I went through the credential program and many of my
fellow classmates were not education majors (liberal
studies). In fact, most of the credential students have their
Bachelors in another field other than education. All of my
classmates have landed jobs as teachers. My boy friend
majored in physics education in college, went through the
credential program and is now a History teacher. So, I
don't think it really matters what your bachelors degree is
in.
On 7/05/15, Johnny wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is Johnny. Let me introduce myself. I graduated
from
> UC Berkeley with a M.S degree in Mechanical
Engineering
> in 2014. I want to be a high-school Math teacher (AP
Math
> AB & BC), or possibly a AP physics teacher as well in
the
> future. Currently, I am browsing through the job
> requirements on websites. There is one thing I am
mainly
> concerned about. I don't have a degree of Math or
> Physics. But supposed that I got the teaching credential
> and also I had related teaching experience, could I have
> a chance to be a high-school teacher? Do those hiring
> managers only consider the candidates with
Math/Physics
> degrees?
>
> Right now, I am considering whether it is worth devoting
> my time to get a credential because I don't have
> Math/Physics degrees. So based on your experience,
would
> a hiring manager consider to hire someone with all the
> things ready but the degree of Math/Physics?
>
> (My academic histroy: M.S GPA 3.76 and B.S GPA 3.69,
> straight A's on Math and Physics Classes in college.
> Also, I am tutoring AP Math/Physics in two educational
> consulting firms. My ultimate goal is to be a high-school
> Math/Physics teacher in the future.)
>
> Sincerely,
> Johnny
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