Its Time to Finish ... Need Advice

[Donojohn]

Hello All,

Long-time lurker on the site, finally ready to try and figure this out.

I'm looking at making a career change from the construction trades to teaching HS math and science.  New Jersey resident, I've engaged and gotten my academic eval from TESU, but wonder if perhaps there is a better route. I'm amazed at the help and advice I see offered on this forum.

Right now I'm leaning towards trying to complete a BA-LSNASC, as the NJ teacher's certification process requires 30 credits in the subject field with at least 12cr in upper levels. But I am open to doing something different if I could get it done more quickly and then pursue the UL math and science via a post-graduate cert program geared toward training STEM teachers.

I have attached the screenshot of the TESU Eval that I received from them which was based on credits from Bergen Community College (NJ), Manhattan College (NY), and Ramapo College (NJ).  I have subsequently sent a transcript of my completed courses from Renssalaer Poly to them and still await the additional eval.

RPI (NY) - 19 Credits
ECON1200 - Intro Economics - 3 Cr - Grade C
MATH1100 - Mathematics I - 4 Cr - Grade C
MATH1300 - Mathematics III - 3 Cr - Grade C
MGMT1100 - Intro to Mgmt - 3 Cr - Grade C
MGMT1260 - Legal Envirn of Business - 3 Cr - Grade C
PHIL1110 - Intro to Philosophy - 3 Cr - Grade C
 

I am currently working on Coopersmith MAT 305 - Linear Algebra, but am finding it slower going than I expected given my time away from math studies...

At this point my head is spinning at the possibilities. I have reached out to advisors at various colleges with alternate route teaching programs, but nobody really wants to offer guidance unless you enroll with them...

So I humbly ask for help here.



-JD