Admission Requirements
Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
For the Leadership Track, applicants must have a minimum of 2 years teaching experience and be employed, or seeking employment as a classroom teacher or other educational professional.
For Initial Licensure Track, applicants must have a minimum of 15 credits in mathematics at the undergraduate or graduate level, including calculus 1, calculus 2, geometry, and statistics. Students applying for Initial Licensure Track may be required to provide additional documentation to comply withthe Maine Certification Policy. The Maine Department of Education is the granting authority for teacher credentialing in the State of Maine.
Application
Application is made online at https://www.umf.maine.edu/grad-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2020/10/Application-UMF-MSEd-in-Math-Ed.pdf
Required supplemental materials include:
● Application essay;
● Two recommendations using the appropriate M.S.Ed. in Mathematics Educationrecommendation form - one from a colleague, one from current administrator or supervisor;
● Official transcript(s) of undergraduate degree(s) (including UMF) and all graduate work;
● Copy of certification or license and CHRC (if Leadership Track);
● A nonrefundable $60 application fee.
Submission of Application
Applications and essays should be emailed as attachments to gradstudies@maine.edu, or sent to the address below. Supplemental materials should be mailed to:
Division of Graduate and Continuing Education
University of Maine at Farmington
111 South Street
Farmington, ME 04938
Admission Decisions
Only completed applications will be reviewed. Admission decisions are made by the Graduate Admissions Committee on a rolling basis until the enrollment cap is reached. Applications received after that point will be considered for the next enrollment deadline. All admissions decisions are final.
Immunization Law
Maine state law requires all individuals born after December 31, 1956, who plan to enroll in a degree program or plan to take 12 or more credits, to show proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, and tetanus before registering for classes. Immunization records must be on file with UMF Student Health Services before students will be allowed to register for class.
Transfer of Credits
If you are requesting that graduate-level coursework be transferred from another institution into this UMF Master’s program, in addition to your transcript you must submit the syllabus for each course you would like considered for transfer. Transfer decisions are made at the time of admission. A student, with the approval of the Admissions Committee, may transfer up to 9 graduate credits fromanother institution into his/her academic program; only 3 of these credits may be in the core of the program. Aside from EDU 582, transfer of credit into the core is not accepted. These credits must have been earned from a regionally accredited institution, within 5 years prior toadmission, and with a minimum grade of B (or equivalent). Graduate credits applied toward an undergraduate degree cannot be used toward the Master’s degree.
Student Policies
Student Advising
Each M.S.Ed. in Mathematics Education student will be assigned an academic advisor. The advisor will review student transcripts and registration status to monitor student progress. A student is expected to maintain regular communication with his/her academic advisor.
Degree Completion
Those enrolled in the program will normally complete the degree within four years, including summers. Students must complete the degree within five years from initial date of enrollment, unless approved by the Associate Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education because of special circumstances.
Leave of Absence
A student may request a leave of absence, and permission to join a subsequent cohort. These requests must be made in writing using the Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form and signed by the student. The Associate Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education reviews requests.
Progress
A student is expected to make consistent progress towards the degree and maintain regular communication with his/her academic advisor. If a student does not enroll in a course for two terms orreceive an approved leave of absence, a space in the program will not be maintained, and the student must reapply.
Deferral Policy
After admission to an M.S.Ed. program, a student must begin coursework within three terms, or the student will be considered inactive. An inactive student must complete a readmission application if s/hewould like to be considered for readmission.
Withdrawal from Program
A student who voluntarily withdraws from the program after beginning coursework may submit are admission application to be considered again.
Commencement
A master’s degree candidate may participate in the commencement ceremony only if he or she has applied for graduation and been certified to participate by Merrill Center Student Services. Where 3-6credits remain and completion will be in the summer immediately following commencement, students may participate in commencement. However, the diploma will not be released until after the receipt ofthe final grades at the end of August. All special circumstances must be approved in advance by the Associate Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education
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