Program Requirements

The student must complete the requirements listed below. The student’s program of study must be approved by the student’s guidance committee and must include:

Course Requirements
#	Subject	Course	Title / Requirement	Credits
1.	Core sequence (12 credits)
	MTHE	926	Proseminar in Mathematics Education I	3
	MTHE	927	Proseminar in Mathematics Education II	3
	TE	950	Mathematical Ways of Knowing	3
	MTHE	954	Design and Methods in Mathematics Education Research	3
2.	Research Methods (9 credits)
	a.	One course in quantitative research methods		3
	b.	One course in qualitative research methods		3
	c.	One additional research methods course		3
	Research methods courses must be approved by the student’s guidance committee.
3.	Research Practicum (1–3 credits)
	MTHE 995		Research Practicum	1–3
4.	Mathematics and Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (12 credits)
	Complete 12 credits of course work, approved by the student’s guidance committee, focusing on mathematics content (both traditional and specialized knowledge needed for research on teaching and learning mathematics).
5.	Area of Concentration (12 credits)
	Complete 12 credits of course work in an area of concentration as approved by the student’s guidance committee.
6.	Successful completion of comprehensive examinations administered by program faculty
7.	Doctoral Dissertation
	Complete at least 24 credits and no more than 36 credits of MTHE 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research and successfully defend the oral dissertation.

All students in PRIME are expected to have a notebook computer/laptop for use at MSU.