Mathematics Education

 

ADMISSIONS PROCESS

Students applying for admission must provide the following documents: college Transcripts, GRE scores, application to the graduate program, and professional resume/vita. Upon receipt of these materials, the Department of Mathematical Sciences Committee will evaluate the candidate and decide if he/she is to be admitted into the program. If the student is accepted, he/she will immediately be assigned an advisor. The advisor and candidate will collaborate to determine a schedule and plan of study. This plan will then be submitted to the Graduate Committee for approval. Once approved, the student will be allowed to begin his/her coursework.

 

A student may opt to begin the program provisionally, prior to applying to enter the program. In which case, the student could take no more than six graduate credits prior to being fully accepted into the program. Taking graduate courses provisionally does not guarantee future admission into the graduate program.

 

 

CURRICULUM

The masters programs in mathematical sciences are flexible enough to accommodate students with diversified background training. In consultation with the Graduate

Committee, each student develops a course of study in mathematics areas most relevant to his or her professional and career objectives. Each student must take 36 credit hours

of coursework as depicted below.

 

Required Mathematics Education Courses – 9 credits – All of these courses:

 

Required Mathematics Content Courses – 12 Credits

   These three courses:

  

Required Computers and Technology Courses – 3 Credits

  

Required Education Courses – 6 Credits

 

RESEARCH – 6 credits – Students must complete one of the following options

 

Option I – Take the following two courses:

 

Option II -  Take two additional graduate courses:

 

MTSC-5XX/6XX – one of the following:

           

MTSC-5XX/6XX – A graduate education course as agreed upon by student, advisor,

                                      and graduate committee.

 

Option III – For students considering the future pursuits in a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education– 9 credits

If this option is selected, the student will be required to take only 3 credits, rather than 6 credits, from the Education courses listed above.