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Admission Requirements
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To be considered for admission, applicants
must have
- a strong baccalaureate degree from an accredited
institution; GPA must be at least 3.25/4.00 in the last 30
semester hours of upper-division work
- a master's degree
in mathematics, biology, chemistry, or physics; overall GPA
must be at least 3.50/4.00 in graduate coursework
- recent Graduate Record Examination General
Test scores
- at least three letters of recommendation from
professors, supervisors, or other appropriate persons, with
at least one being a faculty
member within the student's area of specialization
Prior teaching experience in the disciplinary field is also strongly
encouraged.
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Finalists in the application process will be
invited for a personal or telephone interview.
International students must apply through
the International
Student Center web page.
Application Checklist
When applying to the Joint SDSU/UCSD PhD Program
in Mathematics and Science Education, you must send two sets
of materials—one to SDSU Graduate Admissions (Item I. below) and one to the MSED
Admissions Committee (Item II. below).
I. SDSU Graduate Admissions materials:
To apply on-line, follow the instructions
at the CSU Mentor
site.
II. MSED Admissions Committee materials:
The forms for the MSED Admissions Committee
can be downloaded here or received by mail. Mail completed forms to MSED,
Center for Research in Math and Science Education, San Diego State
University, 6475 Alvarado Rd, Ste 206, San Diego, CA 92120-5013.
No staples, please!
- Application
Form (Word) for Doctoral Program
in Mathematics and Science Education.
- Using the MSED
Recommendation Form (Word) as a cover sheet, at least three letters of
recommendation, at least one of which is from a former professor in the selected field of study who can address the content of the masters program. Emailed letters are welcome as long as they are followed by originals.
- GRE scores (only the General Test is required)
Note: GRE General Test scores must be sent
directly to the MSED office. Our institution code is R4682 and
our program code is 5101.
If you have presented the GRE general test within
the past five years you do not need to retake it, but you must request that
scores be sent to the above location.
- Two sets of official transcripts from each
post-secondary institution listed on your
application form. They
must be sent directly from the institution
to the MSED office.
Please do not send any materials to UCSD. On
the basis of the decisions of the Admissions
Committee,
applicants
invited
to
enter the program will be asked to complete
a UCSD graduate application and pay the
UCSD application
fee prior to
enrollment.
Application materials should be sent by January
8, 2008, to be considered for admission in
Fall 2008. Late applications will be accepted on a space-available basis to May 1.
For more information, please email Debbie
Escamilla or call 619.594.4696.
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