Doctor of Arts
The DA in Mathematics is designed to train educators for undergraduate instruction in post-secondary institutions. DA students conduct research in the methodology and techniques that lead to successful teaching in mathematics. The degree requirements reflect a broad selection of the department's courses to expose students to the full variety of topics taught at the undergraduate level.
The focus of this program is the production of a thesis of publishable quality that
investigates a topic in mathematics or mathematics education. The student must fulfill
the Graduate College requirements specified in the Graduate College catalog as well as
departmental requirements detailed in the MSCS Graduate Handbook 
which includes:
- Complete the MS degree by earning:
- a high pass on the department's written Master's Examination OR
- a pass on the master's thesis oral defense OR
- the equivalent, if from another program
- Fulfill the doctoral written examination and minor requirement
- Submit a thesis proposal along with nominations for a thesis committee
- Produce and defend a thesis consisting of an original, creative and scholarly contribution to the teaching of college mathematics.
- Earn 96 semester hours of graduate credit including:
- Breadth in Mathematics - At least 24 credit hours of 500-level courses selected from at least 3 different prelim clusters.
- Education and Mathematics Education - At least 12 credit hours of advisor-approved 500 level courses selected from Math 591 (Seminar on Mathematics Curricula), Math 592 (Seminar on Mathematics: Philosophy and Methodology), and selected Learning Sciences courses.
- Electives - At least 8 credit hours of advisor-approved courses selected from mathematics, science, economics, or statistical methods in psychology and education.
- Teaching Practicum - 8 credit hours of Math 596 on topics concerning the teaching of mathematics.
- Thesis Research - At least 20 credit hours of Math 599 (Thesis Research).