Mathematics Grades 7-12 Adolescent Education - BA/MA

Students interested in secondary school teaching may pursue a combined BA/MA program in teaching. This program requires a minimum of 141 credits.

Admission Requirements for the BA/MA in Teaching

Completion of at least 45 credits with a GPA of 3.0.
Completion of at least 10 credits in mathematics, including a year of calculus (MATH 15000 and 15500 or the equivalent), with an average of 2.7 in these major courses.
Admission to the School of Education

Degree Requirements for the BA/MA in Teaching

BA in Mathematics or Statistics

The 33 credits required for the BA in Mathematics OR the 32 credits required for the BA in Statistics, as described in the Undergraduate Catalog

Graduate Courses in Mathematics and Statistics

The following 15 graduate credits:

Comprehensive Examination in Mathematics

Also required is a comprehensive examination in mathematics mathematics consisting of three parts covering the material in MATH 62000, 63000 and 63300. Students may sit for the comprehensive examination only after having taken all three courses. Students who fail any part of the examination need only retake that part of the examination. A student can take the comprehensive exam in mathematics twice; after that, a committee formed by the Mathematics/Statistics Chairperson and consisting of members from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the School of Education will decide if the student can take the exam a third and final time.

School of Education Courses

The student should consult the School of Education section of the graduate college catalog for the sequence of teacher education courses