Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Mathematics: Education, M.S.


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General Requirements for the Degree

Credit Hours

A minimum of thirty six (36) semester hours is required. At least twenty four (24) must be in mathematics at the 5000 level.

Program Core Requirements


Zero (0) to nine (9) credit hours depending on whether these courses were taken at the undergraduate level:

Concentration Requirements


In order to ensure that students choosing the Education concentration have a broad mathematics background, they must complete at least one course selected from a required sequence in each of the other three concentrations (9 hours total), plus a second course (3 hours) to complete one of those sequences.

Twelve (12) hours be chosen from the following list of courses. These courses are required for teacher licensure in Tennessee.

Electives


Students must complete additional elective hours as needed to complete the degree. In addition, a special project (0-3 hours) or a thesis (6 hours) may be chosen to fulfill part of these elective hours. Prior to enrolling in MATH 5900 , MATH 5998R , or MATH 5999R , a student choosing to do a project or thesis must have the topic approved by his or her graduate program committee and the Graduate Coordinating Committee and must submit the committee form to the Graduate School for final approval.

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