Academic Programs - Mathematics Education
The Clarke County School District – University of Georgia Professional School District Partnership announce at least two available positions in the Teacher Residency Program for secondary mathematics and science MED or MAT students. For more information, please click here.
The Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree program leads to certification as a secondary school mathematics teacher and is intended for individuals holding a bachelor´s degree in mathematics or a related field with a strong mathematics background. All certification requirements, including those that are not specifically part of the degree program (e.g., undergraduate courses) must be satisfied before the degree will be awarded. The program consists of at least 46 hours. In addition, the student must meet all general requirements, including a final written comprehensive examination, listed in the Graduate School Bulletin for the professional master’s degree.
If you are interested in certification only and not the degree, click here.
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 minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores of 140 (new scale) or 400 (old scale) quantitative and 146 (new scale) or 400 (old scale) verbal. In recent years, students admitted to our master’s degree programs have earned an average quantitative score in the low 700′s (old scale) and an average verbal score near 500 (old scale). The approximate corresponding percentiles are 65th to 70th for quantitative and 50th to 55th for verbal. We also accept the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
Completion of at least 2 semesters of calculus
Passing or exempting GACE I.
PROGRAM OF STUDY
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 Problems
_____ 3 ERSH 6200 Methods of Research in Education
_____ 3 ERSH 6300 Applied Statistical Methods in Education
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (9-12 hours)
For students who are not instructor of record in a high school classroom: 12 hours
_____ 3 EMAT 6500 Connections in Secondary School Mathematics OR
EMAT 7080 Curriculum in Mathematics Education_____ 3 EMAT 6360 Teaching and Learning Secondary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 7360 Secondary School Mathematics Field Experience
_____ 3 EMAT 6950 Professional Seminar in Teaching Mathematics (Post student teaching seminar)
For students who are already teaching on a provisional certificate: 9 hours
_____ 3 EMAT 7080 Curriculum in Mathematics Education
_____ 3 EMAT 6360 Teaching and Learning Secondary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 7360 Secondary School Mathematics Field Experience
TEACHING FIELD (18 graduate hours)
All students must complete the 33 hours of mathematics teaching field courses required for certification* (including 24 hours of upper division courses) with a grade of C or better. To satisfy the master’s requirement, 18 additional graduate hours must be taken in the teaching field in order to have the equivalent content hours of the M.Ed. program. Examples include:
_____ 3 MATH 6000 Modern Algebra and Geometry I
_____ 3 MATH 6010 Modern Algebra and Geometry II
_____ 3 MATH 7200 Foundations of Geometry I
_____ 3 MATH 7210 Foundations of Geometry II
_____ 3 STAT 6070 Probability and Statistics for Secondary Teachers
_____ 3 STAT 6310 Statistical Analysis I
_____ 3 STAT 6320 Statistical Analysis II
_____ 3 EMAT 6450 Mathematics in Context
_____ 3 EMAT 6500 Connections in Secondary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6550 Contemporary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6600 Problem Solving in Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6650 Historical and Cultural Foundations of Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6680 Technology and Secondary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6690 Technology Enhanced Instruction in Secondary School Mathematics
*See http://www.coe.uga.edu/mse/academic-programs/mathematics-education/m-a-t/certification-in-secondary-school-mathematics/ for details about courses required for certification.
Note: As a general rule, MATH 7001, 7002, 7003, 7020, 7030, and 7035 cannot be used in the teaching field. Similarly, EMAT 6410, 6420, 6360, 7360, 7460, and 7700 generally cannot be used in the teaching field.
Course selection must have the approval of a Mathematics Education faculty advisor.
FIELD EXPERIENCES (10 hours)
Each candidate must complete 10 hours of supervised field experience, either through student teaching (EMAT 7460) or an internship (EMAT 7700).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates must meet certification requirements. These requirements may necessitate taking courses beyond those needed for the MAT (e.g., SPED 2000). See http://www.coe.uga.edu/mse/academic-programs/mathematics-education/non-degree/ for a list of these requirements.
All candidates must obtain a passing score on GACE II test to be eligible to apply for certification.
All candidates must pass a comprehensive written examination.
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:
- 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.
- 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 - 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
