Teaching Mathematics

Duke graduates who have majored in mathematics and have teaching certification are in strong demand in the field of secondary education. Each year a few students graduate from Duke with teaching certification in secondary school mathematics, and they find that high schools-both public and private-are very interested in hiring them. A mathematics major can receive secondary mathematics certification either as an undergraduate, through the Program in Education, or through the Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program, a one-year program following graduation. The M.A.T. Program allows qualified students to begin study during their final undergraduate semester and has substantial scholarship support available for qualified students.

For information on the Program in Education, contact Ginger Wilson (213 West Duke Building, 660-3075). For information on the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, see Rosemary Thorne (138B Social Sciences, 684-4353, mat@acpub.duke.edu). For advice about these programs, from a representative of the Mathematics Department, contact Jack Bookman (117 Physics Building, 660-2831, bookman@math.duke.edu). Students considering teaching as a profession can get excellent experience working as graders, lab T.A.'s and/or help room assistants in the Department of Mathematics (see Employment in the Department, page 20).