Overview

Department of STEM Education and Teacher Development / Department of STEM Education and Teacher Development is located in Dartmouth, MA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Stem education
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)	English as a second language
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Master of art in teaching-professional licensure
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Master of art in teaching-non licensure

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	46
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

104

Applied

99

Accepted

80

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 16th	July 16th	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	MTEL (Communication and Literacy and content area)
Master's Degree Requirements	Personal statement describing your beliefs about teaching and learning and why you have chosen teaching as a profession, 2 letters of recommendation, official transcripts, resume and copy of preliminary or initial license (if applicable)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose (300 - 600 words) indicating your graduate study objectives, research interests and experience or business and industry experience if applicable, official transcripts, resume and 3 letters of recommendation
Additional Entrance Requirements	Statement of purpose (minimum 300 words), official transcripts, resume

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available

Student Body

160

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.38%
Black or African American	5%
White or Caucasian	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.38%
Unknown	1.88%

Gender

Male (35%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 14

Male (7)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Teacher knowledge of proportions and fractions, tools and curriculum for supporting teacher learning of mathematics, integration of computational thinking into elementary math classrooms, socioscientific issues based education, scientific practices and informative assessment in science.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	720,000

Location & Contact

Address 285 Old Westport Rd
Dartmouth, MA  02747
United States

Contact Traci Almeida
Coordinator of Graduate Admissions and Licensure
Email: talmeida@umassd.edu
Phone: 508-999-8098

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