Master of Science in Mathematics Learning & Teaching

Admission Requirements

• Completed application form
• Appropriate application fee
• Transcripts (must be provided for every institution attended)
• Personal essay, providing commitment to program’s unique features
• Professional resume

Admission to the MS in Mathematics Learning & Teaching program will follow the University standards for admission to graduate study including the receipt of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with an earned GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

The Mathematics Learning and Teaching (MLT) Program is built around the importance of the integration of research and practice and the importance of connecting school teaching practices with university coursework. As a result, there will be a fieldwork component for some courses. These courses require university students to interact with school-aged students, document their activity (ideally with video-recordings), and bring the results of their work back to the university class for collective analysis and reflection. MS and certificate students who are not current classroom teachers will need to obtain the appropriate Child Abuse and Criminal Record clearances for their state to work with school-aged students in schools during the school day. Such program candidates are also advised to talk with area school sin advance of entering one of the MLT programs to obtain the process for arranging the fieldwork components of the MLT courses.
Additional requirements for the MS in Mathematics Learning and Teaching include

• Completion of at least two semesters (or three quarters) of university calculus and at least one university mathematics course beyond university calculus. This additional course must be offered by the mathematics department and cannot include courses on the fundamentals of mathematics, college algebra, or mathematics for elementary school teachers. Exceptions to this requirement will be considered on an individual basis by the program director or the program admissions committee.
• All students must provide evidence of a current teaching position or must secure a site for field placement and complete the Child Abuse and Criminal Record Clearance by the end of the winter term in the first year in the program.
  

For additional information, contact the School of Education. Additional information about how to apply is available on the Graduate Admissions at Drexel University website.