Academic Programs - Mathematics Education
Athens: The Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) degree program is designed for experienced secondary school mathematics teachers who hold a master’s degree and T-5 certification in secondary school mathematics teaching and wish to further their study of mathematics education. The program of study is planned as a logically organized whole, taking into account courses completed in the master’s degree program. Completion of an applied project is a program requirement.
Griffin: The EdS degree is designed for experienced elementary school and middle school mathematics and special education teachers holding a master’s degree who wish to further their study of mathematics education in grades P-5 or 4-8. The program involves the completion of 33 hours of coursework, including an applied project. Click here for more information about the Griffin program.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
We base admissions decisions on a variety of factors including past performance in course work, especially mathematics course work, GPAs in past degree programs, entrance exam scores, and letters of recommendation.
The Graduate School requires a minimum 3.0 grade point average in your undergraduate degree.
The Graduate School requires a minimum 3.3 grade point average in your master’s degree.
The Graduate School requires minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores of 141 (new scale) or 450 (old scale) quantitative and 150 (new scale) or 450 (old scale) verbal. Minimum total 295 (new scale) or 950 (old scale). In recent years, students admitted to our specialist degree programs have earned an average quantitative score in the high 600′s (old scale) and an average verbal score in the mid 400′s (old scale). The approximate corresponding percentiles are 50th to 55th for quantitative and 45th to 50th for verbal. We also accept the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
PROGRAM OF STUDY (Athens)
The Specialist in Education degree program in mathematics education consists of at least 27 hours of course work and an applied project. The program for each student is planned as a logically organized whole, in the light of previous study, with all courses included holding promise for improving qualifications for mathematics teaching. No courses shall be included that are designed chiefly to provide professional preparation for positions other than teaching and/or supervising mathematics teachers.
The student’s master’s AND specialist program together will satisfy the following minimum requirements.
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS (6 hours)
Typically two courses from:
_____ 3 EPSY 6010 Foundation of Human Development for Education
_____ 3 EPSY 6060 Foundations of Motivation for Education
_____ 3 EPSY 6800 Foundations of Cognition for Education
_____ 3 ERSH 6600 Applied Educational Assessment
_____ 3 EDAP 8210 Educational Policy Analysis
_____ Various EFND courses
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (12 hours of courses)
Examples include:
_____ 3 *EMAT 7050 Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
_____ 3 *EMAT 7080 Curriculum in Mathematics Education
_____ 3 EMAT 8010 Advanced Study of Mathematics Curriculum
_____ 3 EMAT 8020 Advanced Study of Mathematics Teaching and Teacher Education
_____ 3 EMAT 8030 Advanced Study of Mathematics Learning
_____ 3 EMAT 8040 Critical Issues in Mathematics Education
*Required unless student has had similar courses.
TEACHING FIELD (33 hours) of graduate level MATH, STAT, or EMAT content courses. At least 15 hours of graduate level teaching field courses must be taken at The University of Georgia.
RESEARCH OR RESEARCH METHODS (6 hours.)
Typically two courses from:
_____ 3 ERSH 6300 Applied Statistical Methods in Education
_____ 3 ERSH 8310 Applied Analysis of Variance Methods in Education
_____ 3 QUAL 8400 Qualitative Research Traditions
_____ 3 ESSE/QUAL/ERSH 7500 Action Research
_____ 3 ERSH/QUAL 8575 Mixed Methods Approaches to Research
Applied Project (3 hours.)
The program must include an applied project with registration for 3 hours of EMAT 7650
Course selection must have the approval of a Mathematics Education faculty advisor.
Download an advisement sheet here.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
To apply, go to the online application. Application deadlines are posted here. After you apply, you will receive an email from the Graduate School with a link to a tracking screen, which you will use to monitor our receipt of your application materials. Please retain this email as there is no other way to access the link (we do not have it and therefore cannot give it to you).
In addition to an application, you will need to provide:
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3 letters of recommendation. You will identify your letter writers and their email addresses when you apply, and they will receive an email from the Graduate School asking them to complete the form online. Choose recommenders who know your academic work well and can speak to your capacity to engage in graduate level study of mathematics, to perform well in courses requiring high levels of reading and writing, to work as a classroom teacher, and to be successful in a graduate program. Do not solicit "character references" from friends, family, or people you know socially.
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Transcripts. You must submit 2 official (sealed) transcripts from every higher institution you have attended, except the University of Georgia. The address for submitting transcripts to the Graduate School is:
The University of Georgia
Office of Graduate Admissions
320 E. Clayton Street, Suite 400
Athens, GA 30602-4401For details about transcript requirements see http://www.grad.uga.edu/admissions/requirements.html
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Test Scores. Have your GRE scores sent directly to UGA using the institution code 5813. For additional details about the GRE see http://www.grad.uga.edu/admissions/requirements.html
