The M.A. degree requires a minimum of 30 hours of graduate-level courses including the following:

Required Courses
Mathematics (four of the five following courses)
Math 501  Introduction to Probability and StatisticsI
Math 503 Introduction to Analysis
Math 511 Secondary Mathematics from an Advanced Perspective I
Math 512 Secondary Mathematics from an Advanced Perspective II
                        or Math 423G Geometry II
                        or Math 523 Topics from Geometry
Math 514  Modeling and Applications for Secondary Teachers

Education Courses
PSY 510 Advanced Educational Psychology or PSY 511 Psychology of Learning
SEC 580 The Curriculum
EDU 544 Classroom Teaching Strategies
SEC 534 Seminar in Mathematics Education

Elective Courses
Six hours of mathematics courses chosen from those listed above or MATH 405G, 406G, 409G, 415G, 421G, 423G, 429G, 431G, 432G, 435G, 439G, 450G, 470G, 475G, 500, 504, 509, 517, 531, 532, 535, 536, 539, 540, 541, 542, 550, 560, 590, 599.

A maximum of 9 hours at the 400G level may be included in the entire program. A thesis student is required to complete 6 hours of Math 599 (Thesis Research and Writing) and to give an oral defense of the thesis.

Comprehensive examinations are required. Students also must develop and submit a professional portfolio to demonstrate mastery of the Kentucky Experienced Teacher Standards. As part of that portfolio, a teaching component (in a secondary school, as a graduate teaching assistant, or in another approved setting) of at least one semester is required. Employment as a classroom teacher will suffice for this requirement.