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The Department of Mathematical
Sciences offers a program that prepares students to become
certified teachers of Mathematics in the State of Illinois.
This initial certification is for teaching grades 6 through 12.
Undergraduate students may pursue teacher certification as a
Mathematics major or postgraduate. Graduate-level students can
meet certification requirements as students-at-large or in a
graduate program*. Students must be admitted to Northern
Illinois University in order to participate in the certification
programs.
* subject to program policy
Go to the NIU homepage to
learn about the admissions processes for an undergraduate or
graduate student.
Go to the NIU Teacher
Certification homepage for information regarding other
certification programs at NIU.
Go to the CLAS
Teacher Certification homepage for information regarding
general information about teacher certification in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Go to the NCATE/ISBE
Exhibit homepage for material about exhibits in the Evidence
Room during the NCATE 2001 Review.