Teaching and Learning: Mathematics Education
http://education.wsu.edu/graduate/specializations/
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Degrees offered
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Ph.D.
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Faculty working with students
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6
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Students
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2
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Students receiving assistantships or
scholarships
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100%
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Priority deadline
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Fall—January 10
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Test required
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GRE
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Admission Requirements
Entering students must have completed a
master’s degree from an accredited 4-year
institution in a field related to education or
math education. The department also requires a
3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average
(GPA) on a 4.0 scale. The GPA is based on the
last 60 semester hours of graded course work.
Submission of Verbal and Quantitative scores
from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), a
letter of intent, and three letters of
recommendation are also required (GRE scores
may not be older than seven years.) In addition
to familiarity with public school contexts and
a rudimentary awareness of educational
research, particularly in the context of
mathematics education, incoming students are
expected to have a strong foundation in
mathematics.
Program Description
- The Ph.D. in mathematics education involves
a comprehensive course of study that extends
the core Ph.D. requirements by focusing on
important issues and evidence in the field of
mathematics education.
- Courses for the theoretical core and the
cognate area will be chosen from a menu of
courses appropriate for the particular
student’s background, interest, and
specialty.
- Typically, students build the math core
with emphasis on another area of mathematical
study.
- The primary goals of the program are to
develop mathematics education researchers
and/or school-based leaders.
- Students will be mentored into the field
through exposure to current research projects
and core courses that focus on research
methodologies, key studies and findings, and
norms and individuals central to the field.
- The core courses are designed to cover a
wide range of issues in mathematics education,
addressing a variety of educational issues,
mathematical topics, and grade levels.
- Students build on these experiences through
individualized learning experiences and
research projects.
- Opportunities exist for multi-campus
support and mentoring from WSU mathematics
education faculty throughout the state.
College of Education
Contact Information
Graduate Coordinator
Office of Graduate Studies
Cleveland Hall, Room 252
PO Box 642114
Pullman, WA 99164-2114
Telephone: 509-335-9195/335-7016
Fax: 509-335-2097
E-mail: gradstudies@wsu.edu
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