MATHEMATICS EDUCATION M.Ed. 36 HOURS

Advising: Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education,
Dr. Ronnie Sheppard, P.O. Box 8134,
Statesboro, GA 30460,
(912) 681-5203,
sheppard@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu,
Fax: (912) 681-0026,
http://www2.gasou.edu/middlegrades/home.htm

Admission Requirements

Regular

• Complete requirements for a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Possess or be eligible for a Professional Level Four Certificate or equivalent in Mathematics Education.
• Present a 2.50 or higher GPA on all undergraduate and graduate work.
• Present a score of no less than 450 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 450 on either the quantitative or analytical subtest of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or a Score of no less than 44 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

Provisional

All requirements must be met with the exception of test score criteria; present a score of no less than 400 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 400 on either the quantitative or analytical subtest of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or a score of no less than 35 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). If GPA and/or test score criteria are not met, provisional admission may be granted through a program review process; additional materials must be submitted.

Professional Education Core Requirements 9 Hours

EDUC 7130 - Curriculum Theories & Design (3)

EDUF 7130 - Learning Theories & Applications (3)

EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)

Specific Requirements 6 Hours

SCED 7531 - Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (3)

SCED 8633 - Seminar in Secondary Education (3)

Major Requirements 18 Hours

History (0-3 hours required)

MATH 5136* - History of Mathematics (3)

*This course is required if a history of mathematics course was not taken previously. If such a course was taken, then this course is not allowed for credit.

Geometry/Algebra/Number Theory (3 hours required)

MATH 5230G - Advanced Geometry (3)

MATH 5234G - Number Theory (3)

MATH 5334G - Modern Algebra II (3)

MATH 6430 - Fundamental Ideas of Algebra (3)

Analysis (3 hours required)

MATH 5332G - Analysis II (3)

MATH 5434G - Functions of a Complex Variable (3)

MATH 6230 - Fundamental Ideas of Calculus (3)

Applications (3 Hours Required)

MATH 5338G - Applied Mathematics (3)

MATH 5438G - Linear Programming (3)

MATH 5539G - Mathematical Models & Applications (3)

MATH 6330 - Fundamental Ideas of Probability (3)

MATH 6432 - Fundamental Ideas of Statistics (3)

Stat 5330g - Mathematical Statistics (3)

Approved Mathematics Electives (6-9 hours required)

Elective 3 Hours

Other Program Requirements

• Successful Completion of the M.Ed. Comprehensive Exit Examination