Academic Programs - Mathematics Education
The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree program is designed for students with a strong mathematics background and a background in secondary mathematics education who are interested in doing research for a thesis. The program of study requires 6 content courses (at least 3 of which must have a MATH prefix), courses in curriculum and instruction, educational psychology, research and a thesis. The program consists of 30 hours. In addition, the student must write and defend a thesis.
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).
PROGRAM OF STUDY
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 hours)
Typically one course 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
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (6 hours)
_____ 3 EMAT 7050 Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 7080 Curriculum in Mathematics Education
TEACHING FIELD (18 hours) of graduate level MATH, STAT, or EMAT content courses, at least 9 of which must have an MATH prefix. Examples include:
_____ 3 MATH 6000 Modern Algebra and Geometry I
_____ 3 MATH 6010 Modern Algebra and Geometry II
_____ 3 MATH 6100 Real Analysis
_____ 3 MATH 6150 Complex Variables
_____ 3 MATH 6200 Point Set Topology
_____ 3 MATH 6400 Number Theory
_____ 3 MATH 7200 Foundations of Geometry I
_____ 3 MATH 7210 Foundations of Geometry II
_____ 3 STAT 6310 Statistical Analysis I
_____ 3 STAT 6320 Statistical Analysis II
_____ 3 STAT 6510 Mathematical Statistics I
_____ 3 STAT 6520 Mathematical Statistics II
_____ 3 EMAT 6550 Contemporary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6650 Historical and Cultural Foundations of Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6600 Problem Solving in Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6680 Technology and Secondary School Mathematics
_____ 3 EMAT 6690 Technology Enhanced Instruction in Secondary School Mathematics
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.
RESEARCH: 3 hours (Additional courses or experiences beyond those listed here may be necessary to prepare for conducting thesis research. Such courses/experiences are at the discretion of the advisor and are in addition to the 30 hours outlined here.)
_____ 3 EMAT 7300 Mathematics Education thesis.
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:
- 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, and to be successful in a graduate program. At least one letter should speak directly to your promise for conducting research in mathematics education. 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 30602-4401
For 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
