Admission into the Program in Mathematics Education
Students applying for admission must satisfy:
- the College requirements for admission into a baccalaureate program and
- must be eligible to enroll in MAT 1475, and
- must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7* for City Tech or CUNY wide transfer students and minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0* for all other transfer students.
- must submit a Math Education Application Form, which includes an essay, and be interviewed by program faculty. Students interested in gaining admission to the mathematics teacher education program must complete an undergraduate application form, even if they are currently City Tech or CUNY-wide students. Contact program advisors for details.
Students should consult with the Mathematics Education Program director or advisers as early as possible in order to be certain that they receive maximum transfer credit, and that they have the requisite background to enter the program. All students should be aware that the program requires a high level of mathematical proficiency, and that if they do not meet the entry program requirements they may need to complete additional coursework and prerequisites before entering the program and beginning upper-level coursework. This may add to the credits required for graduation.
Progression and Graduation Requirements
- Students must receive a grade of “C’’ or higher in each EDU or MEDU course taken in the major
- Students must receive a grade of “C’’ or higher in each MAT course taken in the major
- Students must complete all required course work with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 to graduate
- Students in the Mathematics Education program must satisfy a foreign language requirement, which may be met in any one of the following ways**:
- Successful completion of a 3-credit foreign language course at City Tech or transferred from another college
- A score of 85 or higher on the New York State Regents examination in a foreign language
- A score of 4 or better on the advanced placement examination in a foreign language
- Satisfactory completion of a College Level Examination Program (CLEP) test in a foreign language
- Graduation from a higher education institution with a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, in which the language of instruction was other than English.
The College will grant a bachelor of science degree in Mathematics Education upon a student’s successful completion of the minimum 120 credits of the degree requirements.
*At the discretion of the program director, a student with a GPA lower than the required may be admitted into the program.
**Students who meet the foreign language requirement with a 3-credit college course will be required to complete 3 fewer credits within the mathematical applications component of the bachelor of science in Mathematics Education.
