Mathematics MAT Degree RequirementsThe Master of Arts in Teaching program includes 24 hours of graduate mathematics courses and at least nine hours of graduate education courses. The MAT Program totals 36 hours. The remaining three-hour course may be chosen in either graduate mathematics or education, with approval of the MAT graduate program director. A thesis of six hours may be substituted for six hours of the required mathematics., Mathematics coursework must include MATH 50253, 50503 and 60023. All 50000-level courses count towards the MAT degree, subject to University limitations. Graduate education coursework shall include at least three classes from among: EDUC 50143: Theories of Human Development EDUC 60213: Thinking, Learning and Teaching EDUC 60313: Educational Assessment EDUC 60253: Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education EDSP 50633: Motivating and Managing Students EDSP 60233: Understanding Exceptional Children and Youth At-Risk Students seeking a secondary certificate in mathematics must independently apply to and be accepted by the Teacher Education Program in the TCU College of Education upon their enrollment in the MAT Program. Note that additional coursework in graduate education is likely and will be determined by the College of Education, depending upon the student's background.
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