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This program prepares teachers for initial or professional certification in mathematics education for children grades one through six. We prepare candidates to differentiate instruction to make mathematics accessible to all students. Our students understand how mathematics teaching is connected across curriculum strands, across other school subjects, and throughout all grade levels as well as to the uses and applications of mathematics in out-of-school contexts, and in family and community cultural resources. Through collaborative action, teaching, and research, we develop our students’ capacities to create socially just, intellectually vital, aesthetically rich, and compassionate communities that value equity and excellence, access, and rigor. This program has both online and in-person options.
Our mission is to prepare both practicing teachers and career-changers for effective classroom practice of diverse students in urban settings. The program will not only support you to gain New York State Certification, but will also provide you with both the analytical and practical skills to offer students. Our graduates are hired by school districts, early childhood centers, and universities, both locally and nationwide.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
The program in childhood education prepares teachers of children in first through sixth grade for initial and/or professional certification in liberal arts, bilingual education, science and environmental education, and mathematics. Through collaborative action, teaching, and research, we develop our students’ capacities to create socially just, intellectually vital, aesthetically rich, and compassionate communities that value equity and excellence, access, and rigor. We design our programs in cooperation with liberal arts and sciences faculties and in conjunction with local schools in order to provide our students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, proficiencies, and understandings needed to work with New York City’s racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse populations.
Our program is unique in that our students become highly skilled in content and methodology courses, adept in diversified literacy skills, and have the ability to integrate pragmatic tools of technology. Our reflective graduates are astutely aware of the digital divide and the need to use source ware (free software) so no child is left behind in the Information Age, and the need to produce globally competitive students regardless of their socioeconomic status.
This program leads to the M.S. in education and a New York State Professional Certificate in Childhood Education (grades 1–6) with a specialization in mathematics education.
Applicants must have a minimum of six credits in mathematics.
Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00. A minimum GPA of 3.00 in graduate courses is required to maintain matriculation.
International applicants for whom English is a second language are required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 550 on the paper-based test or 213 on the computer-based test or 79 on the internet-based test, before being considered for admission.
Students should note additional requirements found at the beginning of this section as well as in the sections “Admission” and “Academic Regulations and Procedures” of the Brooklyn College Bulletin of Graduate Programs.
Thirty to 45 credits are required for the degree, depending on applicants’ qualifications.
Students will enroll in the appropriate course of studies listed below (Option A or B or C) based upon teaching experience, previous course work, and the teaching certificates they hold.
Students must complete the following education courses in the stated sequence: CBSE 7400T, 7401T, 7402T, 7403T. All required education courses and some education electives require permission for registration as indicated in the Schedule of Classes.
Applicants must hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Childhood Education (grades 1–6) or its equivalent.
Thirty credits are required for the degree.
In addition to CBSE 7400T, 7401T, 7402T, and 7403T, the following courses are required:
Applicants must hold a New York State Initial Certificate in Early Childhood Education (birth–grade 2) or its equivalent or a New York State Initial Certificate in Middle Childhood Education (generalist, grades 5–9) or its equivalent.
Thirty-three credits are required for the degree.
This option leads to both New York State Initial and Professional Certificates in Childhood Education (grades 1–6) with a specialization in mathematics education.
See “Matriculation Requirements” for Childhood Education: Mathematics, above.
Forty-five credits are required for the degree.
Students must complete CBSE 7205T, 7216X, 7440T, 7213T prior to taking other education courses required for the degree. Students must obtain departmental permission to register for these courses.
By the end of the program, our candidates will:
Submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions:
Interview with department.
All students accepted to the School of Education are required to submit fingerprint verification before signing up for most education classes. Fingerprint verification is required for work in New York City Department of Education schools if you already have fingerprint records or not. Follow these instructions.
Refer to the instructions at Graduate Admissions.
2107 James Hall E: haydar@brooklyn.cuny.edu P: 718.951.5447
Or contact:
222 West Quad Center 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 E: grads@brooklyn.cuny.edu P: 718.951.4536
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To make an appointment with a graduate admissions counselor, visit:
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Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Education offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
Students complete internships in public and private schools throughout the New York City region as well as across the United States. The internship is a supervised experience designed to hone the requisite skills and knowledge to work as a mathematics teacher.
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