School of Education

You need to have at least 30 credit hours in Mathematics. Courses taught in a mathematics department are obviously acceptable (except in cases where computer science courses are taught in a mathematics department). Courses with significant mathematical content taught in other departments might be acceptable, but no more than 6 credit hours can be from such "cognate" courses and the acceptability of the courses will be determined at the time of admissions.

You need to have at least 18 credit hours in Mathematics. Courses taught in a mathematics department are obviously acceptable (except in cases where computer science courses are taught in a mathematics department). Courses with significant mathematical content taught in other departments might be acceptable, but no more that 6 credit hours can be from such "cognate" courses and the acceptability of the courses will be determined at the time of admissions.

Future mathematics teachers should have a wide range of mathematical experiences. Courses in Statistics (especially applications to the social sciences), Foundations (especially set theory, logic, and history), Algebra (especially matrices and graph theory), Numerical techniques, and Geometry are advised. Consult your Mathematics department for specific recommendations in these areas.

If you are not presently attending a university, you may be considering taking some courses by correspondence. The following Athabasca University courses are suitable:

Stats & Prob: MATH 215 Introduction to Statistics (3)

Foundations: MATH 209 Finite Mathematics (3), 309 Discrete Mathematics (3)

Algebra: MATH 270 Linear Algebra I (3), MATH 271 Linear Algebra II (3)

No. At Acadia you can do a five year combined B.Sc./B.Ed or a 4 year B.Sc. followed by a 16 month B.Ed.

Acadia's Math 1533 and/or Math 1543 or equivalent courses from another institution would be the best choices. If you are not at Acadia contact the Mathematics Department at your institution and ask if they have a course specifically intended for future Elementary school teachers. If not, ask what courses they would recommend from what they do offer. Another option you have is to take MSVU's course Math 2243 which is often offered on-line.

Yes. All Elementary school teachers teach mathematics, and 6 credit hours in mathematics is a requirement for teacher certification.

Yes, MATH 215 and MATH 209 are probably the best options. However a course specifically intended for future Elementary school teachers would be better. One option you have is to take MSVU's course Math 2243 which is often offered on-line. As well, Open Acadia offers MATH 1533 and MATH 1543 online.

Maybe. There are two issues here: admission to Acadia and teacher certification.

Courses with mathematical content in departments other than Mathematics may or may not be accepted for admission to Acadia. They fall into a grey area. The Director of the School makes the final decision on acceptability at the time of application, and while such courses have sometimes been accepted in the past, this does not happen in every case.

The second issue is teacher certification. A requirement for teacher certification is 6 credit hours of undergraduate mathematics. The Registrar of Teacher Certification decides what is acceptable under this heading. You should contact the registrar directly to get a ruling on these courses.

Maybe. There are two issues here: admission to Acadia and teacher certification.

Courses with mathematical content in departments other than Mathematics may or may not be accepted for admission to Acadia. They fall into a grey area. The Director of the School makes the final decision on acceptability at the time of application, and while such courses have sometimes been accepted in the past, this does not happen in every case.

The second issue is teacher certification. A requirement for teacher certification is 6 credit hours of undergraduate mathematics. The Registrar of Teacher Certification decides what is acceptable under this heading. You should contact the registrar directly to get a ruling on these courses.

Yes, as it would count as a transfer credit. However, a course specifically intended for future Elementary school teachers would be better. You should also confirm with the Registrar of Teacher Certification that the course meets the requirement for teacher certification.

Probably not. There are two issues here: admission to Acadia and teacher certification. Accounting courses might be considered for admission in combination with other mathematics related courses, but the Director of the School makes the final decision on acceptability at the time of application.

The second issue is teacher certification. A requirement for teacher certification is 6 credit hours of undergraduate mathematics. The Registrar of Teacher Certification decides what is acceptable under this heading. In the past such courses have not been accepted. If you feel your case is unusual, you should contact the registrar directly to get a ruling on these courses.

Probably not, unless you can establish that they would be accepted as university transfer credits. Even so, a course specifically intended for future Elementary school teachers would be better. You should also confirm with the Registrar of Teacher Certification that the course meets the requirement for teacher certification.

Not on the full-time timetable. Scheduling conflicts between B. Ed. courses and Math 1533/Math 1543 makes this impossible. However, both Math 1533 and Math 1543 are offered online through Open Acadia.

Consult the Mathematics Department.

Yes. Please consult with Open Acadia. MSVU's course Math 2243 is offered online.

These course are available online through Open Acadia. Or you could contact the Mathematics Department at your institution and ask what courses they would recommend from what they do offer. If you are not presently attending a university, you may want to consider taking some courses by correspondence. Athabasca University's courses MATH 215 and MATH 209 are probably the best options. Another option you have is to take MSVU's course Math 2243 which is often offered online.

No, and you also would not qualify for teacher certification. If you can find an institution that will recognize some of your life experience as equivalent to a university mathematics course, that would be the only way to avoid taking a university mathematics course.