<p>I'm a junior in college and I just switched my major to elementary education with math and coaching endorsement. I want to take secondary but I have to take twice as much credits and I want to graduate already.</p>
<p>So I have some solution but I don't know if I can do that or how.</p>
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<li><p>Can I get my bachelor in elementary education with math endorsement then get my bachelor secondary education with math endorsement . Also would I only need to take the 7 extra classes to get the bachelor in secondary education with math endorsement since all the classes to get secondary is the same as elementary? Or is there different rules for a 2nd degree.</p></li>
<li><p>Can I get bachelor in elementary education with math endorsement then get my master in secondary education with math endorsement. How many credits does a master degree requires? Is it 130 like undergrad?</p></li>
<li><p>How does one get a phd?</p></li>
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<p>I don't know how college works past 1st bachelor. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I'm planning on teaching in elementary for ~10 years, secondary for ~10 and college for ~25.</p>
It sort of sounds like you don’t really know what you want to do and are hedging your bets. Teaching elementary, secondary and college is nowhere near similar.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what “endorsement” is, but the degree requirements probably vary by state. In my state ¶, you must choose either early childhood, middle school or secondary, and they do not overlap. You must have a PhD to be a college professor. In some fields, a person who is knowledgable in his field might be a adjunct professor and teach a class while working at his normal job. Perhaps you have had an adjunct prof during your college experience.</p>
<p>I really think you should discuss your individual situation with your academic advisor to get definitive answers to your questions and to avoid time-consuming mistakes.</p>
<p>“I’m planning on teaching in elementary for ~10 years, secondary for ~10 and college for ~25.”</p>
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<p>You cannot just go from teaching K-12 to college. To teach college, you would need a masters degree at a minimum. For the best job prospects, a PhD is a must. ALso, college professors do not have degrees in education, but degrees in the subject they teach. So if you want to teach economics, for instance, you would need a degree in economics.</p>
<p>I’ve been wanting to be a math teacher since the 5th grade. I’ve always loved math and have had good memories in school with it starting back in the 2nd grade. </p>
<p>My major before was music education but I found out that I just love it as a hobby. Took me 6 years to realize that, haha. I can still major in it if I want but maybe that’ll be my 4th goal. So it was still in the teaching field just different subject. I know for music ed, I just need a bachelor for elem + sec and then master for college which would be 2 degrees and I know the detailed classes for every semester to get there since it’s the same for every instr. mus ed major.
But I’m not sure as a math teacher, it would be 2 or 3 degrees so that’s where the 3 question comes from cause there’s no set 4 year classes because everyone has different endorsement so it’s more detailed to each students so it’s not the same layout for everyone like in the instr. mus ed.</p>
<p>““I’m planning on teaching in elementary for ~10 years, secondary for ~10 and college for ~25.”
It sort of sounds like you don’t really know what you want to do and are hedging your bets. Teaching elementary, secondary and college is nowhere near similar.”
I don’t see how it sounds like I don’t know what I want to do. I would love to teach kids at all age. It’s a totally different and unique environment.</p>
<p>“You must have a PhD to be a college professor.”
I know that, that’s why I had the question #3</p>
<p>There’s no adjunct professor allowed at my university nor ‘student teacher’.</p>
<p>I’ve been trying for months to get another academic advisor.</p>
<p>“You cannot just go from teaching K-12 to college.”
Again, I know that. Like since high school, it’s pretty common sense and I’m a junior at college and I feel like you guys are talking down on me like I don’t know anything. I have my bachelor degree planned out for every semester up to graduation. I just want to know how it works after that and trying to plan those out.</p>
<p>Also I’m in 4 education classes right now and when I tell my teachers I want to teach elementary first then secondary, they liked it and they have done it themselves.</p>