Teaching as a 2nd Career
Note: BGSU does not currently offer an Alternative Licensure program. Below is general information about alternative licensure.
Start a 2nd career as a MATHEMATICS teacher!
How to Get Started:
1) List all of your college mathematics courses and semester hours.
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Choosing to teach mathematics as a second career usually requires candidates to take additional mathematics courses.
For an Alternative Educator License 30 semester hours of mathematics courses are needed (accounting and other business courses do not count toward the Integrated Mathematics license).
If you have taken Calculus I, Calculus II, and Calculus III with an average of 2.5 GPA or better, then you have completed the core sequence to become a mathematics teacher on an alternative license. However, there are many other branches of mathematics. The Office of Educator Licensure at the Ohio Department of Education will look for a diversity of coursework including algebra, geometry, statistics and discrete mathematics taken at the college level. ODE Educator Licensure link:
http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicID=541&TopicRelationID=513
2) Read the information on the following links at the Ohio Department of Education web-site about Alternative Licensure:
3) As you start coursework, gain valuable experience and contacts by becoming a substitute teacher! Click here to find out how!
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=
3&TopicRelationID=513&ContentID=700&Content=28397
4) Still interested in alternative licensure? Research universities in your area that offer this program and can assist you in the process.
Start a 2nd career as a SCIENCE teacher!
1) Read the information on the following links at the Ohio Department of Education web-site about Alternative Licensure:
2) Specific Information about Alternative Educator Licenses for science:
Earth Science License
- Requires 30 credit hours in earth science related fields
- Most common courses you could teach with this license:
- 7th and 8th grade science
Note: It can be difficult to obtain a job in northwest Ohio with an Earth Science license, because earth science is not typically offered in high schools.
General Science
- Requires 30 credit hours of science distributed across the four areas of Life, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth
- Most common courses you could teach with this license:
- 7th & 8th grade science
- 9th grade physical science.
Note: It can be difficult to obtain a job in northwest Ohio with only a General Science License. High needs districts may hire a person with this license to teach physical science.
Integrated Science
- Requires 60 hours of science distributed with at least 15 semester hours in each of the four areas of Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics
- This license allows you to teach all sciences in 7th-12th grade
Life Science License
- Requires 30 credit hours of biology related courses
- Most common courses you could teach with this license:
- 7th & 8th grade science
- High school biology courses
Physical Sciences: Chemistry License
- Requires 30 credit hours of chemistry related courses
- Most common courses you could teach with this license:
- 7th & 8th grade science
- 9th grade physical science
- High school chemistry courses
Physical Sciences: Physics License
- Requires 30 credit hours of physics related courses
- Most common courses you could teach with this license:
- 7th & 8th grade science
- 9th grade physical science
- High school physics courses
3) As you start taking courses to become a teacher, gain valuable experience and contacts by becoming a substitute teacher! Click here to find out how!
4) Still interested in alternative licensure? Research universities in your area that offer this program and can assist you in the process.
