Mathematics 4+1 Secondary Teaching Program

The Mathematics 4+1 Secondary Teacher’s Program is designed for students at Saint Mary’s College who are interested in becoming mathematics teachers at the secondary level and also earning a California Teaching Credential through the Kalmanovitz School of Education at Saint Mary’s College. The student completes all courses to satisfy the mathematics major under the pure track in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science with a few specific choices of courses, the Core Curriculum requirements, and yearly teaching experiences. In the senior year, the student take four Single Subject Teaching courses to begin the teaching credential program. The student completes the remaining requirements for the teaching credential in the fifth year at SMC. At the end of four years, the student earns their BS in mathematics and at the end of the + 1 year the successful student earns the California teaching credential.