University of North Carolina Charlotte

Submitted by Dpugalee on Thu, 01/30/2014 - 11:00pm
Faculty
Number of full-time faculty in mathematics education: 
9
Number of adjunct faculty in mathematics education: 
4
Doctoral Students in Mathematics Education
Number of FEMALE part-time doctoral students: 
4
Number of full-time doctoral students on research/teaching assistantships: 
4
Number of part-time doctoral students: 
10
Number of full-time international students: 
2
Number of full-time doctoral students: 
6
Number of FEMALE full-time doctoral students: 
12
Number of MALE part-time doctoral students: 
8
Number of MALE full-time doctoral students: 
6
Financial Support
Academic year (9-month) stipend for teaching/research assistantship?: 
12000
Percent of tuition waived for doctoral students on teaching/research assistantships?: 
100
Does your institution have scholarships/fellowships dedicated to doctoral students in mathematics education?: 
No
Prerequisites
Mathematics background: 
2
General Program Requirements
Is there a residence requirement?: 
No
Is competency in a foreign language required?: 
No
Profile of students entering doctoral program during the most recent academic year.
Number of students admitted this year: 
3
Average GRE Quantitative score: 
700
Average GRE Verbal score: 
525
Number of students with K -12 mathematics teaching experience: 
3
Average GRE Writing Score: 
3.50
Length of program
Typical number of years of full-time work required to complete doctorate when entering with a masters degree: 
3 years
Program Graduates
Number of mathematics education doctoral graduates in 2008: 
1
Number of mathematics education doctoral graduates in 2011: 
4
Number of mathematics education doctoral graduates in 2012: 
2
Number of mathematics education doctoral graduates in 2013: 
1
During the last 5 years, the number of Ph.D. graduates that took positions in
mathematics departments: 
2
schools of education: 
4
school districts: 
1
To find more information about this program:
Effective Date(s) of Program Information: 
Fri, 01/31/2014
Contact Name: 
Dr. David Pugalee
Contact Email: 
dkpugale@uncc.edu
City Website: 
http://www.charlottecvb.org/
Institution Website: 
http://www.uncc.edu
Program Website: 
http://education.uncc.edu/phdci/
Special features or areas of interest that would be of interest to potential doctoral students: 

The Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in mathematics education was established in 2002.  The program has a core curricular emphasis in urban education that is required of all students.  Students complete a specialization core of 24 hours, 15 hours of research, 12 hours in urban education and 9 hours of dissertation related coursework.  Other areas of specialization include urban education, reading education, English education, and teaching English as a second language.