Secondary Education - Mathematics

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Qualified undergraduates may be admitted to a Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's program and obtain both a BA or BS in Mathematics (degree without concentration) and an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, Concentration in Secondary Education Mathematics within an accelerated time frame. Students meeting the qualifications listed below may be admitted to this program following completion of 90 undergraduate credits. They may then take 12 graduate credits within their senior year (i.e., six credits will partially satisfy requirements of both the BA or BS in Mathematics and the MEd in Curriculum and Instruction; six credits will be completed as reserve graduate credit toward the MEd only).  If students earn at least a 3.0 in these classes, they are granted advanced standing in the master's program and, upon completion of the bachelor's degree, must then take an additional 23 credits to earn the master's degree.

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Students may apply for acceptance to the Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's program if the following requirements are met:

• An overall GPA of at least 3.0
• An official CEHD Endorsement Review must be completed and reflect that the student is within nine (9) credits of fulfilling the Secondary Education Mathematics endorsement requirements. Visit cehd.gmu.edu/endorse/ in order to complete the endorsement review.

Application Procedures:

1. Visit the Accelerated Master's admissions webpage for a step-by-step guide to applying and access the online application.
2. The recommendation field within the online application is your undergraduate academic advisor. This will serve as the official signature from your undergraduate academic advisor approving your eligibility into the program.
3. Complete the application and submit. Once you submit your application, you can upload any supplementary materials such as recommendations, resume, goals statement and endorsement worksheets.

If accepted and having completed at least 120 credits and all requirements for the BA or BS in Mathematics and filing the Graduation Intent Form, students are awarded a bachelor's degree and admitted to the MEd in Curriculum and Instruction with a Concentration in Secondary Education Mathematics program. Accelerated master's students must then fulfill all Secondary Education Mathematics endorsement requirements, submit their official passing Praxis Subject Assessment scores, and submit their passing Virginia Communication and Literary Assessment (VCLA) scores prior to internship application deadline.

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Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Program
BA or BS in Mathematics/
Accelerated MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, Concentration in Secondary Education Mathematics

Semester/Year	Level	Courses
Fall Senior Year (UG)	UG/GR 1*	EDCI 572: Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (3 credit hours)
Fall Senior Year (UG)	UG/GR 1*	EDUC 672: Human Development and Learning: Secondary Education (3 credit hours)
Spring Senior Year (UG)	Reserve 2**	EDCI 672: Advanced Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (3 credit hours)
Spring Senior Year (UG)	Reserve 2**	EDRD 619: Literacy in Content Areas (3 credit hours)
Summer	Master's Semester 1	EDUC 522: Foundations of Secondary Education (3 credit hours)
Summer	Master's Semester 1	Education Elective 1: 3***
Fall	Master's Semester 2	EDCI 790: Internship in Education (6 credit hours)
Fall	Master's Semester 2	EDCI 791: Internship Seminar in Secondary Teaching (2 credit hours)
Spring	Master's Semester 3	EDUC 675: Research in Secondary Education (3 credit hours)
Spring	Master's Semester 3	Education Elective 2: 3***
Summer	Master's Semester 4	Education Elective 3: 3***/****

*Course counts for both the Bachelor's and MEd degree.
**Course is taken for Reserve Graduate Credit, and will only apply to the MEd degree.
***Nine (9) credits required; chosen with advisor's approval.
****The student can decide whether to take his or her final course with two electives or to split up the final two electives and take their final elective during the summer semester (either summer 1 or summer 2).

Options:

Summer 1 Master's Semester 1:

• EDUC 522: Foundations of Secondary Education (3 credit hours)

• Elective 1
• Elective 2

OR

Spring 2 Master's Semester 3:

• EDUC 675: Research in Secondary Education (3 credit hours)

• Elective 2
• Elective 3

OR

Spring 2 Master's Semester 3:

• EDUC 675: Research in Secondary Education (3 credit hours)

• Elective 2

AND

Summer 2 Master's Semester 4:

• Elective 3