Mathematics and Science Education
Master of Arts Degree (M.A.)
Looking to enhance your teaching practice in TK-12 mathematics and science?
Open to all TK–12 teachers, SDSU’s Master of Arts in Mathematics and Science Education is a 1-year, 30-unit program and one of the only degrees nationwide dedicated specifically to mathematics and science instruction.
Built for working educators, our flexible hybrid format blends online classes one night a week with roughly one Saturday per month in person. You’ll work with SDSU’s award-winning faculty to explore student thinking and apply evidence-based strategies directly to your classroom to support powerful student learning. The program includes the required coursework to add a Single Subject mathematics and/or science credential.
Program Highlights
Improve
Enhance your STEM instruction.
Connect
Bridge classroom experiences with coursework.
Investigate
Explore students' ideas in mathematics and science.
Learn
Gain insights from award-winning faculty.
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Meredith Vaughn, Ph.D.
Graduate Advisor
To learn more, please sign up to attend an information session:
Add a Single Subject Credential in Math and Science
Adding Single Subject Credentials in Mathematics and Science can expand your options for teaching. A valid multiple subject or single subject teaching credential are a prerequisite. [1] Footnote details
Frequently Asked Questions
While you will take courses in both mathematics and science, there are opportunities within the coursework to focus on your preferred content area specialization. There are eight required classes in the program, two of which will explicitly focus on math and two on science. An action research course in your last semester will allow you to focus on your preferred content area (or combine math and science). The remaining three courses use math and science as a context for exploring curriculum, assessment, and teaching diverse learners.
Definitely not! You do, however, need to have an interest in furthering your knowledge of mathematics and science ideas in the TK-12 curriculum, how children think about mathematics and science, and how mathematics and science instruction can empower all children.
This program is structured to accommodate the schedules of full-time teachers. Courses meet in person one Saturday a month and online one night a week. In addition, you will be able to integrate much of the coursework into your own classroom instruction.
Refer to the Course Dates section on the Coursework page for course schedules.
A valid teaching credential is required to enter the one-year program. A combined two-year (5-semester) initial credential and master’s program is available! Options are available for both multiple and single subject credentials. Visit the combined M.A. and credential program.
Contact SDSU’s Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at 619-594-5253 or search for scholarship opportunities at SDSU Scholarship Search. Select Major/Credential of Educational Research or All Programs.
Program participants will be required to:
- Complete the appropriate coursework and maintain their GPA at a level acceptable by program directors and university guidelines.
- Pass a required Comprehensive Examination (Project Directors will provide you with guidelines and study suggestions).
- Complete a Master of Arts final project as part of your coursework.
Select Mathematics and Science Education (MA) in Cal State Apply.
You will submit one application. To apply, visit How to Apply.
For questions about Cal State Apply, please contact [email protected].
For the program application, start gathering your materials now. These include:
- Statement of Purpose: Describe your goals in mathematics and science teaching and how this program will help you achieve them. (Max two double-spaced pages.)
- One Letter of Recommendation.
- Transcripts if your most recent degree or credential is not from SDSU. Electronic transcripts must be sent to [email protected] from the issuing institution.
- In order to add on Single Subject Mathematics and/or Science credentials, students must also maintain a preliminary Multiple Subject or Single Subject credential and pass the appropriate CSETs. For information about free CSET preparation classes, visit SDSU’s MSTI program. ↩
- Eight courses total assume you have earned 6 units of credit in a graduate or post-baccalaureate credential program within the last five years. If your coursework is more than five years old or your credential was earned as an undergraduate, you will need to earn an additional six units of graduate coursework, selected in consultation with the program adviser. ↩