Graduate Certificate in
Mathematics/Middle Level Endorsement

About

The mathematics/middle-level endorsement graduate certificate program allows teachers who are already certified in the state of Washington to earn a middle-level (grades 4-9) teaching endorsement. The certificate program is for students who want to earn the endorsement only, without a master’s degree. Courses are offered in the late afternoons and during summer quarters.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university    
  • A cumulative GPA of at least 3.0

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What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Mathematics, Middle-Level Mathematics Endorsement Certificate, Graduate

Through completion of the required courses in this certificate program, teachers currently certified in the state of Washington will earn a middle-level (4th through 9th grades) mathematics teaching endorsement. The MA in teaching K–9 mathematics program, with endorsement-specific electives completed, also meets the middle-level endorsement requirements, and students in the degree program need not enroll separately in this certificate program. The certificate program is for students seeking the endorsement only, without the master’s degree, and differs from the undergraduate add-on middle level endorsement program in that the graduate courses will be populated by certified teachers who may have had teaching experience that they will bring to bear. The certificate program courses will also be offered in the late afternoons and summer quarters, whereas the courses in the undergraduate program are primarily offered during the day in the regular academic year.

Completion of this program–by a currently certified teacher with one or more Washington State Teaching Endorsements–will satisfy the Washington state requirements for a middle level mathematics teaching endorsement (grade levels 4–9).

General Admission Requirements for the Middle Level Mathematics Add-On Endorsement

  • A Washington State Teaching Certificate.
  • Demonstration of entry-level competency on an inventory of content knowledge for teaching mathematics administered in the Mathematics Department.

Note: for students who have not previously completed MATH 141 or equivalent, or MATH 311, the program will total 40 credits.

Required Courses
EDUC 517THE CULTURE OF MIDDLE LEVEL SCHOOL3
MATH 510NUMBER SENSE FOR TEACHERS3
MATH 511RATIO AND PROPORTION - TEACHERS3
MATH 512GEOMETRIC REASONING - TEACHERS3
MATH 513DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY FOR TEACHERS3
MATH 514ALGEBRAIC REASONING - TEACHERS3
MATH 515MEASUREMENT FOR TEACHERS3
MATH 516CALCULUS FOR MIDDLE LEVEL TEACHERS4
MATH 528PROBLEM-CENTERED LEARNING3
MTED 525ASSESSMENT AND MATHEMATICS LEARNING3
MTED 694MATHEMATICS MIDDLE LEVEL TEACHING INTERNSHIP4
Total Credits35