The primary objective of the Certificate in Teaching Middle School Mathematics is to increase the mathematical knowledge and related pedagogical skills of New Jersey middle grade mathematics teachers. The current New Jersey mathematics standards are incorporated into the curriculum. The program is designed for current or future middle grades mathematics teachers, including current teachers in related disciplines (e.g., science, business, computer science) as well as in other disciplines, who are teaching, preparing to teach, or are interested in teaching mathematics in the middle grades. The program of study provides teachers with an understanding of the fundamental principles that underlie school mathematics while at the same time making connections to the mathematics they will teach.