Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Science Education - Chemical Education

The Chemical Education Concentration of the PhD Program in Mathematics and Science Education is designed to prepare individuals to conduct research on the teaching and learning of chemistry and to teach chemistry and chemistry education courses in post-secondary institutions. Students in the Chemical Education Concentration develop substantial content mastery of chemistry at the graduate level through coursework. Graduates will accrue at least 18 credit hours using a CHEM rubric so they can teach chemistry at the undergraduate level. In addition, students engage in conducting chemistry education research as they work closely with chemistry education faculty conducting research in this area.

Admission requires an earned bachelor or master degree from an accredited university or college. Applicants holding only a bachelor degree will be expected to have earned that degree in an area of mathematics or science relevant to the concentration to which application is being made and consider applying for and completing a master degree in science, mathematics, or education as they complete the requirements of the Ph.D.an acceptable grade point average (GPA). Successful applicants typically have a minimum 3.25 GPA in their most recent graduate work or a minimum 3.00 GPA when entering with a bachelor degree.