Education, Ed.D., Concentration in Mathematics Education

Program Knowledge Base Select 15 credit hours from the below list. Students should consult their advisor before choosing to take either EMAT 5150 or EMAT 5160.

Mathematics Education Specialization Students must take all 18 credit hours listed below.

Advanced Research Courses Select 9 credit hours from the below list. Coursework in both qualitative and quantitative research is required and courses can be taken outside the College of Education. Course selection is subject doctoral committee approval.

Practicum/Internship Two credit hours. Must be determined with doctoral committee.

Dissertation in Practice Students must take a minimum of 6 credit hours.

Hold a Master’s degree from an accredited institute of higher education.

Score of “Proficient” or higher on a letter of intent describing academic goals, teaching experiences, and reasons for pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Wyoming. This letter serves as a writing sample.

Three (3) years of P-12 teaching experience or its equivalent.

Minimum 3.000 GPA on a 4.000 scale on the applicant’s most recent degree from an accredited institution, plus transcripts from all other schools attended.

GRE minimum score of Verbal:153, Quantitative:144.

TOEFL score of 540 (paperbased), 76 (internet exam) or IELTS score of 6.5 or above are required for international, non-native English speaking applicants. Until further notice, due to COVID-19 related postponements/cancellations of TOEFL/IELTS exams, we will be accepting Duolingo scores or 110 or higher as proof of English proficiency.

Research-based (literature review)

Scholarly, academic writing using APA style

Primary or secondary data

Authored by individual or small groups of students

Uploaded to ProQuest for dissertations of practice or other projects in a dissertation format, and uploaded to the Mountain Scholar Digital Collections for projects in a non-dissertation format

A dissertation of practice is original practice-based empirical research with data collection expected from primary sources.

A case study is a descriptive, exploratory, or explanatory analysis of a person, group, or event. Thomas (2011, p. 354) offered the following definition of case study: “Case studies are analysis of persons, events, decisions, periods, projects, policies, institutions, or others systems that are studied holistically by one of more methods.”

This type of inquiry involves individual or a small group of students working together on a single project under the guidance of a faculty member. Data can be obtained from primary or secondary sources.

A documentary is an in-depth and extensive study with an analysis presented in video form accompanied by a written summary of the purpose and outcome.

A full-length research manuscript must be submitted to a refereed mid- or top-tier national or international scholarly journal.

A program evaluation report typically uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine and collect data on a current program that is in place in a school or another organization.