The joint Master's degree in mathematics and education shall consist of the following three components:
The student is assumed to have previously taken Math 340 and Math 521‑522 or their equivalents. Any student not having taken these courses (or an equivalent at a peer institution) must first take them.
The student must take 21 credits of coursework in mathematics as follows. (This credit load can be reduced by up to 9 credits as described below.)
1. Math 623 and 629. Students may substitute Math 721 and 722 for Math 629 and 623, respectively.
2. Math 541 and 542. Students may substitute Math 741 and 742 for Math 541 and 542, respectively. The requirement for Math 541 can be waived ‑ thus lowering the required number of credits by 3 ‑ provided that a student has already previously completed successfully Math 541 or its equivalent as part of an undergraduate degree. The student must then only take the final exam for this course and score no lower than a B on that exam. The final exam requirement for waiving Math 541 can itself be waived provided the student has completed this course with a grade of B or better within the past two years at UW‑Madison or at a comparable institution.
3.
Math 431. Students may substitute Math 632 or Math 831. The requirement for Math 431 can be waived ‑
thus lowering the required number of credits by 3 – as described above for Math 541.
4. Math 461. The requirement for Math 461 can be waived ‑ thus lowering the required number of credits by 3 ‑ as described above for Math 541.
5. One of Math 310, 475, 551, 567. Students may substitute an equivalent graduate course approved by the mathematics department's graduate coordinator.
The mathematics department's graduate coordinator will make all waiver determinations (including grades, course equivalency, and peer institution status) on a case‑by‑case basis.
The student must take 15 credits of coursework that is related to mathematics education as follows:
A member of the C&I mathematics education area faculty will determine course equivalence under (1) and course relevance to issues in mathematics education under (2) and (3). Directed readings do not count as course equivalents.
The student must successfully complete a Master's degree project that has been approved by a 3‑member committee composed of at least one member from each of the mathematics department and the C&I mathematics education area faculty.
The student must also successfully complete an oral examination on the write‑up of the student project.
Completion of this joint master's program will also fulfill the course credit requirements for a Ph.D. minor in Curriculum and Instruction. The completion of this program will NOT fulfill the course requirements for a PhD minor in Mathematics; a PhD minor in mathematics requires the successful completion of at least two 700‑level courses in mathematics (e.g., the 721‑722 or 741‑742 sequences under mathematics coursework numbers 1 and 2, above) as per the determination of the mathematics department's minor advisor.
3/18/2002