery Method

  • Distance Education - the program is hybrid with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous work
    Asynchronous - instructional materials made available on the Internet and available 24 hours a day every day - not time-dependent slots
    Synchronous - instruction made available on the web or internet in time-dependent slots.

Deadlines (11:59 p.m. EST)

  • Spring 2025:
    • November 1, 2024
  • Summer I 2025:
    • April 1, 2025
  • Summer II 2025:
    • May 1, 2025
  • Fall 2025:
    • July 1, 2025

Transcripts

  • One official transcript is required from each U.S. post-secondary institution attended. Refer to the Getting Started page for international transcript instructions.

Test Scores

  • None Required

Recommendations

  • Two recommendations, submitted through the online application, from those knowledgeable of the candidate's interration with children or youth.

Additional Requirements

  1. Upload Supplemental Documents After Application Submission
  2. Resume
  3. Bachelor's Degree:  A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university and accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized institutional accreditor.
  4. GPA: A cumulative GPA of at least a 2.75 (based on the 4.0 scale).
  5. Resume
  6. Teaching License: A North Carolina teaching license in Elementary Education (Grades K-6) OR Middle Grades Edcuations (Grades 6-8) and certified in Middle Grades Mathematics. 
  7. Financial Aid: Non-federal loans are available for this program.  Admitted students may apply through the UNCW Scholarship Application to be considered for additional scholarships.  Please consult your Financial Aid Counselor for further details.
  8. Visa Sponsorship:  This program does not qualify for visa sponsorship.

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