Step 4: Supplemental Items

Log back into the Admissions Portal to submit the following:

  • Personal Essay
    Provide an essay of approximately 500 words which addresses your interest in the Doctor of Philosophy in the Mathematics Education program, the applicant’s educational goals and the applicant’s teaching experience.
  • Curriculum Vitae

Additional Information

Applicants should possess a master’s degree in mathematics, mathematics education or a related field, and 18 graduate credits in mathematics. Students are expected to have had a senior level or beginning graduate level course in abstract algebra and real analysis. Teaching experience at the 6-14 level is preferred, but not required. Applicants not having this preparation should contact the program coordinator about options for taking these courses.