Undergraduates

We encourage pre-math freshman interested in a career in K-12 mathematics education to:

• enroll in Math 73XP Winter quarter,
• start the pre-major requirements for the Math for Teaching major, and
  
• fulfill the U.S. Constitution requirement for the CA Teaching Credential by taking one of the following general ed courses:
  Hist 13A/B/C, Hist 143A/B, Pol Sci 40.

We encourage freshman interested in a career in K-12 mathematics education who are planning to major in a subject other than mathematics to:

• enroll in Math 73XP Winter quarter,
• start the pre-minor requirements for the Math for Teaching minor, and
• fulfill the U.S. Constitution requirement for the CA Teaching Credential by taking one of the following general ed courses:
  Hist 13A/B/C, Hist 143A/B, Pol Sci 40.

We encourage sophomore pre-math majors interested in a career in K-12 mathematics education to:

• enroll in Math 74XP Spring quarter,
• complete the pre-major requirements for the Math for Teaching major,
• review the California Basic Skills guidelines to determine how to satisfy this requirement for a CA Teaching Credential,
• declare a Math for Teaching Major
• if interested, apply to the Math for LA Integrated Mathematics Education Pathway by week 5 of your Spring quarter.
  

We encourage sophomores interested in a career in K-12 mathematics education who are majoring in a subject other than mathematics to:

• enroll in Math 74XP Spring quarter,
• complete the pre-minor requirements for the Math for Teaching minor,
• declare a Math for Teaching Minor
• review the California Basic Skills guidelines to determine how to satisfy this requirement for a CA Teaching Credential.

We encourage junior math majors interested in a career in K-12 mathematics education to:

• declare a Math for Teaching Major if you have not already done so
• enroll in Math 75XP Fall quarter
• complete Math 110A or 117 by the end of Spring quarter so you can enroll in M105A Fall of your senior year
  
• if interested in the Joint Mathematics Education Pathway
  • complete enough of your major’s upper division coursework so that you have no more than 24 units of major coursework left to complete in your senior year.
  • apply by January 6, 2025. 
• if enrolled in the Integrated Mathematics Education Pathway, complete Ed 107A, and Math 73 – 75 XP by the end of Spring quarter; complete Ed 409, and Ed 425 in your rising senior summer.
  

We encourage juniors interested in a career in K-12 mathematics education who are majoring in a subject other than mathematics to:

• declare a Math for Teaching Minor if you have not already done so
• enroll in Math 75XP Spring quarter
• complete Math 110A or 117 by the end of Spring quarter so you can enroll in M105A Fall of your senior year
• if interested, apply for the Joint Mathematics Education Program by December 1st of Fall quarter

We encourage seniors preparing for a career in K-12 mathematics education to:

• complete Math 105AB&C
• complete your particular math major’s upper division coursework
• if enrolled in the Integrated Mathematics Education Pathway or the Joint Mathematics Education Pathway, complete Ed 127, Ed 406, Ed 330AB&C, Ed 360AB&C, and Ed 405AB&C.

Notes:

Math 105
The Math 105AB&C coursework includes field experience that counts for 20 of the 600 clinical fieldwork hours required for a CA Teaching Credential.

Math 105 is a UCLA-designated capstone course and as such has the following prerequisites: for 105A: M110A or 117; for 105B: M120A or 123; for 105C: M131A. Please fill out the Math 105 PTE Request Form if you have trouble enrolling. For any additional questions, feel free to email curtiscenter@math.ucla.edu.

Math 105 PTE Request Form

Education Coursework

The Education coursework in the Integrated or Joint Pathways satisfied the Pedagogical Competence requirement for a CA Teaching Credential. This coursework satisfies 280 of the 600 hours of clinical fieldwork required for a CA Teaching Credential. In addition, you will need to complete the EdTPA, a portfolio-like summative assessment. You will be guided through writing your EdTPA in these classes.

Credential Requirements

Review the Credential Requirements to be sure to satisfy the Basic Skills, Subject Matter Competence, US Constitution and other requirements for a CA Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics.

We encourage seniors preparing for a career in K-12 mathematics education who are majoring in a subject other than mathematics to:

• complete Math 105AB&C
• complete the Math for Teaching minor
• if enrolled in the  Joint Mathematics Education Pathway, complete Ed 127, Ed 406, Ed 330AB&C, Ed 360AB&C, and Ed 405AB&C

Notes:

Math 105
The Math 105AB&C coursework includes field experience that counts for 20 of the 600 clinical fieldwork hours required for a CA Teaching Credential.

Math 105 is a UCLA-designated capstone course and as such has the following prerequisites: for 105A: M110A or 117; for 105B: M120A or 123; for 105C: M131A. Please fill out the Math 105 PTE Request Form if you have trouble enrolling. For any additional questions, feel free to email curtiscenter@math.ucla.edu.

Math 105 PTE Request Form

About the Education Coursework

The Education coursework in the Integrated or Joint Pathways satisfied the Pedagogical Competence requirement for a CA Teaching Credential. This coursework satisfies 280 of the 600 hours of clinical fieldwork required for a CA Teaching Credential. In addition, you will need to complete the EdTPA, a portfolio-like summative assessment. You will be guided through writing your EdTPA in these classes.

Credential Requirements

Review the Credential Requirements to be sure to satisfy the Basic Skills, Subject Matter Competence, US Constitution and other requirements for a CA Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics.

The Curtis Center, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and the Mathematics Department, offers two pathways leading to a California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics.

In these pathways, you learn about pedagogy and develop the essential skills every teacher needs for their career. You not only learn how to create you own lessons, but you also learn about educational research and theory that will help you cater your lessons to meet the needs of your students. You will also complete teacher observations in nearby public schools and have the opportunity to teach your own lessons to students. By the end of these pathways, you will have developed a teacher toolkit and be ready to teach your own classroom as a full time K-12 math educator.

1. In the Integrated Math Education Pathway, students complete courses in education and mathematics during their junior and senior years to earn a California teaching credential upon graduation.
2. In the Joint Math Education Pathway, students complete courses in education and mathematics during their senior year. They complete additional education courses the following summer to earn a California teaching credential. Over the following academic year, they complete graduate courses to earn a master’s degree in Education.

Please read the rest of our Mathematics for Teaching pages:

• CA Credential Requirements
• Scholarship
• Credential Pathways and
• Opportunities

If you have further questions, please reach out!

To talk with an experienced mathematics educator familiar with the Mathematics for Teaching offerings:

curtiscenter@math.ucla.edu

To talk with a Mathematics degree counselor:

Trisha Tran
Undergraduate Officer
Department of Mathematics
6356 Mathematical Sciences
(310) 206-1286
ugrad@math.ucla.edu