How can a GT student get Teacher Certification?
Leigh Bottomley, of the office for the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies & Academic Affairs, heads up the program that aids students who wish to get teacher certification. What follows is taken from an email message from her. GT does not have any undergraduate program that will terminate with a BS in Math and a full professional T-4 license in Math grades 7-12. That is because all programs of this type must be pre-approved by the state licensing board and we do not have a college of education that would provide the education classes dictated by their licensing requirements. However, we do have options for students interesting in teaching as a career. With a degree in math from GT you can apply for a provisional license upon graduation. If hired by a county you would then take the education courses in your first year of teaching. Or you can apply to a university that offers a 1 year Master’s of math ed. and a license after graduation. We have students pursuing this option in math,
