30 hours

Renewable T-5 level Certification in either a secondary field or middle grades education with mathematics as one of their specialty fields The Graduate School handles admission for all graduate programs at the University of Georgia, including those in the College of Education. The Graduate School website contains important details about the application process, orientation, and many other useful links to guide you through the process of attending UGA at the graduate level. https://grad.uga.edu/admissions/apply-now/. This program does not require a separate department supplemental program application. Required documents for this program include: transcripts, (3) letters of recommendation, resume and statement of purpose. All documents should be uploaded to application portal.

The Specialist in Education (Ed. S.) degree program in mathematics education shall consist of at least 10 courses and an applied project or comprehensive exam at the graduate level beyond the master's degree and the T-5 Certificate in mathematics. The program for each student should be planned as a logically organized whole, in the light of previous study, with all courses included in it being ones that hold promise of improving qualifications for mathematics teaching. No courses are to be included in a student's specialist degree program that are designed chiefly to give professional preparation for positions other than teaching and/or supervising mathematics.

Students are required to complete a total of ten (10) content courses. These may include courses from the approved list and/or 6000-level or higher courses in MATH, STAT, or EMAT. Courses should be chosen in conjunction with your advisor.

Advanced Perspectives in Education:

Choose a minimum of 10 course(s) from the following:

EMAT 6710

Research on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics

3

EMAT 6720

National Trends in STEM Education

3

EMAT 6730

History of Mathematics Teaching and Learning in the United States

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

3

EMAT 8990

Research Seminar in Mathematics Education

1-6

EMAT 9630

Critique of Literature in Mathematics Education

3

EMAT 9640

Analysis and Critique of Research in Mathematics Education

3

ERSH 8310

Applied Analysis of Variance Methods in Education

3

ERSH 8320

Applied Correlation and Regression Methods in Education

3

ERSH 8770

Multilevel Modeling

3

QUAL 8400

Qualitative Research Traditions

3

QUAL 8410

Designing Qualitative Research

3

QUAL 8420

Analyzing Qualitative Data

3

Each student who undertakes a specialist degree program must have completed a master's degree in mathematics or mathematics education. Combining master’s and specialist coursework, students must have taken at least 6 approved graduate level teaching field courses (MATH, STAT, EMAT). Your program of study can also include 6000-level and above MATH, STAT, and EMAT content courses. These courses must be approved by your advisor.

A total of 30 hours of study beyond the master’s degree are required for the specialist in education degree.

You should work hand-in-hand with your faculty advisor in order to plan and approve all coursework. Please consult with your faculty advisor for all coursework decisions. Graduate courses are listed as 6000 or above. Courses offered by other programs including EDUC, EFND, EPSY, ERSH, middle grades, and instructional technology can count toward your program of study if approved by your advisor. Core courses from the BSEd/MAT program or the K-8 programs are not generally counted toward an EdS program of study.

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Graduates of this program who hold a clear renewable T-5 teacher certification will qualify for upgrade to T-6 certification in most fields upon graduation.

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