Program Description

All graduate courses for the MA in Education, option in Mathematics Education are offered fully online. The synchronous class meetings are typically held one day per week for 2 hours 45 minutes, typically starting at 4:00PM or 5:00PM or 7:00PM.

The following are required for admission to the program:

  1. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
  2. Minimum 2.85 overall grade point average (GPA) in last degree (not credential or certificate) earned from an accredited institution of higher education. Applicants whose overall GPA is less than 2.85 but meet the University minimum GPA requirement (2.50 for a completed baccalaureate degree or 2.70 for a baccalaureate degree in progress) and who present compelling evidence of academic and professional potential either through recent academic performance and/or experiential background, may be considered for admission at the discretion of the program admission committee. 

1. Research and Methods (6 units).

Take the following:

  • EDME 501 Assessment in Teaching/Learning Math (3)
  • EDME 502 Research in Math Teaching/Learning (3)

2. Core (9 units).

Take one of the following

  • EDME 500 Contemporary Issues in Math Education (3)
  • MTED 511 Mathematics Teaching and Learning (3)

Take the following:

  • EDME 505 Technology in Teaching/Learning Math (3)
  • EDME 550 Global Perspectives in Math Teaching (3)

3. Concentration (12 units).

Take all of the following:

  • MTED 500 Advanced Perspectives of Concepts Foundational to Algebra for Teachers (3)
  • EDME 503 Advanced Math Methods in Teaching, 1 (3)
  • EDME 504 Advanced Math Methods in Teaching, 2 (3)
  • EDME 520 Algebra: Research-Based Pedagogy (3)

4. Capstone Requirement (3-6 units)

One of the following chosen in consultation with an advisor:

  • Comprehensive Examination and EDME 695 (3 units)
  • Thesis and EDME 698 (6 units)

Please visit the University Catalog for course descriptions. 

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