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Online Master's and Certificates in Mathematics Education

Advance Your Teaching in Mathematics

The Mathematics Education master’s degree and graduate certificate programs are designed to increase the mathematical knowledge and related pedagogical skills of middle grades mathematics teachers. The fully online program provides interactive lessons where you will build your teaching toolbox and resources in school mathematics.

Strengthen your content knowledge of mathematics for teaching, while learning how to model effective teaching practices.
Make connections across the mathematics curriculum and to other disciplines within the framework of the Common Core State Standards Mathematics (CCSSM).
Prepare students in the middle grades to succeed in a first course in algebra, either in middle school or when they enter high school.

Next Start: Fall 2025
Start Class: August 29
Course Format: Online (Synchronous)
Tuition & Aid

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Become certified to teach mathematics in Grades 5-8

The Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization: Mathematics Grades 5-8 program is fully online and provides New Jersey certified teachers an additional state certification to teach middle grades mathematics. This 15-credit certification program includes five content courses and offers an additional teaching endorsement for middle grades 5-8 mathematics. Teachers certified in disciplines other than mathematics, including elementary school and middle grades science, can become certified to teach mathematics in Grades 5-8. For information about NJDOE requirement for the state certification, please contact you Graduate Program Coordinator, Dr. Mika Munakata.

Mathematics Education (MA)

The Master of Arts in Mathematics Education features five content courses and six courses in mathematics pedagogy. With increased content knowledge and pedagogical skill, you will build an enhanced level of enthusiasm and comfort with mathematics, which will in turn foster a deeper understanding, and appreciation of mathematics in both your students and your fellow educators.

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Teaching Middle Grades Mathematics (Certificate)

Educators who are teaching in private or charter schools or outside New Jersey can apply for the Teaching Middle Grades Mathematics Certificate. The five course online graduate certificate will deepen your understanding of middle grades mathematics. Upon completion of the program, you can choose to continue towards the Master of Arts in Mathematics Education.

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Admission Requirements

How to Apply

Submit Online Application
Transcript: One from each college attended
Letters of Recommendation: One
Statement of Purpose
Teacher Certification: Copy of New Jersey teacher’s certificate. (Optional for MA)

Personal Statement

Please write an integrated essay providing a response to each of the following questions:

What are your goals for graduate study and your future career?
In what ways do your academic background and your professional experiences provide evidence of your potential for success in the program you selected and in your eventual career? Please give specific examples of relevant coursework and/or experience.
Is there any further information we should consider in assessing your candidacy?

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About the Mathematics Department

The Department of Mathematics is committed to supporting all learners form a deeper appreciation for the power, role, relevance and beauty of mathematics within a dynamic, collaborative and personalized environment. Our programs encourage students to think critically and creatively as they pursue purposeful questions from multiple perspectives. We embrace and advance connections among the sciences, arts, humanities and business through mathematics. The mathematics program at Montclair State University was ranked No. 3 in the nation as a best college for women in STEM by Washington Monthly.

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Contact Us

For more information, please contact Montclair Online.
Email: online@montclair.edu
Phone: 973-655-7110

Graduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Mika Munakata

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